CENTRICORE (S) PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors v ATT SYSTEMS (S’PORE) PTE LTD & Anor

[2025] SGHC(A) 17 High Court (Appellate Division) 9 September 2025 • AD/CA 80/2024 • 55 min read
20 cases cited (18 SG, 2 foreign)

Catchwords

Contract — Breach Tort — Conspiracy Equity — Defences — Delay Contract — Contractual terms Tort — Inducement of breach of contract — Causation of loss Confidence — Breach of confidence — Wrongful loss and wrongful gain interests — Whether proof that information was not used is sufficient to defeat wrongful loss claim

Practice Areas

Contract Tort Equity Confidence

Judges (3)

Kannan Ramesh Delivered See Kee Oon Coram Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (8)

Mallal & Namazie Firm Wong & Leow LLC Firm Ang Hsueh Ling Celeste Counsel Respondent Chua Boon Beng Counsel Appellant Lee Jia Wei Spencer Counsel Respondent Namazie Mirza Mohamed Counsel Appellant Pradeep Nair Counsel Respondent Yiu Kai Tai Counsel Respondent

Parties (10)

ATT Infosoft Pte Ltd Respondent ATT Systems (S'pore) Pte Ltd Respondent Centricore (S) Pte Ltd Appellant IdGates Pte Ltd Appellant Aung Thiha Aung Appellant Danesh s/o Sudinthan Pillai Appellant Faruk Bin Abdul Kather Appellant Kyaw Htun Win Appellant Kyaw Khaing Appellant Toh Shenglong Louis Appellant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC(A) 17 is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision dated 9 September 2025 concerning Confidence, Contract, Equity, and Tort, specifically addressing breach, conspiracy, and defences. The judgment was delivered by Kannan Ramesh, with See Kee Oon and Woo Bih Li on the coram. The case was brought by Centricore (S) Pte Ltd and others (appellant) against ATT Infosoft Pte Ltd and others (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Mallal & Namazie and Wong & Leow LLC. The judgment cites 20 cases (18 Singapore, 2 foreign).

Summary

Ex-employees of ATT Infosoft appealed against findings of conspiracy, breach of contract, and breach of confidence after leaving en masse to set up a competing company. The Appellate Division dismissed most of the appeal but allowed it in respect of the finding that three heads of loss were caused by the induced breaches of contract, with damages to be assessed.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC(A) 17?

[2025] SGHC(A) 17 (CENTRICORE (S) PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors v ATT SYSTEMS (S’PORE) PTE LTD & Anor) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 9 September 2025 addressing Confidence, Contract, Equity, and Tort, specifically breach, conspiracy, and defences. The judgment was delivered by Kannan Ramesh.

Who were the parties in CENTRICORE (S) PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors v ATT SYSTEMS (S’PORE) PTE LTD & Anor?

The appellant in [2025] SGHC(A) 17 was Centricore (S) Pte Ltd, IdGates Pte Ltd, and the respondent was ATT Infosoft Pte Ltd, ATT Systems (S'pore) Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Mallal & Namazie and Wong & Leow LLC. The case was decided on 9 September 2025 in the High Court (Appellate Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(A) 17?

[2025] SGHC(A) 17 was delivered by Kannan Ramesh in the High Court (Appellate Division) on 9 September 2025. See Kee Oon and Woo Bih Li also sat on the coram. The case concerned Confidence, Contract, Equity, and Tort.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC(A) 17 cite?

[2025] SGHC(A) 17 cites 20 prior decisions, including 2 from foreign jurisdictions.

Cases Cited (20)

SG (4)
[2004] SGHC 115 [2012] SGHC 61 [2021] SGHC 168 [2025] SGHC 13
SLR (14)
[2001] 3 SLR(R) 404 [2008] 2 SLR(R) 474 [2008] 3 SLR(R) 1029 [2012] 4 SLR 36 [2014] 1 SLR 860 [2015] 1 SLR 163 [2015] 5 SLR 1422 [2016] 2 SLR 118 [2018] 2 SLR 655 [2019] 1 SLR 30 [2020] 1 SLR 1130 [2020] 2 SLR 744 [2024] 1 SLR 741 [2025] 1 SLR 1146
UK (1)
[2011] 1 WLR 2900
MY (1)
[1989] 3 MLJ 360

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(A) 17)