SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD & Anor v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD & Anor

[2025] SGHC(A) 19 High Court (Appellate Division) 12 September 2025 • AD/CA 36/2025 ( AD/SUM 26/2025 ) |AD/CA 42/2025 ( AD/SUM 28/2025,AD/SUM 30/2025 ) |AD/CA 43/2025 ( AD/SUM 29/2025,AD/SUM 31/2025 ) • 23 min read

8 cases cited

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Striking out Civil Procedure — Appeals — Notice Civil Procedure — Extension of time

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (3)

Hri Kumar Nair Coram Kannan Ramesh Coram Woo Bih Li Delivered

Counsel (12)

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Devathas Satianathan Counsel Appellant Harish Kumar s/o Champaklal Counsel Appellant Kiran Jessica Makwana Counsel Appellant Koh Swee Yen Counsel Respondent Lin Chunlong Counsel Respondent Loh Zhi Wei Reinvs Counsel Respondent Marissa Zhao Yunan Counsel Appellant Ong Li Min Magdalene Counsel Respondent Suraj Lingaraj Bagalkoti Counsel Respondent Yong Yi Xiang Counsel Appellant

Parties (4)

Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd Respondent Lanka Marine Services Pte Ltd Appellant Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard Pte Ltd Respondent Shipworks Engineering Pte Ltd Appellant

Summary

Procedural appeals arising from a shipyard construction dispute where both parties sought to appeal the judge's decisions on liability, quantum, pre-judgment interest, and costs. The Appellate Division addressed five summonses concerning the scope and validity of notices of appeal, granting extensions of time and striking out certain notice provisions.

Statutes Cited

Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)

s 10A(1)

Cases Cited (8)

SG (4)

[2001] SGHC 87 [2024] SGHC 243 [2024] SGHC 325 [2025] SGHC 40

SLR (4)

[2001] 3 SLR(R) 355 [2016] 1 SLR 21 [2021] 1 SLR 1319 [2021] 2 SLR 1054

Judgment

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Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(A) 19)