PURWADI v MBF NORTHERN SECURITIES SDN. BHD. (IN LIQUIDATION)
Key facts
| Court | High Court (Appellate Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Ang Cheng Hock, See Kee Oon |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Lee & Lee LLP, Nine Yards Chambers LLC, Clement Julien Tan Tze Ming, Darius Tan En Han, Leong Wen Jia Nicholas, Yik Shu Ying |
Source: [2025] SGHC(A) 25, High Court (Appellate Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHC(A) 25 is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision dated 15 December 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing appeals, judgments and orders, and jurisdiction. The judgment was delivered by Ang Cheng Hock, with See Kee Oon on the coram. The case was brought by Purwadi (appellant) against MBF Northern Securities Sdn Bhd (in liquidation) (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Nine Yards Chambers LLC and Lee & Lee LLP. The judgment cites 16 cases (13 Singapore, 3 foreign) and references 6 statutory provisions, including the Arbitration Act, the Insolvency, and the Restructuring and Dissolution Act.
[2025] SGHC(A) 25 explained
PURWADI v MBF NORTHERN SECURITIES SDN. BHD. (IN LIQUIDATION) ([2025] SGHC(A) 25) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 15 December 2025. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2025] SGHC(A) 25 about?
PURWADI v MBF NORTHERN SECURITIES SDN. BHD. (IN LIQUIDATION) ([2025] SGHC(A) 25) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Appeals — Leave — Whether permission to appeal required”, “Civil Procedure — Judgments and orders — Enforcement — Whether stay of enforcement amounts to stay of proceedings”, and “Civil Procedure — Jurisdiction — Paragraph 3(l) Fifth Schedule Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 (2020 Rev Ed)”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2025] SGHC(A) 25 consider?
The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A), and International Arbitration Act (Cap 10), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC(A) 25 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHC 184. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
An appeal against a conditional stay of enforcement of three registered Malaysian judgments pending a fraud impeachment application in Malaysia. The Appellate Division struck out the notice of appeal on jurisdictional grounds, holding that a stay of enforcement is not a 'stay of proceedings' under the Fifth Schedule to the SCJA, and thus permission to appeal was required but not obtained.
What was decided in [2025] SGHC(A) 25?
[2025] SGHC(A) 25 (PURWADI v MBF NORTHERN SECURITIES SDN. BHD. (IN LIQUIDATION)) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 15 December 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically appeals, judgments and orders, and jurisdiction. The judgment was delivered by Ang Cheng Hock.
Who were the parties in PURWADI v MBF NORTHERN SECURITIES SDN. BHD. (IN LIQUIDATION) ([2025] SGHC(A) 25)?
The appellant in [2025] SGHC(A) 25 was Purwadi, and the respondent was MBF Northern Securities Sdn Bhd (in liquidation). Legal representation included Nine Yards Chambers LLC and Lee & Lee LLP. The case was decided on 15 December 2025 in the High Court (Appellate Division).
Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(A) 25?
[2025] SGHC(A) 25 was delivered by Ang Cheng Hock in the High Court (Appellate Division) on 15 December 2025. See Kee Oon also sat on the coram. The case concerned Civil Procedure.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC(A) 25 cite?
[2025] SGHC(A) 25 cites 16 prior decisions, including 3 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Arbitration Act, Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(A) 25)