Terrenus Energy SL2 Pte Ltd v Attika Interior + MEP Pte Ltd and another appeal

[2025] SGHC(A) 4 High Court (Appellate Division) 26 February 2025 • AD/CA 2/2024|AD/CA 4/2024 • 50 min read

22 cases cited (6 SG, 16 foreign)

Catchwords

Damages — Measure of damages — Contract — Cost of cure Building and Construction Law — Contractors’ duties — Extension of time and liquidated damages

Practice Areas

Damages Building and Construction Law

Judges (3)

Kannan Ramesh Delivered See Kee Oon Coram Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (8)

Drew & Napier LLC Firm Eldan Law LLP Firm Amanda Koh Jia Yi Counsel Respondent Chua Calen Craig Counsel Appellant Lee Peng Khoon Edwin Counsel Respondent Smrithi Sadasivam Counsel Respondent Teo Wei Xian Kelvin Counsel Appellant Zhao Junning Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Attika Interior + MEP Pte Ltd Respondent Terrenus Energy SL2 Pte Ltd Appellant

Summary

Cross-appeals concerning a construction dispute between Terrenus Energy and Attika over a solar panel project, raising the issue of whether 'cost of cure' damages require an intention to rectify defects. The Appellate Division dismissed the main appeal but allowed the cross-appeal, holding the judge lacked jurisdiction to make deductions for defects that parties had agreed to resolve through neutral evaluation.

Statutes Cited

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B)

Cases Cited (22)

SG (1)

[2023] SGHC 333

SLR (5)

[1999] 2 SLR(R) 1035 [2005] 2 SLR(R) 484 [2007] 3 SLR(R) 537 [2018] 2 SLR 655 [2023] 3 SLR 1445

UK (14)

[1950] 1 KB 9 [1966] AC 406 [1970] AC 652 [1977] 1 WLR 1262 [1977] Ch 106 [1994] 1 AC 85 [1995] 1 WLR 68 [1996] AC 344 [2001] 1 AC 518 [2001] AC 268 [2007] EWHC 2546 [2010] EWHC 3276 [2011] EWHC 1811 [2022] EWHC 2504

AU (2)

[1954] HCA 36 [2010] SASC 106

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(A) 4)