CAMPBELL HOSPITALITY PTE LTD & 2 Ors v MARCHMONT PTE LTD

[2025] SGHC(A) 6 High Court (Appellate Division) 22 May 2025 • AD/CA 38/2024|AD/CA 46/2024 • 55 min read

21 cases cited (8 SG, 13 foreign)

Catchwords

Banking — Appropriation of payments Landlord and Tenant — Covenants — Breach of tenant’s covenants Landlord and Tenant — Termination of leases — Forfeiture — Waiver of right to forfeiture Landlord and Tenant — Recovery of possession — Holding over — Double rent chargeable for duration of holding over Landlord and Tenant — Termination of leases — Forfeiture — Requirements under section 18(1) of Conveyancing and Law of Property Act

Practice Areas

Banking Landlord and Tenant

Judges (3)

Debbie Ong Siew Ling Coram See Kee Oon Delivered Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (12)

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Tan Kok Quan Partnership Firm Ang Leong Hao Counsel Appellant Darren Ng Zhen Qiang Counsel Respondent Gitta Priska Adelya Counsel Respondent Koh Ru Hui Counsel Respondent Marina Chin Li Yuen Counsel Respondent Nayo Leong Counsel Respondent Sia Bao Huei Counsel Appellant Tan Hsi Jie Oliver Counsel Appellant Wong Soon Peng Adrian Counsel Appellant Yeap Poh Leong Andre Counsel Appellant

Parties (4)

Campbell Hospitality Pte Ltd Appellant Marchmont Pte Ltd Respondent Fu Yao Appellant Wang Cuirong Appellant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC(A) 6 is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision dated 22 May 2025 concerning Banking and Landlord and Tenant, specifically addressing appropriation of payments, covenants, and termination of leases. The judgment was delivered by See Kee Oon, with Debbie Ong Siew Ling and Woo Bih Li on the coram. The case was brought by Campbell Hospitality Pte Ltd and others (appellant) against Marchmont Pte Ltd (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and Tan Kok Quan Partnership. The judgment cites 21 cases (8 Singapore, 13 foreign) and references 2 statutory provisions, including the Civil Law Act and the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act.

Summary

Cross-appeals from a landlord-tenant dispute over the validity of notices of breach and termination of a hotel lease at 51 Joo Chiat Road. The Appellate Division dismissed the tenant's appeal and partially allowed the landlord's appeal, finding valid forfeiture was effected upon commencement of court proceedings, with the tenant liable for double rent from December 2022.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC(A) 6?

[2025] SGHC(A) 6 (CAMPBELL HOSPITALITY PTE LTD & 2 Ors v MARCHMONT PTE LTD) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 22 May 2025 addressing Banking and Landlord and Tenant, specifically appropriation of payments, covenants, and termination of leases. The judgment was delivered by See Kee Oon.

Who were the parties in CAMPBELL HOSPITALITY PTE LTD & 2 Ors v MARCHMONT PTE LTD?

The appellant in [2025] SGHC(A) 6 was Campbell Hospitality Pte Ltd, Fu Yao, and the respondent was Marchmont Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Tan Kok Quan Partnership and Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. The case was decided on 22 May 2025 in the High Court (Appellate Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(A) 6?

[2025] SGHC(A) 6 was delivered by See Kee Oon in the High Court (Appellate Division) on 22 May 2025. Debbie Ong Siew Ling and Woo Bih Li also sat on the coram. The case concerned Banking and Landlord and Tenant.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC(A) 6 cite?

[2025] SGHC(A) 6 cites 21 prior decisions, including 13 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Civil Law Act, Conveyancing and Law of Property Act.

Statutes Cited

Civil Law Act (Cap 43)

s 28(4)

Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap 61)

s 18(1)

Cases Cited (21)

SG (3)

[2022] SGDC 152 [2024] SGHC 108 [2024] SGHC 248

SLR (5)

[1992] 1 SLR(R) 740 [1998] 2 SLR(R) 258 [2006] 1 SLR(R) 888 [2011] 1 SLR 40 [2018] 1 SLR 317

UK (13)

[1897] 1 Ch 271 [1898] 1 Ch 652 [1916] 1 AC 1 [1950] 1 KB 104 [1962] 2 QB 373 [1963] 1 QB 887 [1970] 2 WLR 1133 [1972] 1 WLR 1048 [1973] AC 691 [1976] 1 WLR 845 [1986] Ch 340 [2006] EWCA Civ 1504 [2022] AC 1

Judgment

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