DOI v DOJ & 2 Ors
Outcome
Application grantedthe application is granted”, any reply witness statement by the Claimant be filed five days thereafter, and supplementary written submissions be exchanged by 21 February 2025. This assumed immediate granting of the application and bringing the additional arguments into the hearing on 25–26 February 2025.178 The Claimant took exception to this.
Source: [2025] SGHC(I) 15, Singapore International Commercial Court, decided 5 May 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | Singapore International Commercial Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Roger Giles |
| Charges / claim | Arbitration |
| Outcome | Application granted |
| Counsel | Davinder Singh Chambers LLC, Wong & Leow LLC, WongPartnership LLP, Ashish Chugh, Chang Boon Ngee Laura, David Fong, Davinder Singh, Koh Swee Yen, Pang Yi Ching Alessa, Suhas Malhotra, Tan Jia Xin, Tan Yi Wei Nicholas, Teo Wei Kiat Samuel, Yeshvant Naidu s/o Ravendra |
Source: [2025] SGHC(I) 15, Singapore International Commercial Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
Catchwords
Practice Areas
Judges (1)
Counsel (14)
Parties (4)
Case Significance
[2025] SGHC(I) 15 is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision dated 5 May 2025 concerning Arbitration, specifically addressing award. The judgment was delivered by Roger Giles. The case was brought by DOI (applicant) against DOJ and others (respondent). Legal representation was provided by WongPartnership LLP and Davinder Singh Chambers LLC. The judgment cites 37 cases (35 Singapore, 2 foreign) and references 6 statutory provisions, including the Arbitration Act, the Indian Arbitration Act, and the Indian Contract Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.
[2025] SGHC(I) 15 explained
DOI v DOJ & 2 Ors ([2025] SGHC(I) 15) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court on 5 May 2025. It is categorised under Arbitration. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. 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(I) 15 about?
DOI v DOJ & 2 Ors ([2025] SGHC(I) 15) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside”, 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(I) 15 consider?
The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10), Indian Arbitration Act (Cap 10), Indian Contract Act, and Indian Interest Act, 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(I) 15 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGCA(I) 2 and [2024] SGHC(I) 24. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2025] SGHC(I) 15?
Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC(I) 15 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
Summary
DOI applied to set aside an arbitral award alleging breach of natural justice through cut-and-paste copying from prior related arbitration awards, showing the tribunal had prejudged the issues. The SICC set aside the award, finding that extensive and near-identical copying of substantive findings from prior awards demonstrated the majority had predetermined the outcome with a closed mind, constituting a breach of natural justice that prejudiced DOI's rights.
What was decided in [2025] SGHC(I) 15?
[2025] SGHC(I) 15 (DOI v DOJ & 2 Ors) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 5 May 2025 addressing Arbitration, specifically award. The judgment was delivered by Roger Giles.
Who were the parties in DOI v DOJ & 2 Ors ([2025] SGHC(I) 15)?
The applicant in [2025] SGHC(I) 15 was DOI, and the respondent was DOJ, DOK. Legal representation included Davinder Singh Chambers LLC and Wong & Leow LLC. The case was decided on 5 May 2025 in the Singapore International Commercial Court.
Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(I) 15?
[2025] SGHC(I) 15 was delivered by Roger Giles in the Singapore International Commercial Court on 5 May 2025. The case concerned Arbitration.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC(I) 15 cite?
[2025] SGHC(I) 15 cites 37 prior decisions, including 2 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Arbitration Act, Indian Arbitration Act, Indian Contract Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.
Statutes Cited
Cases Cited (37)
Cited By (1)
Related cases
Other Singapore judgments involving the same parties or counsel.
Referenced in
Statutes interpreted in this judgment
Legal concepts & references
Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(I) 15)