DOI v DOJ & 2 Ors

[2025] SGHC(I) 20 Singapore International Commercial Court 6 August 2025 • SIC/OA 20/2024 ( SIC/SUM 12/2025 ) • 13 min read

6 cases cited

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Costs

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Roger Giles Delivered

Counsel (14)

Davinder Singh Chambers LLC Firm Wong & Leow LLC Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Ashish Chugh Counsel Defendant Chang Boon Ngee Laura Counsel Claimant David Fong Counsel Defendant Davinder Singh Counsel Defendant Koh Swee Yen Counsel Claimant Pang Yi Ching Alessa Counsel Claimant Suhas Malhotra Counsel Defendant Tan Jia Xin Counsel Defendant Tan Yi Wei Nicholas Counsel Defendant Teo Wei Kiat Samuel Counsel Claimant Yeshvant Naidu s/o Ravendra Counsel Claimant

Parties (4)

DOI Claimant DOJ Defendant DOK Defendant DOL Defendant

Summary

Following the successful setting aside of an arbitral award for breach of natural justice in DOI v DOJ, the SICC determined costs. The court awarded the claimant total costs of S$526,632.40, comprising professional costs of S$450,192 and disbursements of S$76,440.40, after scrutinising the claimed amounts and reducing the Indian instructing solicitors' fees to reflect their limited contribution to the Singapore law application.

Cases Cited (6)

SG (1)

[2025] SGHC(I) 15

SLR (5)

[2018] 4 SLR 38 [2019] 5 SLR 48 [2023] 1 SLR 96 [2023] 4 SLR 77 [2024] 3 SLR 169

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(I) 20)