DPT & Anor v DPV & Ors

[2025] SGHC(I) 29 Singapore International Commercial Court 1 December 2025 • SIC/OA 10/2025 • 103 min read
24 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Catchwords

Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Breach of natural justice

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Judges (3)

Anselmo Reyes Coram Roger Giles Coram S Mohan Delivered

Counsel (16)

Calvin Liang LLC Firm Providence Law Asia LLC Firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Sim Chong LLC Firm Yu Law Firm Asiyah binte Ahmad Arif Counsel Respondent Avinash Vinayak Pradhan Counsel Applicant Divyesh Menon Counsel Applicant Ku Chern Ying Vanessa Counsel Applicant Liang Hanwen Calvin Counsel Respondent Poon Kin Mun Kelvin Counsel Applicant Rajiv Hariharan Counsel Respondent Sim Chong Counsel Respondent Timothy James Chong Wen An Counsel Applicant Yu Kexin Counsel Respondent Zhuo Jiaxiang Counsel Respondent

Parties (5)

DPX Respondent DPT Applicant DPU Applicant DPV Respondent DPW Respondent

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC(I) 29 is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision dated 1 December 2025 concerning Arbitration, specifically addressing award. The judgment was delivered by S Mohan, with Anselmo Reyes and Roger Giles on the coram. The case was brought by DPT and others (applicant) against DPX and others (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and Calvin Liang LLC. The judgment cites 24 cases and references 3 statutory provisions, including the Arbitration Act, the Companies Act, and the International Arbitration Act.

Summary

Two applicants sought to set aside a SIAC partial award in a dispute over a fintech joint venture company, alleging inability to present their case and breach of natural justice. The SICC dismissed the application, finding the tribunal had adequately addressed all essential issues including the legitimacy of convertible loan note conversions and their effect on shareholdings, and that the applicants' complaints amounted to disagreements with the tribunal's reasoning rather than genuine due process failures.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC(I) 29?

[2025] SGHC(I) 29 (DPT & Anor v DPV & Ors) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 1 December 2025 addressing Arbitration, specifically award. The judgment was delivered by S Mohan.

Who were the parties in DPT & Anor v DPV & Ors?

The applicant in [2025] SGHC(I) 29 was DPT, DPU, and the respondent was DPX, DPV. Legal representation included Calvin Liang LLC and Providence Law Asia LLC. The case was decided on 1 December 2025 in the Singapore International Commercial Court.

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(I) 29?

[2025] SGHC(I) 29 was delivered by S Mohan in the Singapore International Commercial Court on 1 December 2025. Anselmo Reyes and Roger Giles also sat on the coram. The case concerned Arbitration.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC(I) 29 cite?

[2025] SGHC(I) 29 cites 24 prior decisions. It references Arbitration Act, Companies Act, International Arbitration Act.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act (Cap 10)
Companies Act (Cap 50)
s 216(1) s 216(2)(d)
International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A)
s 3

Cases Cited (24)

SG (3)
[2024] SGHC(I) 4 [2025] SGHC 181 [2025] SGHC 61
SLR (21)
[2007] 1 SLR(R) 278 [2007] 2 SLR(R) 719 [2007] 3 SLR(R) 86 [2013] 1 SLR 125 [2014] 3 SLR 481 [2015] 3 SLR 488 [2016] 5 SLR 54 [2018] 2 SLR 1311 [2018] 2 SLR 532 [2020] 1 SLR 695 [2021] 1 SLR 276 [2021] 5 SLR 1031 [2022] 1 SLR 1080 [2022] 1 SLR 505 [2022] 2 SLR 918 [2022] 3 SLR 447 [2022] 4 SLR 683 [2024] 3 SLR 169 [2024] 6 SLR 96 [2025] 1 SLR 576 [2025] 1 SLR 806

Cited By (1)

[2026] SGHC(I) 5
DTH & Anor v DTF & Ors

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(I) 29)