MARKETLEND PTY LTD v QBE INSURANCE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.

[2025] SGHC(I) 8 Singapore International Commercial Court 11 March 2025 SIC/OA 16/2023 24 min read

8 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	Singapore International Commercial Court
Decided	11 March 2025
Judge	Sir Henry Bernard Eder
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Counsel	Blackstone & Gold LLC, Cavenagh Law LLP, Alisa Toh Qian Wen (Dai Qianwen), Baldev Singh Bhinder, Choo Ian Ming, Ramandeep Kaur, Sandosham Paul Rabindranath, Vedam Rakesh

Source: [2025] SGHC(I) 8, Singapore International Commercial Court, decided 11 March 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Costs

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Sir Henry Bernard Eder Delivered

Counsel (8)

Blackstone & Gold LLC Firm Cavenagh Law LLP Firm Alisa Toh Qian Wen (Dai Qianwen) Counsel Claimant Baldev Singh Bhinder Counsel Defendant Choo Ian Ming Counsel Claimant Ramandeep Kaur Counsel Defendant Sandosham Paul Rabindranath Counsel Claimant Vedam Rakesh Counsel Defendant

Parties (3)

Australian Executor Trustees Limited Claimant Marketlend Pty Ltd Claimant QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC(I) 8 is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision dated 11 March 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing costs. The judgment was delivered by Sir Henry Bernard Eder. The case was brought by Australian Executor Trustees Limited and others (claimant) against QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Cavenagh Law LLP and Blackstone & Gold LLC. The judgment cites 8 cases. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

[2025] SGHC(I) 8 explained

MARKETLEND PTY LTD v QBE INSURANCE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGHC(I) 8) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court on 11 March 2025. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. 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) 8 about?

MARKETLEND PTY LTD v QBE INSURANCE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGHC(I) 8) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Costs”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC(I) 8 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHC(I) 1, [2024] SGHC(I) 14, and [2024] SGHC(I) 5. 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) 8?

Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC(I) 8 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

Following the dismissal of Marketlend's US$9 million trade credit insurance claim against QBE Insurance after trial, the SICC assessed costs. The court awarded QBE total recoverable costs of S$1,476,831.90 (approximately 15% of the claim amount), comprising S$100,000 for the pre-transfer period and S$1,366,831.90 for the post-transfer period including professional costs and disbursements, significantly reducing QBE's claimed amount of S$2.6 million.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC(I) 8?

[2025] SGHC(I) 8 (MARKETLEND PTY LTD v QBE INSURANCE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 11 March 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically costs. The judgment was delivered by Sir Henry Bernard Eder.

Who were the parties in MARKETLEND PTY LTD v QBE INSURANCE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGHC(I) 8)?

The claimant in [2025] SGHC(I) 8 was Australian Executor Trustees Limited, Marketlend Pty Ltd, and the defendant was QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Blackstone & Gold LLC and Cavenagh Law LLP. The case was decided on 11 March 2025 in the Singapore International Commercial Court.

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(I) 8?

[2025] SGHC(I) 8 was delivered by Sir Henry Bernard Eder in the Singapore International Commercial Court on 11 March 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.