TAN TSE HAW v PEH TIAN SWEE & Anor

[2025] SGHC 113 High Court (General Division) 24 June 2025 • HC/OC 158/2024 ( HC/RA 85/2025 ) • 14 min read

2 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Production of documents Civil Procedure — Rules of court — Non-compliance

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Chua Lee Ming Delivered

Counsel (9)

FC Legal Asia LLC Firm Withers KhattarWong LLP Firm Chu Hua Yi Counsel Defendant Deborah Evaline Barker Counsel Claimant Farahna Alam Counsel Claimant Foo Maw Shen Counsel Defendant Goh Jia Jie Counsel Defendant Oh Zhen Hao, Thaddeus Counsel Claimant Tan Sheng An Jonathan Counsel Claimant

Parties (3)

Vfix Auto Private Limited Defendant Peh Tian Swee Defendant Tan Tse Haw Claimant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 113 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 24 June 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing production of documents and rules of court. The judgment was delivered by Chua Lee Ming. The case was brought by Tan Tse Haw (claimant) against Vfix Auto Private Limited and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Withers KhattarWong LLP and FC Legal Asia LLC. The judgment cites 2 cases and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Companies Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

Summary

A claimant in a minority oppression suit appealed against an unless order requiring him to produce documents from a competing company he had set up, including quotations, invoices, and job orders. The High Court allowed the appeal and set aside the unless order, finding the claimant had complied with the production order regarding 'job orders' which he reasonably understood to be different from 'job cards', and the lack of clarity should be resolved in the producing party's favour.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 113?

[2025] SGHC 113 (TAN TSE HAW v PEH TIAN SWEE & Anor) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 24 June 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically production of documents and rules of court. The judgment was delivered by Chua Lee Ming.

Who were the parties in TAN TSE HAW v PEH TIAN SWEE & Anor?

The claimant in [2025] SGHC 113 was Tan Tse Haw, and the defendant was Vfix Auto Private Limited, Peh Tian Swee. Legal representation included Withers KhattarWong LLP and FC Legal Asia LLC. The case was decided on 24 June 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 113?

[2025] SGHC 113 was delivered by Chua Lee Ming in the High Court (General Division) on 24 June 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act (Cap 50)

s 216

Cases Cited (2)

SG (1)

[2025] SGHCR 9

SLR (1)

[2024] 5 SLR 86

Cited By (1)

[2026] SGHC 14

GC LEASE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. v FONBELL SOLUTION PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 113)