Banner (China) Investment Company Limited v Ang Jimmy Tjun Min

[2025] SGHC 12 High Court (General Division) 20 January 2025 • HC/OC 192/2022 ( HC/SUM 1022/2024 ) • 12 min read

1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Selection of specimen signatures for submission to handwriting expert — Manner of verifying authenticity of authorship of specimen signatures

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Kwek Mean Luck Delivered

Counsel (8)

Davinder Singh Chambers Firm PDLegal LLC Firm Chua Ze Xuan Counsel Defendant Jaikanth Shankar Counsel Claimant Ng Shu Wen Counsel Claimant Quek Wen Jiang, Gerard Counsel Defendant Sumedha Madhusudhanan Counsel Claimant Waverly Seong Counsel Claimant

Parties (3)

Banner (China) Investment Company Limited Claimant Boardroom Corporate Services (Johor) Sdn Bhd Third Party Ang Jimmy Tjun Min Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 12 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 20 January 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing selection of specimen signatures for submission to handwriting expert. The judgment was delivered by Kwek Mean Luck. The case was brought by Banner (China) Investment Company Limited (claimant) against Ang Jimmy Tjun Min (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Davinder Singh Chambers and PDLegal LLC. The judgment cites 1 case (0 Singapore, 1 foreign) and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Evidence Act.

Summary

In a dispute over an alleged S$11 million loan evidenced by an audit confirmation, the court gave directions on the process for obtaining signature specimens for handwriting analysis where the defendant disputed the authenticity of his signature. The court directed the corporate secretarial services company to first identify at least 15 documents the defendant would clearly have signed, rejecting the defendant's attempt to select his own signature specimens.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 12?

[2025] SGHC 12 (Banner (China) Investment Company Limited v Ang Jimmy Tjun Min) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 20 January 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically selection of specimen signatures for submission to handwriting expert. The judgment was delivered by Kwek Mean Luck.

Who were the parties in Banner (China) Investment Company Limited v Ang Jimmy Tjun Min?

The claimant in [2025] SGHC 12 was Banner (China) Investment Company Limited, and the defendant was Ang Jimmy Tjun Min. Legal representation included Davinder Singh Chambers and PDLegal LLC. The case was decided on 20 January 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 12?

[2025] SGHC 12 was delivered by Kwek Mean Luck in the High Court (General Division) on 20 January 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act (Cap 97)

Cases Cited (1)

MY (1)

[2019] 2 MLJ 334

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 12)