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 )

1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign)

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	20 January 2025
Judge	Kwek Mean Luck
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Counsel	Davinder Singh Chambers, PDLegal LLC, Chua Ze Xuan, Jaikanth Shankar, Ng Shu Wen, Quek Wen Jiang, Gerard, Sumedha Madhusudhanan, Waverly Seong

Source: [2025] SGHC 12, High Court (General Division), decided 20 January 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

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 for the defendant Jaikanth Shankar Counsel for the claimant Ng Shu Wen Counsel for the claimant Quek Wen Jiang, Gerard Counsel for the defendant Sumedha Madhusudhanan Counsel for the claimant Waverly Seong Counsel for the 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 ([2025] SGHC 12)?

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).