Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) & Anor v Cheng Swee Guan & 6 Ors

[2025] SGHC 138 High Court (General Division) 18 July 2025 • HC/OC 993/2024 ( HC/RA 84/2025 ) • 13 min read
4 cases cited

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Rules of court — Leave to file application other than in single application pending trial — O 9 rr 9(8) and 9(9) of the Rules of Court 2021

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Chua Lee Ming Delivered

Counsel (7)

ADTLaw LLC Firm TSMP Law Corporation Firm Cheyenne Valenza Low Counsel Plaintiff Chin Yen Bing Arthur Counsel Defendant Raeza Khaled Salem Ibrahim Counsel Defendant Tan Ly-Ru Dawn Counsel Plaintiff Teo Wei Jian Tristan (Zhang Wenjian) Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (9)

Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) Plaintiff Kok Chang Scaffolding Pte Ltd Plaintiff Ang Thian Lai Defendant Ang Tian Beng Defendant Cheng Swee Guan Defendant Kee Seow Chua Defendant Lim Zi Xiang Defendant Lorenzo Wang Lianzhong Defendant Neo Cheng Soon Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 138 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 18 July 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing rules of court. The judgment was delivered by Chua Lee Ming. The case was brought by Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) and others (plaintiff) against Ang Thian Lai and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by ADTLaw LLC and TSMP Law Corporation. The judgment cites 4 cases.

Summary

The claimants in a fraud case appealed against a decision granting the second defendant permission to file an application for further and better particulars before the single application pending trial (SAPT). The High Court dismissed the appeal, clarifying the procedure under O 9 r 9(8) of the Rules of Court 2021 for seeking pre-SAPT permission, and finding the request for particulars of alleged fictitious documents was reasonably necessary for trial preparation.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 138?

[2025] SGHC 138 (Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) & Anor v Cheng Swee Guan & 6 Ors) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 18 July 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically rules of court. The judgment was delivered by Chua Lee Ming.

Who were the parties in Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) & Anor v Cheng Swee Guan & 6 Ors?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 138 was Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd), Kok Chang Scaffolding Pte Ltd, and the defendant was Ang Thian Lai, Ang Tian Beng. Legal representation included TSMP Law Corporation and ADTLaw LLC. The case was decided on 18 July 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 138?

[2025] SGHC 138 was delivered by Chua Lee Ming in the High Court (General Division) on 18 July 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 138 cite?

[2025] SGHC 138 cites 4 prior decisions.

Cases Cited (4)

SG (1)
[2022] SGHC 188
SLR (3)
[1999] 1 SLR(R) 1068 [2020] 2 SLR 1256 [2024] 4 SLR 616

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 138)