Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) & Anor v Cheng Swee Guan & 6 Ors
Outcome
Appeal dismissedI dismissed the appeal and ordered the claimants to pay costs to the second defendant fixed at $5,000 (inclusive of disbursements).
Source: [2025] SGHC 138, High Court (General Division), decided 18 July 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Chua Lee Ming |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Outcome | Appeal dismissed |
| Sentence / award | $5,000 |
| Counsel | ADTLaw LLC, TSMP Law Corporation, Cheyenne Valenza Low, Chin Yen Bing Arthur, Raeza Khaled Salem Ibrahim, Tan Ly-Ru Dawn, Teo Wei Jian Tristan (Zhang Wenjian) |
Source: [2025] SGHC 138, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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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.
[2025] SGHC 138 explained
Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) & Anor v Cheng Swee Guan & 6 Ors ([2025] SGHC 138) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 18 July 2025. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 138 about?
Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) & Anor v Cheng Swee Guan & 6 Ors ([2025] SGHC 138) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “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”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
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 ([2025] SGHC 138)?
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.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 138)