VIBRANT GROUP LIMITED v TONG CHI HO & Anor

[2025] SGHC 14 High Court (General Division) 27 January 2025 • HC/S 1046/2020 • 87 min read

15 cases cited (14 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — No case to answer Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit —Whether representation originated from defendant — Whether representation can be transmitted through third party

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Tort

Judges (1)

Valerie Thean Delivered

Parties (4)

Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd Defendant Vibrant Group Limited Plaintiff Peng Yuguo Defendant Tong Chi Ho Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 14 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 27 January 2025 concerning Civil Procedure and Tort, specifically addressing no case to answer and misrepresentation. The judgment was delivered by Valerie Thean. The case was brought by Vibrant Group Limited (plaintiff) against Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd and others (defendant). The judgment cites 15 cases (14 Singapore, 1 foreign) and references 2 statutory provisions, including the Corporations Act and the Evidence Act. This decision has been cited by 2 subsequent judgments in the dataset.

Summary

Vibrant Group, a Singapore-listed company, sued its acquisition targets' representatives for fraudulent misrepresentation in connection with a A$37.6 million acquisition of Blackgold Australia and its coal mining subsidiaries in China. After a submission of no case to answer by all three defendants, the court dismissed Vibrant's claims, finding insufficient evidence that the defendants had originated or transmitted the alleged misrepresentations about the subsidiaries' mining operations and financial records.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 14?

[2025] SGHC 14 (VIBRANT GROUP LIMITED v TONG CHI HO & Anor) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 27 January 2025 addressing Civil Procedure and Tort, specifically no case to answer and misrepresentation. The judgment was delivered by Valerie Thean.

Who were the parties in VIBRANT GROUP LIMITED v TONG CHI HO & Anor?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 14 was Vibrant Group Limited, and the defendant was Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd, Peng Yuguo. The case was decided on 27 January 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 14?

[2025] SGHC 14 was delivered by Valerie Thean in the High Court (General Division) on 27 January 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure and Tort.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 14 cite?

[2025] SGHC 14 cites 15 prior decisions, including 1 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Corporations Act, Evidence Act. The decision has itself been cited by 2 subsequent judgments.

Statutes Cited

Corporations Act

s 286 s 295A

Evidence Act (Cap 97)

s 32 s 62A(1)(c)

Cases Cited (15)

SG (1)

[2022] SGHC 256

SLR (13)

[2001] 2 SLR(R) 435 [2003] 3 SLR(R) 307 [2006] 3 SLR(R) 469 [2008] 2 SLR(R) 909 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 657 [2015] 1 SLR 581 [2015] 2 SLR 686 [2016] 3 SLR 1308 [2017] 3 SLR 386 [2021] 1 SLR 304 [2022] 1 SLR 1165 [2023] 2 SLR 587 [2023] 4 SLR 202

UK (1)

[2005] EWHC 2347

Cited By (2)

[2025] SGHC 189

DING ASSET LTD v KOH KIEN CHON (GU JIANCONG) & 4 Ors

[2025] SGHC 126

Lee Say Yng v Lee Cheng Mui

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 14)