SMART GLOVE INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. v FULL SUPPORT HEALTHCARE LIMITED

[2025] SGHC 168 High Court (General Division) 22 August 2025 HC/S 49/2022 196 min read
47 cases cited (40 SG, 7 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Key facts

Court High Court (General Division)
Decided
Judge Hoo Sheau Peng
Charges / claim Contract, Damages
Counsel Allen & Gledhill LLP, TSMP Law Corporation, Chan Kah Keen Melvin, Jonathan Tan Ming En, Kwon Ha Jeong, Mak Sushan, Melissa (Mai Sushan), Terence Yeo, Wong Ling Yun

Source: [2025] SGHC 168, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .

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Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 168 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 22 August 2025 concerning Contract and Damages, specifically addressing breach, waiver, and assessment. The judgment was delivered by Hoo Sheau Peng. The case was brought by Smart Glove International Pte Ltd (plaintiff) against Full Support Healthcare Ltd (defendant). Legal representation was provided by TSMP Law Corporation and Allen & Gledhill LLP. The judgment cites 47 cases (40 Singapore, 7 foreign) and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Civil Law Act.

[2025] SGHC 168 explained

SMART GLOVE INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. v FULL SUPPORT HEALTHCARE LIMITED ([2025] SGHC 168) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 22 August 2025. It is categorised under Contract and Damages. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. 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 168 about?

SMART GLOVE INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. v FULL SUPPORT HEALTHCARE LIMITED ([2025] SGHC 168) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Contract — Breach”, “Contract — Waiver”, “Damages — Assessment”, and “Contract — Remedies — Deposits”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2025] SGHC 168 consider?

The judgment refers to Civil Law Act (Cap 43). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC 168 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 276 and [2024] SGHC 9. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2025] SGHC 168?

Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC 168 has been cited by 2 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

Summary

Smart Glove International sued Full Support Healthcare for breaching a supply agreement and three purchase orders for nitrile gloves during the Covid-19 pandemic, while the defendant counterclaimed that delivery delays constituted repudiatory breaches. The court found both parties in breach of contract and awarded the defendant approximately US$51 million in damages plus a refund of US$59.6 million in advance payments, while awarding the plaintiff US$282,560 for the defendant's breach.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 168?

[2025] SGHC 168 (SMART GLOVE INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. v FULL SUPPORT HEALTHCARE LIMITED) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 22 August 2025 addressing Contract and Damages, specifically breach, waiver, and assessment. The judgment was delivered by Hoo Sheau Peng.

Who were the parties in SMART GLOVE INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. v FULL SUPPORT HEALTHCARE LIMITED ([2025] SGHC 168)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 168 was Smart Glove International Pte Ltd, and the defendant was Full Support Healthcare Ltd. Legal representation included TSMP Law Corporation and Allen & Gledhill LLP. The case was decided on 22 August 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 168?

[2025] SGHC 168 was delivered by Hoo Sheau Peng in the High Court (General Division) on 22 August 2025. The case concerned Contract and Damages.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 168 cite?

[2025] SGHC 168 cites 47 prior decisions, including 7 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Civil Law Act.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (47)

SLR (34)
[1997] 3 SLR(R) 906 [1998] 3 SLR(R) 447 [2002] 1 SLR(R) 418 [2006] 1 SLR(R) 634 [2007] 4 SLR(R) 413 [2008] 2 SLR(R) 474 [2008] 2 SLR(R) 623 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 272 [2009] 3 SLR(R) 883 [2009] 4 SLR(R) 602 [2010] 2 SLR 1154 [2010] 2 SLR 677 [2011] 2 SLR 232 [2013] 3 SLR 801 [2013] 4 SLR 193 [2013] 4 SLR 409 [2014] 2 SLR 905 [2014] 3 SLR 857 [2015] 5 SLR 178 [2016] 3 SLR 1308 [2017] 2 SLR 372 [2018] 1 SLR 239 [2018] 1 SLR 317 [2018] 2 SLR 655 [2018] 4 SLR 882 [2020] 3 SLR 1234 [2020] 3 SLR 419 [2021] 4 SLR 44 [2021] 5 SLR 26 [2022] 1 SLR 136 [2022] 2 SLR 1296 [2023] 1 SLR 536 [2024] 2 SLR 372 [2024] 3 SLR 888
UK (7)
[1940] 3 All ER 60 [1957] 2 QB 117 [1988] 1 WLR 587 [1994] 1 AC 85 [2002] EWCA Civ 889 [2017] 4 All ER 124 [2020] EWHC 2599

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 168)