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)

Catchwords

Contract — Breach Contract — Waiver Damages — Assessment Contract — Remedies — Deposits Contract — Discharge — Repudiatory breach

Practice Areas

Contract Damages

Judges (1)

Hoo Sheau Peng Delivered

Counsel (8)

Allen & Gledhill LLP Firm TSMP Law Corporation Firm Chan Kah Keen Melvin Counsel Plaintiff Jonathan Tan Ming En Counsel Defendant Kwon Ha Jeong Counsel Defendant Mak Sushan, Melissa (Mai Sushan) Counsel Defendant Terence Yeo Counsel Plaintiff Wong Ling Yun Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Full Support Healthcare Ltd Defendant Smart Glove International Pte Ltd Plaintiff

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.

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?

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

Civil Law Act (Cap 43)

s 12

Cases Cited (47)

SG (6)

[1998] SGHC 87 [2019] SGCA 51 [2023] SGHC 139 [2023] SGHC 320 [2024] SGHC 276 [2024] SGHC 9

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

Judgment

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Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 168)