VIVAZ GROUP HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. v TRIPLEONE (CAMBODIA) INVESTMENT PTE. LTD.

[2025] SGHC 176 High Court (General Division) 4 September 2025 HC/OA 1330/2024 58 min read
8 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Application dismissed

I dismissed the application.

Source: [2025] SGHC 176, High Court (General Division), decided 4 September 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court High Court (General Division)
Decided
Judge Mohamed Faizal
Charges / claim Companies
Outcome Application dismissed
Counsel Meritus Law LLC, WongPartnership LLP, Lim Alfred, Lye May-Yee Jaime, Neo Yi Ling, Tan Su, Tang Shangwei (Zheng Shangwei), Tian Warren

Source: [2025] SGHC 176, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .

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Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 176 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 4 September 2025 concerning Companies, specifically addressing statutory derivative action. The judgment was delivered by Mohamed Faizal. The case was brought by Vivaz Group Holdings Pte Ltd (applicant) against TripleOne (Cambodia) Investment Pte Ltd (respondent). Legal representation was provided by WongPartnership LLP. The judgment cites 8 cases and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Companies Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

[2025] SGHC 176 explained

VIVAZ GROUP HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. v TRIPLEONE (CAMBODIA) INVESTMENT PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGHC 176) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 4 September 2025. It is categorised under Companies. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, 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 176 about?

VIVAZ GROUP HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. v TRIPLEONE (CAMBODIA) INVESTMENT PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGHC 176) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Companies — Statutory derivative action — Whether complainant was acting in good faith — Delay”, “Companies — Statutory derivative action — Whether complainant was acting in good faith — Utmost candour and honesty”, and “Companies — Statutory derivative action — Section 216A of the Companies Act 1967 (2020 Rev Ed) — Whether complainant was acting in good faith”, 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 176 consider?

The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2025] SGHC 176?

Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC 176 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. 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

Vivaz Group Holdings sought leave under s 216A of the Companies Act to bring a derivative action against directors of TripleOne (Cambodia) Investment for allegedly transferring corporate assets for no consideration. The court dismissed the application for lack of good faith, finding Vivaz knew far more about the impugned transactions at the time they occurred than it disclosed to the court.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 176?

[2025] SGHC 176 (VIVAZ GROUP HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. v TRIPLEONE (CAMBODIA) INVESTMENT PTE. LTD.) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 4 September 2025 addressing Companies, specifically statutory derivative action. The judgment was delivered by Mohamed Faizal.

Who were the parties in VIVAZ GROUP HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. v TRIPLEONE (CAMBODIA) INVESTMENT PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGHC 176)?

The applicant in [2025] SGHC 176 was Vivaz Group Holdings Pte Ltd, and the respondent was TripleOne (Cambodia) Investment Pte Ltd. Legal representation included WongPartnership LLP and Meritus Law LLC. The case was decided on 4 September 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 176?

[2025] SGHC 176 was delivered by Mohamed Faizal in the High Court (General Division) on 4 September 2025. The case concerned Companies.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 176 cite?

[2025] SGHC 176 cites 8 prior decisions. It references Companies Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (8)

SG (2)
[2014] SGHC 147 [2015] SGHC 145
SLR (6)
[2002] 1 SLR(R) 471 [2013] 2 SLR 340 [2019] 4 SLR 825 [2023] 3 SLR 1312 [2023] 4 SLR 1106 [2023] 4 SLR 903

Cited By (1)

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Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 176)