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

[2025] SGHC 189 High Court (General Division) 19 September 2025 • HC/OC 265/2022 • 65 min read
20 cases cited (19 SG, 1 foreign)

Catchwords

Tort — Conspiracy Civil Procedure — No case to answer Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit

Practice Areas

Tort Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Wong Li Kok, Alex Delivered

Counsel (14)

Clasis LLC Firm Gurdip & Gill Firm Jacob Mansur & Pillai Firm Sreenivasan Chambers LLC Firm Benjamin Gabriel Sew Jia Jun Counsel Defendant Jagjit Singh Gill s/o Harchand Singh Counsel Defendant Koh Junxiang Counsel Defendant Liew Xuan Ning Counsel Plaintiff Mansurhusain Akbar Hussein Counsel Defendant Narayanan Sreenivasan SC Counsel Plaintiff Ng Pi Wei Counsel Defendant Pillai Ramesha Chandan Counsel Defendant Shauna Low Counsel Defendant Tan Si Xin Adorabelle Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (6)

Ding Asset Ltd Plaintiff Koh Yang Kee Pte Ltd Defendant Yang Kee Logistics (Singapore) Pte Ltd Defendant Yang Kee Logistics Pte Ltd (in receivership) Defendant Koh Kien Chon (Gu Jiancong) Defendant Koh Yang Kee Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 189 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 19 September 2025 concerning Civil Procedure and Tort, specifically addressing conspiracy, no case to answer, and misrepresentation. The judgment was delivered by Wong Li Kok, Alex. The case was brought by Ding Asset Ltd (plaintiff) against Koh Yang Kee Pte Ltd and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Sreenivasan Chambers LLC and Clasis LLC. The judgment cites 20 cases (19 Singapore, 1 foreign).

Summary

Ding Asset Ltd sued Koh Kien Chon and his company for fraudulent misrepresentation and conspiracy after $5 million intended for investment in one company was diverted to a different entity within the Yang Kee Group. The court found the first and fourth defendants jointly and severally liable for $5 million, minus settlement sums already recovered from other defendants, after rejecting their no-case-to-answer submission.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 189?

[2025] SGHC 189 (DING ASSET LTD v KOH KIEN CHON (GU JIANCONG) & 4 Ors) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 19 September 2025 addressing Civil Procedure and Tort, specifically conspiracy, no case to answer, and misrepresentation. The judgment was delivered by Wong Li Kok, Alex.

Who were the parties in DING ASSET LTD v KOH KIEN CHON (GU JIANCONG) & 4 Ors?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 189 was Ding Asset Ltd, and the defendant was Koh Yang Kee Pte Ltd, Yang Kee Logistics (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Gurdip & Gill and Clasis LLC. The case was decided on 19 September 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 189?

[2025] SGHC 189 was delivered by Wong Li Kok, Alex in the High Court (General Division) on 19 September 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure and Tort.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 189 cite?

[2025] SGHC 189 cites 20 prior decisions, including 1 from foreign jurisdictions.

Cases Cited (20)

SG (7)
[2024] SGHC 277 [2024] SGHC 289 [2024] SGHC 324 [2025] SGHC 105 [2025] SGHC 14 [2025] SGHC 149 [2025] SGHC 47
SLR (12)
[1996] 3 SLR(R) 637 [2001] 2 SLR(R) 435 [2008] 1 SLR(R) 80 [2008] 2 SLR(R) 909 [2009] 3 SLR(R) 452 [2011] 1 SLR 657 [2013] 1 SLR 1310 [2014] 1 SLR 860 [2018] 1 SLR 818 [2020] 1 SLR 1296 [2021] 1 SLR 304 [2025] 1 SLR 1146
UK (1)
[1997] AC 254

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 189)