WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd v Grant Thornton Singapore Pte Ltd
Outcome
Application dismissedthe application is dismissed.
Source: [2025] SGHC 198, High Court (General Division), decided 7 October 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah |
| Charges / claim | Arbitration |
| Outcome | Application dismissed |
| Counsel | Audent Chambers LLC, Gabriel Law Corporation, Wong Thai Yong LLC, Gabriel Peter, Leong Hoi Seng Victor (Liang Kaisheng), Nur Halimatul Syafheqah binte Rosman, Sameer Bin Amir Melber, Wong Thai Yong |
Source: [2025] SGHC 198, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHC 198 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 7 October 2025 concerning Arbitration, specifically addressing award. The judgment was delivered by Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah. The case was brought by WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd (applicant) against Grant Thornton Singapore Pte Ltd (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Gabriel Law Corporation and Audent Chambers LLC. The judgment cites 19 cases and references 2 statutory provisions, including the Arbitration Act and the International Arbitration Act.
[2025] SGHC 198 explained
WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd v Grant Thornton Singapore Pte Ltd ([2025] SGHC 198) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 7 October 2025. It is categorised under Arbitration. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 198 about?
WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd v Grant Thornton Singapore Pte Ltd ([2025] SGHC 198) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside”, 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 198 consider?
The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10) and International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC 198 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 107. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
WRP Asia Pacific sought to set aside an arbitral award on grounds of breach of natural justice and excess of jurisdiction, arguing the tribunal departed from an agreed interpretation of a contractual clause governing fee arrangements. The court dismissed the application, finding the tribunal had addressed the applicant's arguments and reached its own conclusion on the scope of the relevant clause without breaching any rules of natural justice.
What was decided in [2025] SGHC 198?
[2025] SGHC 198 (WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd v Grant Thornton Singapore Pte Ltd) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 7 October 2025 addressing Arbitration, specifically award. The judgment was delivered by Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah.
Who were the parties in WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd v Grant Thornton Singapore Pte Ltd ([2025] SGHC 198)?
The applicant in [2025] SGHC 198 was WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd, and the respondent was Grant Thornton Singapore Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Gabriel Law Corporation and Audent Chambers LLC. The case was decided on 7 October 2025 in the High Court (General Division).
Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 198?
[2025] SGHC 198 was delivered by Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah in the High Court (General Division) on 7 October 2025. The case concerned Arbitration.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 198 cite?
[2025] SGHC 198 cites 19 prior decisions. It references Arbitration Act, International Arbitration Act.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 198)