TUFFI (PTE.) LTD. v TECHKON PTE LTD & Anor

[2025] SGHC 201 High Court (General Division) 14 October 2025 • HC/OC 117/2024 • 37 min read

10 cases cited (9 SG, 1 foreign)

Catchwords

Contract — Mistake — Mistake of fact — Whether mistake attributable to fault of a party Evidence — Witnesses — Competency — How witness with speech impediments may give evidence Contract — Contractual terms — Implied terms — Whether implied term for adjusting sum payable exists Restitution — Mistake — Mistake of fact — Whether mistaken payment or mistake in formation of contract Contract — Privity of contract — Whether joint venture company also party to agreement between principals Contract — Contractual terms — Interpretation — Whether parties agreed on fixed sum or formula for payment

Practice Areas

Contract Evidence Restitution

Judges (1)

Wong Li Kok, Alex Delivered

Counsel (13)

Allen & Gledhill LLP Firm Foo & Quek LLC Firm NLC Law Asia LLC Firm Withers KhattarWong LLP Firm Deborah Evaline Barker Counsel Plaintiff Marrissa Miralini Karuna Counsel Defendant Mohamed Khairulnizam bin Abdul Jaffar Counsel Defendant Ng Lip Chih Counsel Defendant Prabu Devaraj s/o Raman Counsel Defendant Rajan Sanjiv Kumar Counsel Defendant Tan Jinwen Mark (Chen Jinwen) Counsel Defendant Tan Sheng An Jonathan Counsel Plaintiff U Sudharshanraj Naidu Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

Techkon Development (Sembawang) Pte. Ltd. Defendant Techkon Pte Ltd Defendant Tuffi (Pte.) Ltd. Plaintiff

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 201 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 14 October 2025 concerning Contract, Evidence, and Restitution, specifically addressing mistake, witnesses, and contractual terms. The judgment was delivered by Wong Li Kok, Alex. The case was brought by Tuffi (Pte.) Ltd. (plaintiff) against Techkon Development (Sembawang) Pte. Ltd. and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Withers KhattarWong LLP and Allen & Gledhill LLP. The judgment cites 10 cases (9 Singapore, 1 foreign).

Summary

Tuffi and Techkon disputed the apportionment of losses from a loss-making real estate joint venture through their joint venture company TDSPL, with the key issue being whether they agreed on a fixed sum or formula for sharing losses. The court found that the parties had agreed on a fixed total contribution amount of $5 million from Tuffi, and that an overpayment resulted from a mutual mistake of fact, ordering TDSPL to refund approximately $1.2 million to Tuffi.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 201?

[2025] SGHC 201 (TUFFI (PTE.) LTD. v TECHKON PTE LTD & Anor) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 14 October 2025 addressing Contract, Evidence, and Restitution, specifically mistake, witnesses, and contractual terms. The judgment was delivered by Wong Li Kok, Alex.

Who were the parties in TUFFI (PTE.) LTD. v TECHKON PTE LTD & Anor?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 201 was Tuffi (Pte.) Ltd., and the defendant was Techkon Development (Sembawang) Pte. Ltd., Techkon Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Foo & Quek LLC and Allen & Gledhill LLP. The case was decided on 14 October 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 201?

[2025] SGHC 201 was delivered by Wong Li Kok, Alex in the High Court (General Division) on 14 October 2025. The case concerned Contract, Evidence, and Restitution.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 201 cite?

[2025] SGHC 201 cites 10 prior decisions, including 1 from foreign jurisdictions.

Cases Cited (10)

SG (1)

[2025] SGHC(A) 16

SLR (8)

[2002] 2 SLR(R) 136 [2013] 4 SLR 193 [2014] 2 SLR 1371 [2016] 2 SLR 1083 [2017] 1 SLR 219 [2017] 2 SLR 940 [2018] 1 SLR 170 [2019] 1 SLR 696

UK (1)

[1950] 1 KB 671

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 201)