PARK HOTEL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) & 2 Ors v LAW CHING HUNG & 3 Ors

[2025] SGHC 204 High Court (General Division) 16 October 2025 • HC/S 364/2022 • 28 min read
16 cases cited (14 SG, 2 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Discovery Civil Procedure — Costs — Indemnity costs Civil Procedure — Interest — Pre-judgment interest Damages — Assessment — Costs for unravelling a conspiracy Civil Procedure — Costs — Certificate for costs for more than two solicitors

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Damages

Judges (1)

Hri Kumar Nair Delivered

Counsel (10)

Allen & Gledhill LLP Firm TSMP Law Corporation Firm Kay Tan Jia Xian Counsel Plaintiff Lee Bik Wei Counsel Plaintiff Nanthini d/o Vijayakumar Counsel Defendant Ong Boon Hwee William Counsel Plaintiff Pearlie Peh Zhi Qi Counsel Defendant Tang Jia Ding Justin Counsel Plaintiff Terence Yeo Counsel Defendant Thio Shen Yi Counsel Defendant

Parties (7)

Good Movement Holdings Limited Defendant Park Hotel Group Management Pte Ltd Defendant Park Hotel Management Pte Ltd (in liquidation) Plaintiff Sg. Inst. Of Hospitality Pte Ltd Defendant Aw Eng Hai Plaintiff Kon Yin Tong Plaintiff Law Ching Hung Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 204 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 16 October 2025 concerning Civil Procedure and Damages, specifically addressing discovery, costs, and interest. The judgment was delivered by Hri Kumar Nair. The case was brought by Park Hotel Management Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and others (plaintiff) against Good Movement Holdings Limited and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Allen & Gledhill LLP and TSMP Law Corporation. The judgment cites 16 cases (14 Singapore, 2 foreign) and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Civil Law Act.

Summary

Following the liability judgment finding egregious breaches of fiduciary duty by the sole director of Park Hotel Management who transferred company assets at gross undervalue, the court addressed reliefs and costs. The court ordered indemnity costs, granted discovery of documents to trace misappropriated assets, but declined to award damages for the liquidators' investigative costs or certify costs for more than two solicitors.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 204?

[2025] SGHC 204 (PARK HOTEL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) & 2 Ors v LAW CHING HUNG & 3 Ors) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 16 October 2025 addressing Civil Procedure and Damages, specifically discovery, costs, and interest. The judgment was delivered by Hri Kumar Nair.

Who were the parties in PARK HOTEL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) & 2 Ors v LAW CHING HUNG & 3 Ors?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 204 was Park Hotel Management Pte Ltd (in liquidation), Aw Eng Hai, and the defendant was Good Movement Holdings Limited, Park Hotel Group Management Pte Ltd. Legal representation included TSMP Law Corporation and Allen & Gledhill LLP. The case was decided on 16 October 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 204?

[2025] SGHC 204 was delivered by Hri Kumar Nair in the High Court (General Division) on 16 October 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure and Damages.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 204 cite?

[2025] SGHC 204 cites 16 prior decisions, including 2 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Civil Law Act.

Statutes Cited

Civil Law Act (Cap 43)

Cases Cited (16)

SG (7)
[2004] SGHC 108 [2008] SGHC 55 [2013] SGHC 274 [2017] SGHC 91 [2020] SGHC 193 [2021] SGHC 33 [2025] SGHC 149
SLR (7)
[2000] 2 SLR(R) 511 [2008] 2 SLR(R) 623 [2014] 2 SLR 1285 [2015] 4 SLR 667 [2016] 3 SLR 1308 [2016] 5 SLR 103 [2017] 4 SLR 819
UK (1)
[1996] 2 WLR 192
AU (1)
[2025] NSWCA 206

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 204)