HAYATE PARTNERS PTE. LTD. v RAJAN SUNIL KUMAR

[2025] SGHC 41 High Court (General Division) 14 March 2025 • HC/OC 78/2022 • 76 min read
24 cases cited (14 SG, 10 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Catchwords

Contract — Breach Intellectual Property — Law of confidence — Remedies Intellectual Property — Law of confidence — Breach of confidence

Practice Areas

Contract Intellectual Property

Judges (1)

Dedar Singh Gill Delivered

Counsel (7)

Dodwell & Co LLC Firm RHTLaw Asia LLP Firm Alfred Dodwell Counsel Defendant Kwong Yan Li Callie Counsel Plaintiff Lolita Andrew Counsel Defendant Sharon Chong Chin Yee Counsel Plaintiff Yap Wei Xuan Mendel Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Hayate Partners Pte Ltd Plaintiff Rajan Sunil Kumar Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 41 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 14 March 2025 concerning Contract and Intellectual Property, specifically addressing breach and law of confidence. The judgment was delivered by Dedar Singh Gill. The case was brought by Hayate Partners Pte Ltd (plaintiff) against Rajan Sunil Kumar (defendant). Legal representation was provided by RHTLaw Asia LLP and Dodwell & Co LLC. The judgment cites 24 cases (14 Singapore, 10 foreign) and references 1 statutory provision, namely the First Schedule to the Supreme Court of Judicature Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

Summary

A fund management company sued a former employee for breach of contractual confidentiality obligations and equitable breach of confidence after he downloaded numerous company files around the time of his resignation. The court allowed the claim in part, finding the employee breached his obligations by accessing and downloading confidential information without authorisation, and ordered deletion of cached files from his device, with damages to be assessed.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 41?

[2025] SGHC 41 (HAYATE PARTNERS PTE. LTD. v RAJAN SUNIL KUMAR) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 14 March 2025 addressing Contract and Intellectual Property, specifically breach and law of confidence. The judgment was delivered by Dedar Singh Gill.

Who were the parties in HAYATE PARTNERS PTE. LTD. v RAJAN SUNIL KUMAR?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 41 was Hayate Partners Pte Ltd, and the defendant was Rajan Sunil Kumar. Legal representation included Dodwell & Co LLC and RHTLaw Asia LLP. The case was decided on 14 March 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 41?

[2025] SGHC 41 was delivered by Dedar Singh Gill in the High Court (General Division) on 14 March 2025. The case concerned Contract and Intellectual Property.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 41 cite?

[2025] SGHC 41 cites 24 prior decisions, including 10 from foreign jurisdictions. It references First Schedule to the Supreme Court of Judicature Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.

Statutes Cited

First Schedule to the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)

Cases Cited (24)

SG (1)
[2023] SGHC 241
SLR (13)
[2012] 4 SLR 231 [2014] 2 SLR 1045 [2015] 5 SLR 1422 [2017] 2 SLR 94 [2019] 2 SLR 808 [2020] 1 SLR 1130 [2022] 2 SLR 280 [2022] 3 SLR 1211 [2022] 5 SLR 113 [2022] 5 SLR 805 [2023] 2 SLR 235 [2024] 1 SLR 741 [2024] 3 SLR 1098
UK (10)
[1895] 2 QB 315 [1953] 4 Ch 149 [1989] 1 WLR 1268 [2001] QB 424 [2010] EWHC 424 [2011] 2 WLR 592 [2013] 1 WLR 1556 [2013] EWHC 1948 [2013] UKSC 31 [2014] EWHC 3049

Cited By (1)

[2025] SGDC 267
THE BODY FIRM PTE LTD v SIOW SOON SIN & Anor

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 41)