CROWN CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD v UNIVEL HOSPITALITY PTE. LTD.

[2025] SGHC 64 High Court (General Division) 10 April 2025 HC/OC 309/2023 20 min read
1 cases cited

Key facts

Court High Court (General Division)
Decided
Judge Lee Seiu Kin
Charges / claim Contract
Counsel Aaron & Co, Yuen Law LLC, Kieran Jamie Pillai, Lim Yun Heng, Nathan Aaron Benjamin

Source: [2025] SGHC 64, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .

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Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 64 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 10 April 2025 concerning Contract, specifically addressing breach, variation, and remedies. The judgment was delivered by Lee Seiu Kin. The case was brought by CROWN Construction Pte Ltd (plaintiff) against UNIVEL Hospitality Pte Ltd (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Aaron & Co and Yuen Law LLC. The judgment cites 1 case.

[2025] SGHC 64 explained

CROWN CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD v UNIVEL HOSPITALITY PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGHC 64) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 10 April 2025. It is categorised under Contract. 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 64 about?

CROWN CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD v UNIVEL HOSPITALITY PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGHC 64) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Contract — Breach”, “Contract — Variation”, “Contract — Remedies — Damages”, and “Contract — Formation — Certainty of terms”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Summary

A construction sub-contractor sued for breach of a furniture supply subcontract after the claimant main contractor terminated the subcontract for non-delivery. The court found the claimant's termination was wrongful as the defendant had not repudiated the subcontract, and dismissed the main claim while allowing the defendant's counterclaim, but awarded only $1 in nominal damages as the defendant failed to prove its actual losses.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 64?

[2025] SGHC 64 (CROWN CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD v UNIVEL HOSPITALITY PTE. LTD.) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 10 April 2025 addressing Contract, specifically breach, variation, and remedies. The judgment was delivered by Lee Seiu Kin.

Who were the parties in CROWN CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD v UNIVEL HOSPITALITY PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGHC 64)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 64 was CROWN Construction Pte Ltd, and the defendant was UNIVEL Hospitality Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Yuen Law LLC and Aaron & Co. The case was decided on 10 April 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 64?

[2025] SGHC 64 was delivered by Lee Seiu Kin in the High Court (General Division) on 10 April 2025. The case concerned Contract.

Cases Cited (1)

SG (1)
[2022] SGHC 192

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 64)