KING & WOOD MALLESONS
Outcome
Application grantedI granted the applications in their entirety.
Source: [2025] SGHC 67, High Court (General Division), decided 11 April 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah |
| Charges / claim | Insolvency Law |
| Outcome | Application granted |
| Counsel | Grandall Law Firm (Hangzhou), Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Foung Han Peow, Ho Zi Wei, Jung Sangbum, Logan Pua, Sim Kwan Kiat, Zhang Chen |
Source: [2025] SGHC 67, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHC 67 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 11 April 2025 concerning Insolvency Law, specifically addressing cross-border insolvency. The judgment was delivered by Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah. Legal representation was provided by Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. The judgment cites 10 cases and references 2 statutory provisions, including the Insolvency and the Restructuring and Dissolution Act.
[2025] SGHC 67 explained
KING & WOOD MALLESONS ([2025] SGHC 67) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 11 April 2025. It is categorised under Insolvency Law. 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 67 about?
KING & WOOD MALLESONS ([2025] SGHC 67) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Insolvency Law — Cross-border insolvency — Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings”, 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 67 consider?
The judgment refers to Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC 67 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHC 49, [2025] SGCA 11, and [2024] SGHC 155. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
King & Wood Mallesons, as reorganisation administrator of three related Chinese companies (the Delong group), sought recognition of Chinese insolvency proceedings under the UNCITRAL Model Law — among the first such applications involving Chinese insolvency law. The court granted the applications in full, recognising the Chinese proceedings as foreign main proceedings and granting reliefs including examination of directors and the power to deal with Singapore assets subject to leave of court.
What was decided in [2025] SGHC 67?
[2025] SGHC 67 (KING & WOOD MALLESONS) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 11 April 2025 addressing Insolvency Law, specifically cross-border insolvency. The judgment was delivered by Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah.
Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 67?
[2025] SGHC 67 was delivered by Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah in the High Court (General Division) on 11 April 2025. The case concerned Insolvency Law.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 67 cite?
[2025] SGHC 67 cites 10 prior decisions. It references Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 67)