SHEE SEE KUEN & 13 Ors v SUGIONO WIYONO SUGIALAM & 6 Ors

[2025] SGHC 73 High Court (General Division) 22 April 2025 • HC/S 908/2021 ( HC/RA 33/2025 ) |HC/S 909/2021 ( HC/RA 34/2025 ) • 6 min read

Catchwords

Civil Procedure - Pleadings - Amendment

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (10)

Asia Ascent Law Corporation Firm Eugene Thuraisingam LLP Firm Nakoorsha Law Corporation Firm Chia Chee Hyong Leonard Counsel Plaintiff Eugene Singarajah Thuraisingam Counsel Defendant Hamza Zafar Malik Counsel Defendant Michelle Tang Hui Ming Counsel Defendant Nakoorsha bin Abdul Kadir Counsel Defendant Rasveen Kaur Counsel Defendant Suang Wijaya Counsel Defendant

Parties (25)

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited Defendant Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Defendant J.P. Morgan (S.E.A.) Limited Defendant Singapore A&T Pte. Ltd. Plaintiff Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited Defendant Tan Guan Lee Company Limited Plaintiff Ang Chuan Hui Defendant Benjamin Sudjar Soemartopo Defendant Chin Mui Leng Plaintiff Emi Morita Plaintiff Joveen Miu Harn Peng Plaintiff Juliana Julianti Samudro Defendant Leong Churn Meng (Liang Junming) Plaintiff Leong Peng Sum Plaintiff Lin Zhuo @ Lin Ning Plaintiff Ng Ah Moi Plaintiff Ng Seng Yu Plaintiff Ong Chong Hock Joseph Plaintiff Shee See Kuen Plaintiff Siah Hong Foo Plaintiff Sugiono Wiyono Sugialam Defendant Tang Siew Lee Plaintiff Tong Sau Kwan Plaintiff William Koh Chee Wei Plaintiff Yeo Yu Kin Plaintiff

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 73 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 22 April 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing pleadings. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by Singapore A&T Pte. Ltd. and others (plaintiff) against Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Asia Ascent Law Corporation and Eugene Thuraisingam LLP.

Summary

Plaintiffs in two consolidated suits sought to amend their statements of claim against defendants for fraudulent misrepresentation and conspiracy relating to Senior Fixed Rate Notes issued by a Trikomsel subsidiary. The court dismissed the appeal against the refusal to allow amendments, finding they were belated, would cause prejudice to the respondents who could not rely on limitation defences, and introduced substantive new claims at a late stage.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 73?

[2025] SGHC 73 (SHEE SEE KUEN & 13 Ors v SUGIONO WIYONO SUGIALAM & 6 Ors) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 22 April 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically pleadings. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.

Who were the parties in SHEE SEE KUEN & 13 Ors v SUGIONO WIYONO SUGIALAM & 6 Ors?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 73 was Singapore A&T Pte. Ltd., Tan Guan Lee Company Limited, and the defendant was Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. Legal representation included Eugene Thuraisingam LLP and Asia Ascent Law Corporation. The case was decided on 22 April 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 73?

[2025] SGHC 73 was delivered by Choo Han Teck in the High Court (General Division) on 22 April 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 73)