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 )

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

“I dismiss the appeal.”

Source: [2025] SGHC 73, High Court (General Division), decided 22 April 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	22 April 2025
Judge	Choo Han Teck
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Asia Ascent Law Corporation, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP, Nakoorsha Law Corporation, Chia Chee Hyong Leonard, Eugene Singarajah Thuraisingam, Hamza Zafar Malik, Michelle Tang Hui Ming, Nakoorsha bin Abdul Kadir, Rasveen Kaur, Suang Wijaya

Source: [2025] SGHC 73, High Court (General Division), decided 22 April 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

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 for the plaintiff Eugene Singarajah Thuraisingam Counsel for the defendant Hamza Zafar Malik Counsel for the defendant Michelle Tang Hui Ming Counsel for the defendant Nakoorsha bin Abdul Kadir Counsel for the defendant Rasveen Kaur Counsel for the defendant Suang Wijaya Counsel for the 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 ([2025] SGHC 73)?

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).