CASTILLON SECURITY (S) PTE. LTD. v MUHAMMAD SHAUN ERIC BIN ABDULLAH

[2025] SGHC 75 High Court (General Division) 25 April 2025 HC/S 385/2022 26 min read
4 cases cited (3 SG, 1 foreign)

Key facts

Court High Court (General Division)
Decided
Judge Andre Maniam
Charges / claim Contract, Employment Law
Counsel Pereira & Tan LLC, Rajwin & Yong LLP, Chan Chee Yun Timothy, George Pereira Barnabas, Rajwin Singh Sandhu

Source: [2025] SGHC 75, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .

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Parties (3)

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 75 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 25 April 2025 concerning Contract and Employment Law, specifically addressing contractual terms, unfair dismissal, and contract of service. The judgment was delivered by Andre Maniam. The case was brought by Castillon Security (S) Pte Ltd (plaintiff) against Edward John Howard Devereux and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Pereira & Tan LLC and Rajwin & Yong LLP. The judgment cites 4 cases (3 Singapore, 1 foreign) and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Private Security Industry Act.

[2025] SGHC 75 explained

CASTILLON SECURITY (S) PTE. LTD. v MUHAMMAD SHAUN ERIC BIN ABDULLAH ([2025] SGHC 75) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 25 April 2025. It is categorised under Contract and Employment 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 75 about?

CASTILLON SECURITY (S) PTE. LTD. v MUHAMMAD SHAUN ERIC BIN ABDULLAH ([2025] SGHC 75) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Contract — Contractual terms”, “Employment Law — Unfair dismissal”, and “Employment Law — Contract of service — Termination without notice”, 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 75 consider?

The judgment refers to Private Security Industry Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

Summary

A security company sued its former Business Development/Operations Director for breach of employment obligations after summary dismissal, while the director counterclaimed for unpaid profit-sharing entitlements. The court found the company's termination was not justified and awarded the director a net sum of $736,797.27 for unpaid profit share, while dismissing most of the company's claims.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 75?

[2025] SGHC 75 (CASTILLON SECURITY (S) PTE. LTD. v MUHAMMAD SHAUN ERIC BIN ABDULLAH) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 25 April 2025 addressing Contract and Employment Law, specifically contractual terms, unfair dismissal, and contract of service. The judgment was delivered by Andre Maniam.

Who were the parties in CASTILLON SECURITY (S) PTE. LTD. v MUHAMMAD SHAUN ERIC BIN ABDULLAH ([2025] SGHC 75)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 75 was Castillon Security (S) Pte Ltd, and the defendant was Edward John Howard Devereux, Muhammad Shaun Eric bin Abdullah. Legal representation included Pereira & Tan LLC and Rajwin & Yong LLP. The case was decided on 25 April 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 75?

[2025] SGHC 75 was delivered by Andre Maniam in the High Court (General Division) on 25 April 2025. The case concerned Contract and Employment Law.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 75 cite?

[2025] SGHC 75 cites 4 prior decisions, including 1 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Private Security Industry Act.

Statutes Cited

Private Security Industry Act
s 16

Cases Cited (4)

SLR (3)
[2015] 5 SLR 1422 [2023] 2 SLR 235 [2024] 5 SLR 1206
UK (1)
[1920] 2 KB 497

Related cases

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Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 75)