COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd. v PT OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS & 2 Ors

[2025] SGHC 87 High Court (General Division) 9 May 2025 • HC/ADM 50/2022 ( HC/SUM 2914/2024,HC/SUM 2712/2024,HC/SUM 3059/2024 ) • 72 min read

31 cases cited (28 SG, 3 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Discharge Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Variation Civil Procedure — Judgments and orders

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

S Mohan Delivered

Counsel (12)

Clasis LLC Firm Providence Law Asia LLC Firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Abraham S Vergis Counsel Defendant Axl Rizqy Counsel Defendant Dawn Tan Si Jie Counsel Defendant Dedi Affandi bin Ahmad Counsel Plaintiff Hazel Cheah Kam Ying Counsel Plaintiff Leong Lu Yuan Counsel Defendant Mohammad Salihin Bin Mohd Zahrin Counsel Plaintiff Toh Kian Sing Counsel Plaintiff Wu Muyu Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers (Europe) B. V. Defendant COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd Plaintiff PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 87 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 9 May 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing injunctions and judgments and orders. The judgment was delivered by S Mohan. The case was brought by COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd (plaintiff) against COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers (Europe) B. V. and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and Clasis LLC. The judgment cites 31 cases (28 Singapore, 3 foreign) and references 5 statutory provisions, including the Arbitration Act, the Civil Law Act, and the International Arbitration Act.

Summary

COSCO sought to enforce an anti-suit injunction issued by the Court of Appeal against OKI, which had continued prosecuting Indonesian proceedings despite the injunction. The court varied the anti-suit injunction prospectively to clarify its scope, conditioned on COSCO waiving time-bar objections in the SIAC arbitration, while separately staying a contempt application pending the variation taking effect.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 87?

[2025] SGHC 87 (COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd. v PT OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS & 2 Ors) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 9 May 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically injunctions and judgments and orders. The judgment was delivered by S Mohan.

Who were the parties in COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd. v PT OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS & 2 Ors?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 87 was COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd, and the defendant was COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers (Europe) B. V., PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills. Legal representation included Providence Law Asia LLC and Clasis LLC. The case was decided on 9 May 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 87?

[2025] SGHC 87 was delivered by S Mohan in the High Court (General Division) on 9 May 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 87 cite?

[2025] SGHC 87 cites 31 prior decisions, including 3 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Arbitration Act, Civil Law Act, International Arbitration Act.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act (Cap 10)

Civil Law Act (Cap 43)

International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A)

s 6(1)

Limitation Act (Cap 163)

Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)

Cases Cited (31)

SG (5)

[2023] SGHC 297 [2024] SGHC 184 [2024] SGHC 273 [2024] SGHC 53 [2024] SGHC 92

SLR (23)

[1997] 3 SLR(R) 360 [1997] 3 SLR(R) 829 [2004] 2 SLR(R) 505 [2005] 3 SLR(R) 60 [2006] 2 SLR(R) 565 [2007] 2 SLR(R) 518 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 272 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 984 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 994 [2009] 4 SLR(R) 33 [2010] 1 SLR 1026 [2011] 2 SLR 96 [2014] 1 SLR 52 [2014] 3 SLR 357 [2014] 3 SLR 524 [2016] 1 SLR 1096 [2019] 1 SLR 732 [2021] 2 SLR 1113 [2022] 1 SLR 413 [2022] 5 SLR 368 [2024] 2 SLR 516 [2024] 3 SLR 807 [2024] 4 SLR 674

UK (3)

[1950] 2 All ER 1118 [2000] 1 WLR 1443 [2024] 2 All ER 263

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 87)