THE RESOLUTION AND COLLECTION CORPORATION v TSUNEJI KAWABE & 6 Ors

[2025] SGHC 92 High Court (General Division) 16 May 2025 • HC/S 716/2021 ( HC/RA 76/2025 ) • 9 min read
4 cases cited

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Discovery of documents — Specific discovery

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (7)

Focus Law Asia LLC Firm Joyce A. Tan & Partners LLC Firm Edward Nicholas Ong Yu Xiang Counsel Defendant Khoo Ching Shin Shem Counsel Defendant Lakshmanan s/o Anbarazan Counsel Plaintiff Lim Ying Sin Daniel Counsel Plaintiff Teo Jia Hui Veronica Counsel Defendant

Parties (8)

Cloud Bliss Limited Defendant D-well Pte Ltd Defendant Kawabe Bussan Co Ltd Defendant The Resolution and Collection Corporation Plaintiff Michiyo Kawabe Defendant Natamon Protpakorn Defendant Tsuneji Kawabe Defendant Yoshiko Kawabe Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 92 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 16 May 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing discovery of documents. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by The Resolution and Collection Corporation (plaintiff) against Cloud Bliss Limited and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Joyce A. Tan & Partners LLC and Focus Law Asia LLC. The judgment cites 4 cases.

Summary

Defendants in an enforcement action involving Japanese judgments appealed against discovery orders requiring production of documents relating to assets allegedly siphoned from the judgment debtor's companies. The court dismissed the appeal on the substantive discovery orders but varied the costs order, reserving costs to the trial judge given the possibility that the plaintiff might not succeed at trial.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 92?

[2025] SGHC 92 (THE RESOLUTION AND COLLECTION CORPORATION v TSUNEJI KAWABE & 6 Ors) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 16 May 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically discovery of documents. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.

Who were the parties in THE RESOLUTION AND COLLECTION CORPORATION v TSUNEJI KAWABE & 6 Ors?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 92 was The Resolution and Collection Corporation, and the defendant was Cloud Bliss Limited, D-well Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Joyce A. Tan & Partners LLC and Focus Law Asia LLC. The case was decided on 16 May 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 92?

[2025] SGHC 92 was delivered by Choo Han Teck in the High Court (General Division) on 16 May 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 92 cite?

[2025] SGHC 92 cites 4 prior decisions.

Cases Cited (4)

SG (3)
[2023] SGHC 100 [2024] SGHC 259 [2024] SGHC 63
SLR (1)
[2013] 3 SLR 801

Judgment

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Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 92)