PARK HOTEL GROUP MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. v AW ENG HAI & 2 Ors

[2025] SGHC 97 High Court (General Division) 23 May 2025 HC/OA 96/2025 32 min read

9 cases cited (8 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	23 May 2025
Judge	Audrey Lim
Charges / claim	Insolvency Law
Counsel	Allen & Gledhill LLP, TSMP Law Corporation, Kay Tan Jia Xian, Lee Bik Wei, Nanthini d/o Vijayakumar, Ong Boon Hwee William, Tang Jia Ding Justin, Terence Yeo, Thio Shen Yi

Source: [2025] SGHC 97, High Court (General Division), decided 23 May 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Insolvency Law — Winding up — Proof of debt — Liquidators’ decision accepting proof of debt of a creditor challenged by another creditor — Burden of proof — Rule 133 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring) Rules 2020

Practice Areas

Insolvency Law

Judges (1)

Audrey Lim Delivered

Counsel (9)

Allen & Gledhill LLP Firm TSMP Law Corporation Firm Kay Tan Jia Xian Counsel Respondent Lee Bik Wei Counsel Respondent Nanthini d/o Vijayakumar Counsel Applicant Ong Boon Hwee William Counsel Respondent Tang Jia Ding Justin Counsel Respondent Terence Yeo Counsel Applicant Thio Shen Yi Counsel Applicant

Parties (5)

Park Hotel CQ Pte. Ltd. Defendant Park Hotel Group Management Pte Ltd Applicant Perpetual (Asia) Ltd Third Party Aw Eng Hai Defendant Kon Yin Tong Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 97 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 23 May 2025 concerning Insolvency Law, specifically addressing winding up. The judgment was delivered by Audrey Lim. The case was brought by Park Hotel Group Management Pte Ltd (applicant) against Park Hotel CQ Pte. Ltd. and others (respondent). Legal representation was provided by TSMP Law Corporation and Allen & Gledhill LLP. The judgment cites 9 cases (8 Singapore, 1 foreign).

[2025] SGHC 97 explained

PARK HOTEL GROUP MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. v AW ENG HAI & 2 Ors ([2025] SGHC 97) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 23 May 2025. It is categorised under Insolvency Law. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. 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 97 about?

PARK HOTEL GROUP MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. v AW ENG HAI & 2 Ors ([2025] SGHC 97) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Insolvency Law — Winding up — Proof of debt — Liquidators’ decision accepting proof of debt of a creditor challenged by another creditor — Burden of proof — Rule 133 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring) Rules 2020”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC 97 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHC 88 and [2025] SGHC 23. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2025] SGHC 97?

Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC 97 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

Summary

A creditor of Park Hotel CQ (in liquidation) challenged the liquidators' decision to admit in full a proof of debt by the property landlord Perpetual Asia for approximately $6.5 million in lease-related claims. The court partially allowed the challenge, reducing the admitted proof of debt by expunging certain unsubstantiated claims including replacement/enhancement works costs and redacted legal fees, while criticising the liquidators for providing inadequate reasons for their admission decision.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 97?

[2025] SGHC 97 (PARK HOTEL GROUP MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. v AW ENG HAI & 2 Ors) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 23 May 2025 addressing Insolvency Law, specifically winding up. The judgment was delivered by Audrey Lim.

Who were the parties in PARK HOTEL GROUP MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. v AW ENG HAI & 2 Ors ([2025] SGHC 97)?

The applicant in [2025] SGHC 97 was Park Hotel Group Management Pte Ltd, and the respondent was Park Hotel CQ Pte. Ltd., Aw Eng Hai. Legal representation included TSMP Law Corporation and Allen & Gledhill LLP. The case was decided on 23 May 2025 in the High Court (General Division).