SPACKMAN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED v WOO SANG CHEOL

[2025] SGHCR 14 High Court Registrar 23 May 2025 • HC/S 592/2020 ( HC/SUM 1956/2024,HC/SUM 1671/2024,HC/SUM 1955/2024 ) • 76 min read

17 cases cited (8 SG, 9 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Unless orders Civil Procedure — Discovery of documents — Redaction Abuse of Process — Riddick principle — Cogency of the evidence

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Abuse of Process

Judges (1)

Reuben Ong Delivered

Counsel (6)

Breakpoint LLC Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Benson Fan Counsel Defendant Leau Jun Li (Phoebe) Counsel Defendant Leow Jiamin Counsel Defendant Nicholas Poon Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Spackman Entertainment Group Limited Plaintiff Woo Sang Cheol Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCR 14 is a High Court Registrar decision dated 23 May 2025 concerning Abuse of Process and Civil Procedure, specifically addressing unless orders, discovery of documents, and riddick principle. The judgment was delivered by Reuben Ong. The case was brought by Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (plaintiff) against Woo Sang Cheol (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Breakpoint LLC and WongPartnership LLP. The judgment cites 17 cases (8 Singapore, 9 foreign) and references 2 statutory provisions, including the Criminal Procedure Code and the Securities and Futures Act.

Summary

In a defamation suit by a film production company against a businessman, three interlocutory applications were heard: the defendant's specific discovery application, the plaintiff's unless order application, and the plaintiff's application to be released from its Riddick undertaking. The court granted specific discovery in part for 8 of 11 categories, dismissed the unless order application, and partially granted the Riddick release for use of documents in related proceedings in Korea and the US.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCR 14?

[2025] SGHCR 14 (SPACKMAN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED v WOO SANG CHEOL) is a High Court Registrar decision from 23 May 2025 addressing Abuse of Process and Civil Procedure, specifically unless orders, discovery of documents, and riddick principle. The judgment was delivered by Reuben Ong.

Who were the parties in SPACKMAN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED v WOO SANG CHEOL?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHCR 14 was Spackman Entertainment Group Limited, and the defendant was Woo Sang Cheol. Legal representation included WongPartnership LLP and Breakpoint LLC. The case was decided on 23 May 2025 in the High Court Registrar.

Which judge decided [2025] SGHCR 14?

[2025] SGHCR 14 was delivered by Reuben Ong in the High Court Registrar on 23 May 2025. The case concerned Abuse of Process and Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHCR 14 cite?

[2025] SGHCR 14 cites 17 prior decisions, including 9 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Criminal Procedure Code, Securities and Futures Act.

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68)

Securities and Futures Act (Cap 289)

Cases Cited (17)

SG (2)

[2004] SGHC 142 [2024] SGHC 259

SLR (6)

[1991] 2 SLR(R) 688 [2002] 1 SLR(R) 604 [2002] 2 SLR(R) 465 [2013] 3 SLR 1179 [2020] 2 SLR 912 [2021] 2 SLR 584

UK (7)

[1987] 1 AC 829 [1995] 1 WLR 172 [1997] QB 881 [2005] 1 WLR 104 [2005] EWHC 238 [2018] EWHC 3084 [2023] EWHC 2488

AU (2)

[2003] FCA 833 [2009] NSWSC 361

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCR 14)