L’OREAL & Anor v SHOPEE SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED

[2025] SGHCR 2 High Court Registrar 2 April 2025 • HC/OA 305/2024 ( HC/SUM 165/2025 ) • 51 min read

12 cases cited (8 SG, 4 foreign)

Catchwords

Abuse of Process — Riddick principle Civil Procedure — Disclosure of documents — Disclosure of information — — Sufficiency of answer Civil Procedure — Interrogatories — Disclosure of information — Whether principles on interrogatories relevant to O 11 r 11 Rules of Court 2021

Practice Areas

Abuse of Process Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Chong Ee Hsiun Delivered

Counsel (7)

Chua & Partners LLP Firm Ravindran Associates LLP Firm Chan Wenqiang Counsel Applicant Maria Xenia Robles Lafiguera Counsel Applicant Ravindran s/o Muthucumarasamy Counsel Applicant Sheryl Lauren Koh Quanli Counsel Respondent Woozeer Shaquil Ahmad Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

L'Oreal Applicant La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique Applicant Shopee Singapore Private Limited Respondent

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCR 2 is a High Court Registrar decision dated 2 April 2025 concerning Abuse of Process and Civil Procedure, specifically addressing riddick principle, disclosure of documents, and interrogatories. The judgment was delivered by Chong Ee Hsiun. The case was brought by L'Oreal and others (applicant) against Shopee Singapore Private Limited (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Ravindran Associates LLP and Chua & Partners LLP. The judgment cites 12 cases (8 Singapore, 4 foreign).

Summary

L'Oreal and La Roche-Posay, having obtained a pre-action information production order against Shopee regarding counterfeit product sellers, sought further orders alleging the respondent's answers were insufficient. The court dismissed the application, finding Shopee had complied with the order to the best of its knowledge, was not bound to obtain information from third parties, and declined to lift the Riddick undertaking to permit use of disclosed information in other proceedings.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCR 2?

[2025] SGHCR 2 (L’OREAL & Anor v SHOPEE SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED) is a High Court Registrar decision from 2 April 2025 addressing Abuse of Process and Civil Procedure, specifically riddick principle, disclosure of documents, and interrogatories. The judgment was delivered by Chong Ee Hsiun.

Who were the parties in L’OREAL & Anor v SHOPEE SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED?

The applicant in [2025] SGHCR 2 was L'Oreal, La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique, and the respondent was Shopee Singapore Private Limited. Legal representation included Chua & Partners LLP and Ravindran Associates LLP. The case was decided on 2 April 2025 in the High Court Registrar.

Which judge decided [2025] SGHCR 2?

[2025] SGHCR 2 was delivered by Chong Ee Hsiun in the High Court Registrar on 2 April 2025. The case concerned Abuse of Process and Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHCR 2 cite?

[2025] SGHCR 2 cites 12 prior decisions, including 4 from foreign jurisdictions.

Cases Cited (12)

SG (2)

[2024] SGHC 308 [2024] SGHC 327

SLR (6)

[2006] 4 SLR 95 [2014] 2 SLR 208 [2020] 2 SLR 912 [2023] 3 SLR 1191 [2024] 3 SLR 1502 [2024] 5 SLR 86

UK (3)

[1974] AC 133 [2015] QB 41 [2019] EWHC 249

AU (1)

[2009] NSWSC 361

Judgment

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Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCR 2)