LE NINH TIEN v RAINBOW FOREST ENTERPRISES LIMITED & 5 Ors

[2025] SGHCR 23 High Court Registrar 18 July 2025 • HC/OC 665/2024 ( HC/SUM 1061/2025 ) • 52 min read
21 cases cited (19 SG, 2 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Stay of proceedings — Counterclaim

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Perry Peh Delivered

Counsel (6)

Titanium Law Chambers LLC Firm Tito Isaac & Co LLC Firm Alexius Chew Counsel Plaintiff Francis Chan Counsel Plaintiff Jaspreet Kaur Counsel Defendant Tan Youliang Counsel Defendant

Parties (7)

Rainbow Forest Enterprises Ltd Defendant Song Doc MV19 Pte Ltd Defendant Gordon Roy Bate Defendant Le Ninh Tien Plaintiff Lu Qianxiang Defendant Stevean Goh Hwee Peng Defendant Truong Dinh Hoe Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCR 23 is a High Court Registrar decision dated 18 July 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing stay of proceedings. The judgment was delivered by Perry Peh. The case was brought by Le Ninh Tien (plaintiff) against Rainbow Forest Enterprises Ltd and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Titanium Law Chambers LLC and Tito Isaac & Co LLC. The judgment cites 21 cases (19 Singapore, 2 foreign) and references 2 statutory provisions, including the Companies Act and the Supreme Court of Judicature Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

Summary

A minority shareholder in a Singapore ship-owning company applied to dismiss or stay the sixth defendant's counterclaim on forum non conveniens grounds, arguing the dispute should be tried in Vietnam or Cambodia. The court dismissed the application, holding that a claimant is not precluded from challenging jurisdiction over a counterclaim, but found Singapore was the more appropriate forum due to the procedural convenience of trying the claim and counterclaim together given their overlapping factual matrix.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCR 23?

[2025] SGHCR 23 (LE NINH TIEN v RAINBOW FOREST ENTERPRISES LIMITED & 5 Ors) is a High Court Registrar decision from 18 July 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically stay of proceedings. The judgment was delivered by Perry Peh.

Who were the parties in LE NINH TIEN v RAINBOW FOREST ENTERPRISES LIMITED & 5 Ors?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHCR 23 was Le Ninh Tien, and the defendant was Rainbow Forest Enterprises Ltd, Song Doc MV19 Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Titanium Law Chambers LLC and Tito Isaac & Co LLC. The case was decided on 18 July 2025 in the High Court Registrar.

Which judge decided [2025] SGHCR 23?

[2025] SGHCR 23 was delivered by Perry Peh in the High Court Registrar on 18 July 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHCR 23 cite?

[2025] SGHCR 23 cites 21 prior decisions, including 2 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Companies Act, Supreme Court of Judicature Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act (Cap 50)
s 216
Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)

Cases Cited (21)

SG (2)
[2019] SGHC 182 [2022] SGHC 299
SLR (17)
[1994] 3 SLR(R) 594 [1994] 3 SLR(R) 768 [2000] 2 SLR(R) 326 [2001] 1 SLR(R) 104 [2002] 1 SLR(R) 880 [2007] 1 SLR(R) 377 [2008] 2 SLR(R) 491 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 543 [2009] 4 SLR(R) 428 [2011] 1 SLR 391 [2013] 3 SLR 527 [2017] 2 SLR 265 [2018] 3 SLR 423 [2019] 2 SLR 672 [2020] 2 SLR 638 [2023] 3 SLR 1092 [2024] 3 SLR 476
UK (2)
[1987] AC 460 [1997] 1 WLR 1485

Cited By (1)

[2025] SGHC 240
LE NINH TIEN v RAINBOW FOREST ENTERPRISES LIMITED & 5 Ors

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCR 23)