DYNAMIC OIL TRADING (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION AND RECEIVERSHIP) v DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

[2025] SGHCR 24 High Court Registrar 25 July 2025 HC/S 45/2020 ( HC/SUM 1381/2025 ) 36 min read

6 cases cited (4 SG, 2 foreign)

Key facts

Court	High Court Registrar
Decided	25 July 2025
Judge	Vikram Rajaram
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Counsel	Drew & Napier LLC, Legal Solutions LLC, WongPartnership LLP, Charmaine Ong, Gabriel Koh, Goh Wei Wei, Kevin Kwek, Kong Pek Yoke, Phyllis Chin, Randolph Khoo, Sharon Ki, Tan Ee Hsien, Tan Shi Hui

Source: [2025] SGHCR 24, High Court Registrar, decided 25 July 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure – Third party proceedings – Whether orders made on a summons for third party directions should be varied

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Vikram Rajaram Delivered

Counsel (13)

Drew & Napier LLC Firm Legal Solutions LLC Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Charmaine Ong Counsel Third Party Gabriel Koh Counsel Defendant Goh Wei Wei Counsel Defendant Kevin Kwek Counsel Third Party Kong Pek Yoke Counsel Defendant Phyllis Chin Counsel Plaintiff Randolph Khoo Counsel Plaintiff Sharon Ki Counsel Plaintiff Tan Ee Hsien Counsel Defendant Tan Shi Hui Counsel Third Party

Parties (6)

Deloitte & Touche LLP Defendant Dynamic Oil Trading (Singapore) Pte Ltd (in Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) Plaintiff Götz Dieter Lehsten Third Party Lars Møller Third Party Morten Skou Third Party The Personal Representative(s) of Jim Bøjesen Hessellund Pedersen, Deceased Third Party

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCR 24 is a High Court Registrar decision dated 25 July 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing third party proceedings. The judgment was delivered by Vikram Rajaram. The case was brought by Dynamic Oil Trading (Singapore) Pte Ltd (in Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) (plaintiff) against Deloitte & Touche LLP (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Drew & Napier LLC and WongPartnership LLP. The judgment cites 6 cases (4 Singapore, 2 foreign).

[2025] SGHCR 24 explained

DYNAMIC OIL TRADING (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION AND RECEIVERSHIP) v DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP ([2025] SGHCR 24) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court Registrar on 25 July 2025. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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] SGHCR 24 about?

DYNAMIC OIL TRADING (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION AND RECEIVERSHIP) v DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP ([2025] SGHCR 24) is a High Court Registrar decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure – Third party proceedings – Whether orders made on a summons for third party directions should be varied”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Summary

The defendant auditor, Deloitte & Touche, applied to vary earlier third party directions to combine the trial of the main action and third party proceedings, rather than having them tried separately. The court allowed the variation, finding a combined trial would promote greater efficiency and reduce the risk of inconsistent findings, given the significant overlap of issues between the audit negligence claim and the contribution claims against the company's former directors.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCR 24?

[2025] SGHCR 24 (DYNAMIC OIL TRADING (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION AND RECEIVERSHIP) v DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP) is a High Court Registrar decision from 25 July 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically third party proceedings. The judgment was delivered by Vikram Rajaram.

Who were the parties in DYNAMIC OIL TRADING (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION AND RECEIVERSHIP) v DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP ([2025] SGHCR 24)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHCR 24 was Dynamic Oil Trading (Singapore) Pte Ltd (in Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation), and the defendant was Deloitte & Touche LLP. Legal representation included Drew & Napier LLC and Legal Solutions LLC. The case was decided on 25 July 2025 in the High Court Registrar.