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)

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).

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?

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.

Which judge decided [2025] SGHCR 24?

[2025] SGHCR 24 was delivered by Vikram Rajaram in the High Court Registrar on 25 July 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHCR 24 cite?

[2025] SGHCR 24 cites 6 prior decisions, including 2 from foreign jurisdictions.

Cases Cited (6)

SG (2)

[2017] SGHC 100 [2023] SGHC 64

SLR (2)

[1997] 2 SLR(R) 427 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 543

UK (2)

[1985] 1 All ER 976 [1987] 2 WLR 363

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCR 24)