ORO NEGRO DRILLING PTE. LTD. & 5 Ors v INTEGRADORA DE SERVICIOS PETROLEROS ORO NEGRO, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. & 6 Ors
Key facts
| Court | High Court Registrar |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Perry Peh |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Haridass Ho & Partners, Tan Kok Quan Partnership, Brian Larry Khoo, Siew Guo Wei, Tyronne Toh |
Source: [2025] SGHCR 28, High Court Registrar, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHCR 28 is a High Court Registrar decision dated 26 August 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing judgments and orders. The judgment was delivered by Perry Peh. The case was brought by Oro Negro Decus Pte Ltd and others (plaintiff) against Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro SAPI de CV and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Haridass Ho & Partners and Tan Kok Quan Partnership. The judgment cites 13 cases.
[2025] SGHCR 28 explained
ORO NEGRO DRILLING PTE. LTD. & 5 Ors v INTEGRADORA DE SERVICIOS PETROLEROS ORO NEGRO, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. & 6 Ors ([2025] SGHCR 28) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court Registrar on 26 August 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 28 about?
ORO NEGRO DRILLING PTE. LTD. & 5 Ors v INTEGRADORA DE SERVICIOS PETROLEROS ORO NEGRO, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. & 6 Ors ([2025] SGHCR 28) is a High Court Registrar decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Judgments and orders — Non-compliance — Unless orders”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHCR 28 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGCA 32 and [2024] SGHC 65. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
In long-running litigation between Oro Negro group companies and their former directors, the third defendant applied for an unless order to compel the plaintiffs to provide sufficient answers to interrogatories about legal fees paid to Mexican and US lawyers. The court granted the unless order, finding the plaintiffs had failed to comply with the earlier interrogatory order and that their justifications for non-compliance were impermissible collateral attacks on the outcome of the earlier proceeding.
What was decided in [2025] SGHCR 28?
[2025] SGHCR 28 (ORO NEGRO DRILLING PTE. LTD. & 5 Ors v INTEGRADORA DE SERVICIOS PETROLEROS ORO NEGRO, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. & 6 Ors) is a High Court Registrar decision from 26 August 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically judgments and orders. The judgment was delivered by Perry Peh.
Who were the parties in ORO NEGRO DRILLING PTE. LTD. & 5 Ors v INTEGRADORA DE SERVICIOS PETROLEROS ORO NEGRO, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. & 6 Ors ([2025] SGHCR 28)?
The plaintiff in [2025] SGHCR 28 was Oro Negro Decus Pte Ltd, Oro Negro Drilling Pte Ltd, and the defendant was Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro SAPI de CV, Alonso Del Val Echeverria. Legal representation included Tan Kok Quan Partnership and Haridass Ho & Partners. The case was decided on 26 August 2025 in the High Court Registrar.
Which judge decided [2025] SGHCR 28?
[2025] SGHCR 28 was delivered by Perry Peh in the High Court Registrar on 26 August 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHCR 28 cite?
[2025] SGHCR 28 cites 13 prior decisions.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCR 28)