SREE RAM CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD v GREEN TAG SCAFFOLDING PTE LTD & Anor

A defendant in a construction dispute sought to strike out the claimant's separate action on the basis that O 6 r 8(1) of the Rules of Court 2021 mandates that all claims against a claimant must be brought as counterclaims rather than fresh proceedings. The court dismissed the application, holding that despite the change in wording from the 2014 Rules, the provision enables but does not compel a defendant to counterclaim, and the unjust enrichment claim was not plainly unsustainable.