MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLE PLAN NO. 4348 v HOI HUP SUNWAY PASIR RIS PTE. LTD. & 14 Ors

[2025] SGHCR 5 High Court Registrar 14 April 2025 • HC/S 577/2021 ( HC/SUM 449/2025 ) • 26 min read
6 cases cited

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Delay — Whether to grant an extension of time to file application for determination of a question of law

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Vikram Rajaram Delivered

Counsel (12)

Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC Firm Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP Firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Titanium Law Chambers LLC Firm Aaron Lim Chor Yin Counsel Defendant Alexius Chew Counsel Plaintiff Anthony Wee Counsel Plaintiff Francis Chan Counsel Plaintiff Jackie Tay Counsel Defendant Kenneth Loh Counsel Plaintiff Michelle Choy Counsel Defendant Stuart Ralph Lim Xiu Wu Counsel Defendant

Parties (16)

Aquatech Products and Services Pte Ltd Defendant Cementaid (S.E.A.) Pte Ltd Defendant Consortium 168 Architects Pte Ltd Defendant Hoe Kim Tiling & Building Pte Ltd Defendant Hoi Hup Sunway Pasir Ris Pte Ltd Defendant Joe Green Pte Ltd Defendant Kao Lee Aluminium Industrial Pte Ltd Defendant Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No. 4348 Plaintiff Noris Engineering & Air-Conditioning Pte Ltd Defendant Pro-Werkze (S) Pte Ltd Defendant Propell Integrated Pte Ltd Defendant Rankine & Hill (Singapore) Pte Ltd Defendant Sin Hong Yong Pte Ltd Defendant Straits Construction Singapore Private Limited Defendant Tractel Singapore Private Limited Defendant WBL Engineering & Distribution Pte Ltd t/a Welmate Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCR 5 is a High Court Registrar decision dated 14 April 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing delay. The judgment was delivered by Vikram Rajaram. The case was brought by Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No. 4348 (plaintiff) against Aquatech Products and Services Pte Ltd and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Titanium Law Chambers LLC and Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC. The judgment cites 6 cases and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Limitation Act.

Summary

The third defendant architect in a construction defects suit against a condominium development sought an extension of time to file an application for summary determination of whether certain claims were time-barred. The court dismissed the application, finding the architect's delay of over a year in filing the application was not satisfactorily explained, particularly when the limitation issue had been raised earlier in the proceedings and the application was made after a former co-defendant was released.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCR 5?

[2025] SGHCR 5 (MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLE PLAN NO. 4348 v HOI HUP SUNWAY PASIR RIS PTE. LTD. & 14 Ors) is a High Court Registrar decision from 14 April 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically delay. The judgment was delivered by Vikram Rajaram.

Who were the parties in MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLE PLAN NO. 4348 v HOI HUP SUNWAY PASIR RIS PTE. LTD. & 14 Ors?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHCR 5 was Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No. 4348, and the defendant was Aquatech Products and Services Pte Ltd, Cementaid (S.E.A.) Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP and Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC. The case was decided on 14 April 2025 in the High Court Registrar.

Which judge decided [2025] SGHCR 5?

[2025] SGHCR 5 was delivered by Vikram Rajaram in the High Court Registrar on 14 April 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHCR 5 cite?

[2025] SGHCR 5 cites 6 prior decisions. It references Limitation Act.

Statutes Cited

Limitation Act (Cap 163)
s 24A(3) s 24A(3)(a)

Cases Cited (6)

SLR (6)
[2008] 2 SLR(R) 540 [2011] 2 SLR 1 [2014] 2 SLR 1371 [2016] 2 SLR 50 [2018] 1 SLR 108 [2021] 4 SLR 935

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCR 5)