TAN TSE HAW v PEH TIAN SWEE & Anor

[2025] SGHCR 9 High Court Registrar 30 April 2025 • HC/OC 158/2024 ( HC/SUM 299/2025 ) • 38 min read
18 cases cited (17 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Rules of court — Non-compliance — Whether unless order should be made Civil Procedure — Production of documents — Breach of production obligations — Whether unless order should be made

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Chong Fu Shan Delivered

Counsel (5)

FC Legal Asia LLC Firm Withers KhattarWong LLP Firm Farahna Alam Counsel Respondent Goh Jia Jie Counsel Applicant Oh Zhen Hao Thaddeus (Hu Zhenhao) Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

Vfix Auto Private Limited Defendant Peh Tian Swee Defendant Tan Tse Haw Plaintiff

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCR 9 is a High Court Registrar decision dated 30 April 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing rules of court and production of documents. The judgment was delivered by Chong Fu Shan. The case was brought by Tan Tse Haw (plaintiff) against Vfix Auto Private Limited and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by FC Legal Asia LLC and Withers KhattarWong LLP. The judgment cites 18 cases (17 Singapore, 1 foreign). This decision has been cited by 2 subsequent judgments in the dataset.

Summary

In a minority oppression suit between equal shareholders of an auto repair company, the first defendant applied for an unless order after the claimant failed to comply with a production order for documents relating to a competing company he had set up. The court granted the unless order with 21 days for compliance, finding the claimant's persistent default in producing quotations, invoices, and job orders from the competing company was contumelious and without adequate justification.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCR 9?

[2025] SGHCR 9 (TAN TSE HAW v PEH TIAN SWEE & Anor) is a High Court Registrar decision from 30 April 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically rules of court and production of documents. The judgment was delivered by Chong Fu Shan.

Who were the parties in TAN TSE HAW v PEH TIAN SWEE & Anor?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHCR 9 was Tan Tse Haw, and the defendant was Vfix Auto Private Limited, Peh Tian Swee. Legal representation included Withers KhattarWong LLP and FC Legal Asia LLC. The case was decided on 30 April 2025 in the High Court Registrar.

Which judge decided [2025] SGHCR 9?

[2025] SGHCR 9 was delivered by Chong Fu Shan in the High Court Registrar on 30 April 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHCR 9 cite?

[2025] SGHCR 9 cites 18 prior decisions, including 1 from foreign jurisdictions. The decision has itself been cited by 2 subsequent judgments.

Cases Cited (18)

SG (4)
[2008] SGHC 115 [2018] SGHC 13 [2024] SGHC 308 [2024] SGHC 65
SLR (13)
[1997] 1 SLR(R) 328 [1999] 1 SLR(R) 361 [2002] 1 SLR(R) 604 [2005] 2 SLR(R) 425 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 1 [2011] 1 SLR 337 [2013] 3 SLR 1179 [2013] 3 SLR 573 [2014] 1 SLR 78 [2015] 3 SLR 1115 [2022] 3 SLR 964 [2023] 5 SLR 1484 [2025] 3 SLR 362
UK (1)
[1997] 1 WLR 1666

Cited By (2)

[2025] SGHCR 37
GHP FAR EAST LIMITED v NPG GLOBAL PTE LTD & Anor
[2025] SGHC 113
TAN TSE HAW v PEH TIAN SWEE & Anor

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCR 9)