Argoglobal Underwriting Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. & 4 Ors v Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Q: Which legislation does [2026] SGCA 14 consider?

The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97) and Insurance Act (Cap 142). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2026] SGCA 14 Court of Appeal 19 March 2026 CA/CA 18/2025 85 min read

14 cases cited (8 SG, 6 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal allowed

we allow the appeal.

Source: [2026] SGCA 14, Court of Appeal, decided 19 March 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	Court of Appeal
Decided	19 March 2026
Judges	Hri Kumar Nair, Steven Chong, Sundaresh Menon
Charges / claim	Evidence, Insurance
Outcome	Appeal allowed
Counsel	Chan Leng Sun LLC, Incisive Law LLC, Tan Jun Hong LLC, WongPartnership LLP, Alexis Loy, Chan Leng Sun, Deya Shankar Dubey, Glenn Tennyson Ong, Jayakumar Suryanarayanan, Lim Jingzhen Jerrick, Loh Wai Yue, Martin Lee Wey Vern, Prakash Nair, Seow Hwang Seng John, Tan Chee Meng, Tan Jun Hong, Tan Kai Yun, Teo Jen Min

Source: [2026] SGCA 14, Court of Appeal, decided 19 March 2026 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Evidence — Admissibility of evidence — Hearsay Insurance — Marine insurance — Whether loss caused by perils of the seas Insurance — Marine insurance — Whether vessel was a constructive total loss

Practice Areas

Evidence Insurance

Judges (3)

Hri Kumar Nair Coram Steven Chong Delivered Sundaresh Menon Coram

Counsel (18)

Chan Leng Sun LLC Firm Incisive Law LLC Firm Tan Jun Hong LLC Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Alexis Loy Counsel Respondent Chan Leng Sun Counsel Appellant Deya Shankar Dubey Counsel Respondent Glenn Tennyson Ong Counsel Appellant Jayakumar Suryanarayanan Counsel Respondent Lim Jingzhen Jerrick Counsel Respondent Loh Wai Yue Counsel Appellant Martin Lee Wey Vern Counsel Appellant Prakash Nair Counsel Appellant Seow Hwang Seng John Counsel Appellant Tan Chee Meng Counsel Respondent Tan Jun Hong Counsel Appellant Tan Kai Yun Counsel Respondent Teo Jen Min Counsel Respondent

Parties (6)

Argoglobal Underwriting Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Appellant China Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd Appellant Great American Insurance Company Appellant MS First Capital Insurance Limited Appellant Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited Respondent QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd Appellant

[2026] SGCA 14 explained

Argoglobal Underwriting Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. & 4 Ors v Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited ([2026] SGCA 14) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 19 March 2026. It is categorised under Evidence and Insurance. 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 [2026] SGCA 14 about?

Argoglobal Underwriting Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. & 4 Ors v Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited ([2026] SGCA 14) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Evidence — Admissibility of evidence — Hearsay”, “Insurance — Marine insurance — Whether loss caused by perils of the seas”, and “Insurance — Marine insurance — Whether vessel was a constructive total loss”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2026] SGCA 14 consider?

The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97) and Insurance Act (Cap 142). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.