DWJ v DWK

[2026] SGHC(I) 12 Singapore International Commercial Court 30 July 2026 SIC/OA 18/2026 ( HC/SUM 1193/2026 ) 9 min read

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Key facts

Court	Singapore International Commercial Court
Decided	30 July 2026
Judge	Sir Nigel Teare
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure, Arbitration
Counsel	Drew & Napier LLC, Infinitus Law Corporation, Lai Yi Qian, Mahesh Rai s/o Vedprakash Rai, Tien De Ming, Grismond, Yong Wei Jun Jonathan

Source: [2026] SGHC(I) 12, Singapore International Commercial Court, decided 30 July 2026 — eLitigation. Updated 14 October 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Costs — Security Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Arbitration

Judges (1)

Sir Nigel Teare Delivered

Counsel (6)

Drew & Napier LLC Firm Infinitus Law Corporation Firm Lai Yi Qian Counsel for the defendant Mahesh Rai s/o Vedprakash Rai Counsel for the defendant Tien De Ming, Grismond Counsel for the plaintiff Yong Wei Jun Jonathan Counsel for the defendant

Parties (2)

DWJ Plaintiff

DWK Defendant

Case Significance

DWJ v DWK [2026] SGHC(I) 12 is a decision of Sir Nigel Teare IJ in the Singapore International Commercial Court, dated 30 July 2026, in Originating Application No 18 of 2026 (Summons No 1193 of 2026). The Claimant seeks to set aside an arbitration award dated 16 December 2025. In an earlier decision, the court ordered security for the Defendant's costs of $100,000 under SUM 1193. This judgment addressed the costs of that application, which spanned the transfer to the SICC on 24 April 2026. The Defendant claimed $43,775.75 and the Claimant submitted no more than $3,000. The court assessed pre-transfer costs by Appendix G and post-transfer costs under Order 22 of the SICC Rules, awarding $7,000 and $28,000 plus $2,840.75 in disbursements, totalling $37,840.75.

[2026] SGHC(I) 12 explained

DWJ v DWK ([2026] SGHC(I) 12) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court on 30 July 2026. It is categorised under Civil Procedure and Arbitration. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. 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] SGHC(I) 12 about?

DWJ v DWK ([2026] SGHC(I) 12) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Costs — Security” and “Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside”, 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 [2026] SGHC(I) 12 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2026] SGHC(I) 10. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2026] SGHC(I) 12?

Within this corpus, [2026] SGHC(I) 12 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

Summary

The Singapore International Commercial Court dealt with the costs of SUM 1193, the Defendant's successful application for security for costs in DWJ's application to set aside an arbitration award. The Defendant sought $43,775.75, while the Claimant said no more than $3,000 was reasonable. The court awarded $7,000 for costs before transfer from the General Division of the High Court, $28,000 after transfer, and $2,840.75 in disbursements, a total of $37,840.75.

What was DWJ v DWK [2026] SGHC(I) 12 about?

The SICC decided the costs of SUM 1193, the Defendant's successful application for security for costs in the Claimant's challenge to an arbitration award. Costs were split between work before and after the transfer to the SICC on 24 April 2026.

How much costs were awarded in [2026] SGHC(I) 12?

The court awarded the Defendant $7,000 for costs before transfer, $28,000 for costs after transfer, and $2,840.75 in disbursements, a total of $37,840.75 inclusive of disbursements, against $43,775.75 claimed.