SH DESIGN & BUILD PTE. LTD. v JURONG PORT PTE LTD & Anor

Q: Which legislation does [2026] SGHC 159 consider?

The judgment refers to Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2026] SGHC 159 High Court (General Division) 30 July 2026 HC/OA 1204/2025 27 min read

1 cases cited

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	30 July 2026
Judge	Lee Seiu Kin
Charges / claim	Credit and security, Building and Construction Law
Counsel	Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC, TSMP Law Corporation, Titanium Law Chambers LLC, Chen Sixue, Chuah Chee Kian Christopher, Koh Huini Valerie, Lee Hwai Bin, Leong Wen Wei, Michael, Loh Eu Tse Derek, Ow Guan Jie Daniel, Terence Yeo, Thio Shen Yi, Wee Anthony, Yang Yuanhong, Bernard

Source: [2026] SGHC 159, High Court (General Division), decided 30 July 2026 — eLitigation. Updated 14 October 2026.

Catchwords

Credit and security — Performance bond — Whether call on performance bond was valid Building and Construction Law — Building and construction related contracts — Guarantees and bonds

Practice Areas

Credit and security Building and Construction Law

Judges (1)

Lee Seiu Kin Delivered

Counsel (14)

Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC Firm TSMP Law Corporation Firm Titanium Law Chambers LLC Firm Chen Sixue Counsel for the respondent Chuah Chee Kian Christopher Counsel for the applicant Koh Huini Valerie Counsel for the applicant Lee Hwai Bin Counsel for the applicant

Leong Wen Wei, Michael Counsel for the applicant

Loh Eu Tse Derek Counsel for the respondent

Ow Guan Jie Daniel Counsel for the respondent

Terence Yeo Counsel for the respondent Thio Shen Yi Counsel for the respondent Wee Anthony Counsel for the respondent

Yang Yuanhong, Bernard Counsel for the applicant

Parties (3)

HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte Ltd Respondent

Jurong Port Pte Ltd Respondent

SH Design & Build Pte Ltd Applicant

Case Significance

SH Design & Build Pte Ltd v Jurong Port Pte Ltd and another [2026] SGHC 159 was decided in the General Division of the High Court by Lee Seiu Kin SJ on 30 July 2026, after submissions on 20 April 2026. In HC/OA 1204/2025 the applicant contractor on the Proposed Ready Mixed Concrete Ecosystem at Jurong Port sought to stop the first respondent from calling on a performance bond issued by the second respondent, pending arbitration. The first respondent had demanded $12,569,800 on 14 October 2025 relying on the Supervising Officer's decision on liquidated damages. The issue was whether a valid decision was given within the 30-day limit under clause 35.1. The court held that the 5 September 2025 decision did not fix the quantum, that the later clarification was out of time, and that the demand was invalid, so the application to set aside the injunction was dismissed.

[2026] SGHC 159 explained

SH DESIGN & BUILD PTE. LTD. v JURONG PORT PTE LTD & Anor ([2026] SGHC 159) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 30 July 2026. It is categorised under Credit and security and Building and Construction Law. 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] SGHC 159 about?

SH DESIGN & BUILD PTE. LTD. v JURONG PORT PTE LTD & Anor ([2026] SGHC 159) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Credit and security — Performance bond — Whether call on performance bond was valid” and “Building and Construction Law — Building and construction related contracts — Guarantees and bonds”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2026] SGHC 159 consider?

The judgment refers to Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

Summary

The General Division of the High Court heard an application by contractor SH Design & Build Pte Ltd for an injunction restraining Jurong Port Pte Ltd from calling on a performance bond issued by HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte Ltd, pending arbitration. The employer had demanded the full bond sum of $12,569,800 based on the Supervising Officer's decision on liquidated damages. The court held that the original decision did not determine the quantum and that the later clarification was invalid for being given after the 30-day deadline, so the demand was not valid and the employer's application to set aside the injunction was dismissed.

What was SH Design & Build v Jurong Port about ([2026] SGHC 159)?

A contractor sought to restrain Jurong Port from calling on a performance bond issued by HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte Ltd, arguing the demand relied on a Supervising Officer's decision on liquidated damages that was not valid.

Why was the performance bond demand invalid in [2026] SGHC 159?

The Supervising Officer's decision of 5 September 2025 did not determine the quantum of liquidated damages, and the later clarification was given after the 30-day deadline under clause 35.1, so the premise of the demand letter was false.