BABBOBOX PTE. LTD. v EPIQ SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
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| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Andre Maniam |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Allen & Gledhill LLP, Intelleigen Legal LLC, JG Law Chambers LLC, Lee & Lee LLP, Chee Chun Woei, Eugene Lau, Jacintha Gopal, Lai Tze Chang Stanley, Lim Yong Sheng David, Linda Shi Peifeng, Poon Chong Ming, Tan Tee Jim, Tay Yee Wei Justin, Toh Jia Yi |
Source: [2026] SGHC 66, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Babbobox Pte Ltd v Epiq Singapore Pte Ltd and another [2026] SGHC 66, decided on 8 April 2026 by Justice Andre Maniam, concerned a summary determination of a question of contractual construction under Order 9 rule 19 of the Rules of Court 2021. Epiq Singapore Pte Ltd and Epiq Australia Pty Ltd applied for a ruling that the term "Source Code" (as defined in the Master Software Development Agreement dated 19 May 2021 between Babbobox and Epiq Singapore) formed part of the "Work Product" under Section 9.1 of that agreement. Had the Epiq Companies succeeded, Babbobox's claims would have been dismissed in their entirety and an interim injunction obtained by Babbobox on 15 August 2024 would have been discharged — with Babbobox potentially liable on its undertaking as to damages.
[2026] SGHC 66 explained
BABBOBOX PTE. LTD. v EPIQ SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. ([2026] SGHC 66) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 8 April 2026. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. 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 66 about?
BABBOBOX PTE. LTD. v EPIQ SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. ([2026] SGHC 66) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Rules of court — Summary determination of questions of law or construction of documents”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Summary
Babbobox Pte Ltd and the Epiq Companies were in dispute over ownership of source codes developed under a Master Software Development Agreement, with the Epiq Companies applying for summary determination under Order 9 rule 19 of the Rules of Court 2021 of whether "Source Code" formed part of the contractually defined "Work Product." The court found that resolving the question required factual inquiries — including whether source codes were incorporated into the relevant platforms and whether ownership was necessary for use — which could not safely be determined as a pure question of law or construction. The application for summary determination was declined and dismissed.
What contractual question did the High Court determine in Babbobox v Epiq Singapore [2026] SGHC 66?
Justice Andre Maniam determined under Order 9 rule 19 whether "Source Code" in the Master Software Development Agreement of 19 May 2021 formed part of "Work Product" under Section 9.1. An affirmative ruling would have dismissed Babbobox's claims and discharged the interim injunction granted on 15 August 2024.
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