Teo Han Siang v Lim Eng Keong

[2026] SGHCR 12 High Court Registrar 15 April 2026 • MC/OC 2048/2026 ( HC/SUM 1504/2025,HC/SUM 416/2026,HC/SUM 1011/2025,HC/SUM 2630/2025,HC/SUM 2629/2025 ) • 53 min read
6 cases cited (5 SG, 1 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Affidavits Civil Procedure — Striking out — Abuse of process Civil Procedure — Striking out — Interests of justice

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Wee Yen Jean Delivered

Counsel (4)

1forAll Law LLC Firm Parwani Law LLC Firm Lim Ming Yi Counsel Plaintiff Vijai Dharamdas Parwani Counsel Defendant

Parties (3)

Ecube Auto Credit Pte Ltd Defendant Lim Eng Keong Defendant Teo Han Siang Plaintiff

Case Significance

Teo Han Siang v Lim Eng Keong [2026] SGHCR 12 is a High Court Registrar decision by AR Wee Yen Jean, delivered on 15 April 2026, granting a defendant's application to strike out the claimant's suit as an abuse of process. Teo Han Siang sued Lim Eng Keong and Ecube Auto Credit Pte Ltd for repayment of sums he characterised as loans, relying on communications and documents in support, but he had previously filed affidavits in separate court proceedings stating those same payments were investments — not loans — and that no debt was owed. AR Wee Yen Jean struck out the claim under O 9 r 16 of the Rules of Court 2021 on abuse-of-process and interests-of-justice grounds, with Lim Ming Yi of 1forAll Law LLC appearing for the claimant and Vijai Dharamdas Parwani of Parwani Law LLC for the defendant.

Summary

Teo Han Siang sued Lim Eng Keong for repayment of several alleged loans totalling over S$150,000, claiming the payments were loans for land-flipping projects in Lombok, Indonesia. The key issue was whether the claim should be struck out as an abuse of process, given that Teo had filed affidavits in prior proceedings stating the same payments were investments rather than loans. The court allowed the striking-out application under O 9 r 16 of the Rules of Court 2021, finding Teo's inconsistent sworn positions constituted an abuse of process, and ordered him to pay indemnity costs of S$25,000.

Why did the High Court strike out the claim in Teo Han Siang v Lim Eng Keong?

AR Wee Yen Jean struck out Teo Han Siang's loan repayment claim on 15 April 2026 because Teo had previously filed affidavits in separate proceedings stating the same payments were investments, not loans. The court found this inconsistency made the present suit an abuse of process under O 9 r 16 of the Rules of Court 2021.

Cases Cited (6)

SLR (5)
[1997] 3 SLR(R) 649 [2006] 4 SLR(R) 587 [2020] 1 SLR 1296 [2022] 2 SLR 1018 [2023] 5 SLR 1735
UK (1)
[1937] AC 473

Judgment

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Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGHCR 12)