LAGUNA NATIONAL GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) & 2 Ors v Peter Kwee Seng Chio & 3 Ors
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Laguna National Golf and Country Club Ltd (in liquidation) and others v Kwee Seng Chio Peter and others [2026] SGHCR 15, decided by Assistant Registrar Isabel Chan on 13 May 2026, concerned an application by the liquidators of Laguna National Golf and Country Club Ltd (LNGCC) to amend a default judgment entered against the fourth defendant, Kwee Hui Ling Karen (a bankrupt), following an amendment to the statement of claim. The amended claim, brought in HC/OC 262/2025, alleged that former directors of LNGCC — including Peter Kwee Seng Chio, Kwee Chin Wei Kevin, Laguna Hotel Holdings Pte Ltd, and Kwee Hui Ling Karen — breached their fiduciary duties by causing LNGCC to enter into a sale and purchase agreement with Laguna Hotel Holdings Pte Ltd. The amendment expanded the subject matter of that agreement to include not just a land lease with the Singapore Land Authority but also rights to develop a hotel on the land and derive revenue therefrom. The claimants were represented by Ng Tse Jun Russell of Rev Law LLC. The citation count of 32 (27 Singapore, 5 foreign) reflects an unusually extensive survey of civil procedure authorities on amending default judgments and discontinuance.
Summary
The liquidators of Laguna National Golf and Country Club Ltd applied to amend a default judgment against Karen Kwee, a bankrupt former director, to expand it to cover not only the land lease but also a right to develop and operate a hotel on the land, following an amendment to the statement of claim. Before judgment was issued, the claimants applied to withdraw the amendment application, which the court permitted as the fourth defendant's trustee in bankruptcy had not taken a position. The court stated that, had the application not been withdrawn, it would have been dismissed — amending a default judgment to reflect substantive new pleadings added after the judgment was entered would be procedurally unfair.
What fiduciary duty allegations were made against the former directors of Laguna National Golf and Country Club in the 2026 liquidation proceedings?
The liquidators of Laguna National Golf and Country Club Ltd alleged in HC/OC 262/2025 that former directors including Peter Kwee Seng Chio and Kwee Hui Ling Karen breached fiduciary duties by causing LNGCC to enter a sale and purchase agreement with Laguna Hotel Holdings Pte Ltd covering both a Singapore Land Authority land lease and rights to develop and operate a hotel on the land.
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