DYX v DYY

[2026] SGHC(I) 19 Singapore International Commercial Court 17 September 2026 SIC/OA 1/2026 ( SIC/SUM 28/2026 ) · SIC/OA 2/2026 ( SIC/SUM 29/2026 ) 50 min read
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Key facts

Court Singapore International Commercial Court
Decided
Judge James Michael Peck
Charges / claim Arbitration, Insolvency Law
Counsel Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Drew & Napier LLC, Chan Wei Meng, Goh Sher Hwyn Rebecca, Kuan Jin Yin, Lim Hui Li Debby, Lim Mingguan, Nguyen Minh Tri, Zeng Yu

Source: [2026] SGHC(I) 19, Singapore International Commercial Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .

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Judges (1)

Counsel (9)

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP Firm Drew & Napier LLC Firm
Chan Wei Meng Counsel for the respondent
Goh Sher Hwyn Rebecca Counsel for the respondent
Kuan Jin Yin Counsel for the applicant
Lim Hui Li Debby Counsel for the applicant Lim Mingguan Counsel for the respondent
Nguyen Minh Tri Counsel for the respondent
Zeng Yu Counsel for the respondent

Parties (3)

DYX Applicant
DYY Respondent
DYZ Respondent

Case Significance

DYX v DYY and another matter [2026] SGHC(I) 19 was decided in the Singapore International Commercial Court by James Michael Peck IJ, with grounds of decision dated 17 September 2026. The Claimant, DYX, a Cayman Islands fund, applied in SIC/OA 1/2026 and SIC/OA 2/2026 for judicial managers to be appointed over DYY and its wholly-owned subsidiary DYZ, based on loans advanced in 2020 and 2022. The Respondents sought a stay, relying on a Waiver and Release Deed dated 16 January 2025 containing an arbitration clause. The issue was whether the Claimant, not named in that deed, was bound by it. The court applied the prima facie standard, granted the stay under s 6 of the International Arbitration Act and referred the disputes to the SIAC.

[2026] SGHC(I) 19 explained

DYX v DYY ([2026] SGHC(I) 19) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court on 17 September 2026. It is categorised under Arbitration and Insolvency 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(I) 19 about?

DYX v DYY ([2026] SGHC(I) 19) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Arbitration — Stay of court proceedings — Grounds” and “Insolvency Law — Judicial management — Stay of proceedings in favour of arbitration”, 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(I) 19 consider?

The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A), and International Arbitration Act (Cap 10), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGHC(I) 19 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGCA 31. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

What was DYX v DYY [2026] SGHC(I) 19 about?

DYX sought judicial managers for DYY and DYZ over loans advanced in 2020 and 2022. The Respondents sought a stay in favour of arbitration, relying on a Waiver and Release Deed dated 16 January 2025 containing an arbitration clause.

Did the court stay the judicial management applications in [2026] SGHC(I) 19?

Yes. James Michael Peck IJ held the prima facie standard was met, stayed OA 1 and OA 2 under s 6 of the International Arbitration Act and referred disputes about the Waiver Deed and the Loans to the SIAC.

Statutes Cited

Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act
Restructuring and Dissolution Act

Cases Cited (12)

SG (2)
[2019] SGHC 43 [2023] SGCA 31
SLR (10)
[2009] 4 SLR(R) 732 [2015] 5 SLR 707 [2016] 1 SLR 373 [2016] 3 SLR 887 [2016] 4 SLR 1336 [2020] 1 SLR 1158 [2022] 5 SLR 22 [2023] 2 SLR 554 [2023] 5 SLR 1455 [2026] 1 SLR 651

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Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGHC(I) 19)