14 Dec 2023
SOCIETE GENERALE, SINGAPORE BRANCH PEMILIK-PEMILIK DAN/ATAU PENCARTER DEMIS KAPAL ATAU VESEL SEA CORAL DARI PELABUHAN COOK ISLANDS
- Citation
- WA-27NCC-115-11/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-27NCC-115-11/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court held that An Zhong Shipping (registered owner) has locus to intervene under O.70 r.16(1) even though the arrest/proceeds are in a separate arrest suit and despite a default judgment; discretion to permit post‑judgment intervention exists and was exercised to grant leave. However, the Court dismissed the application to set aside the default judgment because AZS failed to demonstrate a prima facie meritorious defence: HLT (through its directors) had represented and treated the bills as valid to induce banks, invoking estoppel and judicial estoppel; Turquand and Duomatic principles support…