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Civil procedure [2026] SGCA 7

Owner of the vessel(s) CHLOE V (IMO No. 9457452) v UBS AG

The Court of Appeal stayed a vessel owner’s appeal for four weeks for non-payment of outstanding costs and ordered further security, finding the refusal to pay was inexcusable.

  • Stay of proceedings
  • Security for costs
  • Enforcement of costs orders
  • Impecuniosity and third-party funding
  • Interest on costs
  • Stay-of-proceedings
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Civil procedure [2026] SGHCR 2

COREY MATHEW BERARD v TIDEWATER OFFSHORE OPERATIONS PTE LTD

The High Court struck out a personal injury claim as time-barred, holding the claimant had constructive knowledge by March 2022 and US proceedings did not stop time.

  • Striking out
  • Section 24a limitation act
  • Knowledge for limitation
  • Foreign proceedings and territorial scope
  • Vicarious liability
  • Striking-out
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Insurance law [2025] SGHC 82

Teras Lyza Pte. Ltd. & 2 Ors v Argoglobal Underwriting Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. & 4 Ors

Singapore High Court marine insurance dispute over a capsized vessel, constructive total loss, hearsay admissibility, perils of the seas, and policy coverage.

  • Constructive total loss
  • Perils of the seas
  • Hearsay admissibility
  • Duty of fair presentation
  • Insurance warranties
  • Gaming/wagering contracts
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Civil procedure [2025] SGHC 58

OREXIM TRADING LIMITED v MAHAVIR PORT AND TERMINAL PRIVATE LIMITED & 2 Ors

The High Court recognised an English judgment, found vessel transfers were made to defraud creditors and were sham transactions, and ordered restoration or equivalent value.

  • Recognition of foreign judgments
  • Sham transaction
  • Rescission and restitution
  • Section 73b conveyancing and law of property act 1886
  • Restitutio in integrum
  • Mareva injunction
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Civil procedure [2025] SGHC 34

Jonathan John Shipping Ltd v Continental Shipping Line Pte. Ltd.

The court upheld a Mareva injunction in aid of arbitration, found a good arguable case and real risk of dissipation, and granted limited disclosure and variation orders.

  • Mareva injunction
  • Ancillary disclosure
  • Abuse of process
  • Arbitral interim measures
  • Good arguable case
  • Dissipation of assets
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Arbitration [2024] SGCA 50

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd. v PT OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS & 2 Ors

The Court of Appeal held that Indonesian tort proceedings over a vessel allision breached the parties’ arbitration agreement and granted an anti-suit injunction.

  • Anti-suit injunction
  • Scope of arbitration clause
  • Jurisdiction and stay
  • Forum selection/choice of seat
  • Safe port warranty
  • Negligent navigation defence
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Admiralty and shipping [2024] SGCA 32

Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel A SYMPHONY (IMO No. 9249324) v Owner of the vessel "SEA JUSTICE" (IMO No. 9309514)

The Court of Appeal held that security obtained on arrest of Sea Justice could not be retained after a forum non conveniens stay, and dismissed the appeal.

  • Forum non conveniens
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Limitation of liability
  • Security for release of vessel
  • Conditional stay
  • Case management stay
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Civil procedure [2024] SGHC 190

OREXIM TRADING LIMITED v MAHAVIR PORT AND TERMINAL PRIVATE LIMITED & 2 Ors

The High Court ordered Zen Shipping to restore the value of vessels disposed of in breach of a Mareva injunction, and made the order subject to striking out if unpaid.

  • Mareva injunction
  • Asset preservation
  • Restoration orders
  • Striking out/unless order
  • Valuation of assets
  • Sanctions (usofac)
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Insolvency law [2024] SGHC 160

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED v ZHONG JUN RESOURCES (S) PTE. LTD.

The High Court dismissed a liquidator’s applications to expunge admitted proofs of debt, finding unverified vessel-tracking screenshots insufficient to prove fraud.

  • Winding up
  • Liquidator duties
  • Proof of debt
  • Expunging proof of debt
  • Burden of proof
  • Fraud allegations
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Admiralty and shipping [2024] SGHC 74

Owners of or other persons interested in the cargo lately laden on board “JEIL CRYSTAL” (IMO No. 9193587) v Owner of the vessel(s) JEIL CRYSTAL (IMO No. 9193587)

The High Court dismissed BCGE’s claims over switched bills of lading, holding it had already surrendered the originals before the switch and lacked rights of suit.

  • Bills of lading
  • Switch bills of lading
  • Vesting of rights of suit
  • Breach of contract
  • Duty of care (negligence)
  • Bailment
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