CIVIL PROCEDURE: Interlocutory application

5 cases · July 2025 to March 2026

Case Volume by Year

4
25
1
26
2025–2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Stay of Winding Up proceeding — Whether there are special circumstances to allow stay — Application dismissed. 1 Striking out application — Order 18 Rule 19(1) (b), (c) and (d) of the Rules of Court 2012 — No reasonable cause of action — Plaintiff’s claims against the 2nd Defendant obviously unsustainable — Appropriate case to be struck out 1 Discovery against third party — Recovery of outstanding commissions based on an agreement — Discovery of documents to substantiate claim of outstanding sums as calculated in a software operated by the third party — Whether ingredients for discovery application fulfilled — Specificity of documents — Whether the documents are in possession, custody and control of the third party — Relevance and necessity of the requested documents — Order 24 Rule 7A and/or Rule 12 of the Rules of Court 2012 1 Injunction application — Ex-Parte injunction was granted — American Cyanamid test — Whether there are bona fide serious issues to be tried — Whether the damages are inadequate — Balance of convenience lies with the Plaintiff — Inter-parte injunction dismissed — Application to set aside ex-parte Order — Whether there is full and frank disclosure — No undertaking as to damages given — Setting aside ex-parte Order allowed in part — Order 29 Rule 1 (2A) Rules of Court 2012 1 Joinder application — Rules of Court 2012 O 15 r 4(1) & 6(2) — Application allowed. CIVIL PROCEDURE: Amendment of pleading — Rules of Court 2012 O 20 r 5(1) — Discretion of court to allow amendment — Whether the amendment will introduce new cause of action — Application allowed. CIVIL PROCEDURE: Interim mandatory injunction — Whether there is serious issue to be tried — Balance of convenience — Adequacy of damages — Timing of filing of injunction application -Application dismissed. 1

Stay of Winding Up proceeding — Whether there are special circumstances to allow stay — Application dismissed. 1 case

Striking out application — Order 18 Rule 19(1) (b), (c) and (d) of the Rules of Court 2012 — No reasonable cause of action — Plaintiff’s claims against the 2nd Defendant obviously unsustainable — Appropriate case to be struck out 1 case

Discovery against third party — Recovery of outstanding commissions based on an agreement — Discovery of documents to substantiate claim of outstanding sums as calculated in a software operated by the third party — Whether ingredients for discovery application fulfilled — Specificity of documents — Whether the documents are in possession, custody and control of the third party — Relevance and necessity of the requested documents — Order 24 Rule 7A and/or Rule 12 of the Rules of Court 2012 1 case

Injunction application — Ex-Parte injunction was granted — American Cyanamid test — Whether there are bona fide serious issues to be tried — Whether the damages are inadequate — Balance of convenience lies with the Plaintiff — Inter-parte injunction dismissed — Application to set aside ex-parte Order — Whether there is full and frank disclosure — No undertaking as to damages given — Setting aside ex-parte Order allowed in part — Order 29 Rule 1 (2A) Rules of Court 2012 1 case

Joinder application — Rules of Court 2012 O 15 r 4(1) & 6(2) — Application allowed. CIVIL PROCEDURE: Amendment of pleading — Rules of Court 2012 O 20 r 5(1) — Discretion of court to allow amendment — Whether the amendment will introduce new cause of action — Application allowed. CIVIL PROCEDURE: Interim mandatory injunction — Whether there is serious issue to be tried — Balance of convenience — Adequacy of damages — Timing of filing of injunction application -Application dismissed. 1 case

Key Statutes

Rules of Court 2012
cited in 5 cases
Financial Services Act 2013
cited in 1 case
cited in 1 case
cited in 1 case

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