Full Fledge Holdings Ltd v Wisanggeni Lauw: Dispute over Judgment Terms & Amendment to Statement of Claim

In Full Fledge Holdings Ltd v Wisanggeni Lauw, the High Court of Singapore addressed a disagreement between the parties regarding the terms of the judgment to be drawn. The dispute centered on an amendment made to the Statement of Claim during trial and the plaintiff's request for further reliefs. The court directed the plaintiff to incorporate the amendment into the Statement of Claim, which should then be reflected in the judgment. The court denied the plaintiff's request for further reliefs.

1. Case Overview

1.1 Court

High Court

1.2 Outcome

Directions given for amendment to be incorporated into the Statement of Claim and reflected in the judgment. Further reliefs sought by the plaintiff were denied.

1.3 Case Type

Civil

1.4 Judgment Type

Grounds of Decision

1.5 Jurisdiction

Singapore

1.6 Description

Dispute over the terms of the judgment and whether an amendment to the statement of claim should be reflected in the judgment.

1.7 Decision Date

2. Parties and Outcomes

Party NameRoleTypeOutcomeOutcome TypeCounsels
Wisanggeni LauwDefendantIndividualAmendment to Statement of Claim to be incorporatedPartial
Full Fledge Holdings LtdPlaintiffCorporationAmendment to Statement of Claim to be incorporatedPartial

3. Judges

Judge NameTitleDelivered Judgment
Kan Ting ChiuJudgeYes

4. Counsels

Counsel NameOrganization
Tan Lee ChengHarry Elias Partnership
Kenneth LeongHarry Elias Partnership
Vinodh S CoomaraswamyShook Lin and Bok
Kenneth ChooShook Lin and Bok

4. Facts

  1. Counsel for the parties disagreed on the terms of the judgment to be drawn and extracted.
  2. The disagreement arose from an amendment to prayer (a) of the Statement of Claim made on the first day of the trial.
  3. The original prayer was for the transfer of 10,625,000 UFS shares to the Bank of China for the account of Mr Kang Hwi Wah.
  4. The amendment sought to mirror the words of the letter of 28 June 2002.
  5. The plaintiff also wanted the judgment to contain further reliefs as set out in the Plaintiffs’ Further Submissions.

5. Formal Citations

  1. Full Fledge Holdings Ltd v Wisanggeni Lauw (No 2), Suit 1341/2002, [2004] SGHC 209
  2. Full Fledge Holdings Ltd v Wisanggeni Lauw, , [2004] SGHC 141

6. Timeline

DateEvent
Letter of guarantee delivered
Suit filed (Suit 1341/2002)
Judgment reserved

7. Legal Issues

  1. Amendment to Statement of Claim
    • Outcome: The court directed that the plaintiff take steps to have the amendment incorporated into the Statement of Claim, and that the judgment should reflect the prayer in its amended form.
    • Category: Procedural
  2. Further Reliefs
    • Outcome: The court denied the plaintiff's request for further reliefs.
    • Category: Substantive

8. Remedies Sought

  1. Transfer of shares
  2. Guarantee of minimum market value of shares
  3. Damages to be assessed

9. Cause of Actions

  • No cause of actions

10. Practice Areas

  • Commercial Litigation

11. Industries

  • No industries specified

12. Cited Cases

Case NameCourtAffirmedCitationJurisdictionSignificance
No cited cases

13. Applicable Rules

Rule Name
No applicable rules

14. Applicable Statutes

Statute NameJurisdiction
No applicable statutes

15. Key Terms and Keywords

15.1 Key Terms

  • Statement of Claim
  • Amendment
  • Judgment terms
  • Further reliefs
  • UFS shares
  • Bank of China
  • Collateral
  • Guarantee
  • Crystallisation of damages

15.2 Keywords

  • Civil Procedure
  • Judgments
  • Statement of Claim
  • Amendment
  • Shares
  • Guarantee
  • Damages

17. Areas of Law

Area NameRelevance Score
Judgments and Orders80
Civil Practice75
Breach of Contract60
Contract Law60
Affidavits30

16. Subjects

  • Civil Procedure
  • Judgments and Orders