Garnishee Proceedings
Garnishee Proceedings is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 62 cases from 2000 to 2024.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Garnishee Proceedings, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| Allen & Gledhill LLP42.86% success rate | 7 cases11.3% of area |
| Drew & Napier LLC14.29% success rate | 7 cases11.3% of area |
| Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP0.00% success rate | 6 cases9.7% of area |
| Wee Swee Teow & Co40.00% success rate | 5 cases8.1% of area |
| Rajah & Tann LLP40.00% success rate | 5 cases8.1% of area |
| Tan Rajah & Cheah20.00% success rate | 5 cases8.1% of area |
| WongPartnership LLP50.00% success rate | 4 cases6.5% of area |
| Gabriel Law Corporation0.00% success rate | 4 cases6.5% of area |
| Damodara Hazra LLP0.00% success rate | 4 cases6.5% of area |
| Attorney-General’s Chambers66.67% success rate | 3 cases4.8% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Garnishee Proceedings, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Suresh Damodara0.00% success rate | 4 cases6.5% of area |
| Tan Hsuan Boon50.00% success rate | 4 cases6.5% of area |
| Gabriel Peter0.00% success rate | 3 cases4.8% of area |
| Khoo Boo Jin33.33% success rate | 3 cases4.8% of area |
| Lau Yu Don0.00% success rate | 3 cases4.8% of area |
| Moiz Haider Sithawalla0.00% success rate | 3 cases4.8% of area |
| Peter Gabriel0.00% success rate | 2 cases3.2% of area |
| Lee Eng Beng0.00% success rate | 2 cases3.2% of area |
| Gregory Vijayendran0.00% success rate | 2 cases3.2% of area |
| Suresh Nair50.00% success rate | 2 cases3.2% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 62 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SECC Holdings v Helios PV: Garnishee Application, Assignment, Contract Formation | General Division of the High Court | 19 Aug 2024 | Appeal Allowed |
| 2 | JTrust Asia v Group Lease Holdings: Winding Up Application for Inability to Pay Debts | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 25 Jul 2024 | Ordered that Group Lease Holdings Pte Ltd be wound up and Mr Borrelli be appointed as its liquidator. |
| 3 | Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering Group: Stay of Enforcement and Winding-Up Application | Singapore International Commercial Court | 14 Jul 2024 | Enforcement of the judgment is stayed on condition of payment into court of the judgment sum and interest calculated to 31 July 2024. |
| 4 | Public Prosecutor v JCS: Statutory Rape, Sexual Penetration of a Minor, and Rioting | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 03 Jul 2024 | Appeal Allowed |
| 5 | Da Hui Shipping v An Rong Shipping: Contribution, Subrogation & Ship Mortgages | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 27 Jun 2024 | Application allowed in part and dismissed in part. |
| 6 | Three Arrows Capital Ltd v Davies: Freezing Order Dispute Over Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Assets | General Division of the High Court | 27 Jun 2024 | Ms. Chen's applications to discharge the Singapore Freezing Order and stay her ancillary disclosure obligations were dismissed. |
| 7 | Rich Construction v Greatearth Construction: Proof of Debt in Liquidation & Settlement Agreement Interpretation | General Division of the High Court | 30 May 2024 | Liquidators' decision varied; debts to be proved in OA 243 and OA 244 accepted in specified amounts. |
| 8 | Mingda Holding Pte Ltd (in liquidation): Liquidator's Authority & Creditor Funding Agreement under IRDA | General Division of the High Court | 15 May 2024 | SUM 125 allowed in part; OA 26 allowed. |
| 9 | Victory International Holdings v Borrelli: Receiver's Duty to Account & Legal Fees | General Division of the High Court | 18 Mar 2024 | Originating Application allowed in part. |
| 10 | Mitsui E&S Power Systems Inc v Neptun International: Attachment of Debts Despite CAD Order | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 15 Feb 2024 | Application dismissed; monies in the account remain attached, subject to conditions regarding the CAD order. |
| 11 | Ivanishvili v Credit Suisse: Stay of Execution Pending Appeal in Trust Dispute | Singapore International Commercial Court | 01 Nov 2023 | Stay of the judgments granted on the condition that the defendant pays into Court the full amount of the judgment sums plus post-judgment interest. |
| 12 | Vang Shuiming v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Revision for Bail Application | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 11 Oct 2023 | Application dismissed. |
| 13 | Art Ask Agency SL v Person(s) Unknown (“LXS-WL STORE”): Enforcement Order and Debt Attachment Dispute | General Division of the High Court | 27 Aug 2023 | Application granted in part and dismissed in part. |
| 14 | VWB v VWA: Extension of Time to Appeal Enforcement of Maintenance Order | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 13 Mar 2023 | Extension of time to appeal granted; stay of execution dismissed. |
| 15 | Abuthahir v Bangkok Bank: Priority Rights to Bankrupt's Property Surplus Proceeds | General Division of the High Court | 30 Oct 2022 | Judgment for Defendant |
| 16 | Rodeo Power v Tong Seak Kan: Interpleader Summonses, Beneficial Ownership of Shares & Bankruptcy | Appellate Division of the High Court | 18 Apr 2022 | Leave to appeal granted. |
| 17 | Pilgrim v Asian Appraisal: Negligence in Asset Valuation and Loan Security | General Division of the High Court | 16 Jan 2022 | Plaintiff's claims dismissed. |
| 18 | Fu Yuan Construction v Fab-5: Striking Out & Setting Aside Applications Under SOPA | General Division of the High Court | 01 Feb 2021 | SUM 5045 is dismissed; in relation to SUM 5046, prayers (2) and (4) are dismissed with no order made on all the other prayers. |
| 19 | O’Laughlin Industries v Tan Thiam Hock: Garnishee Order Dispute over Matrimonial Asset Sale | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 29 Jul 2020 | Provisional garnishee order made in Summons No 1762 of 2020 discharged; provisional garnishee order in Summons No 1763 of 2020 made absolute. |
| 20 | Harmonious Coretrades v United Integrated Services: Setting Aside Final Garnishee Order Under SOPA | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 25 Nov 2019 | Appeal Allowed |
| 21 | Sunny Metal & Engineering v Lee Xin Ben: Garnishee Orders and Obligation to Stop Cheque Payment | High Court of Singapore | 26 May 2019 | Appeal dismissed, with costs to the garnishee. |
| 22 | United Integrated Services v Harmonious Coretrades: Setting Aside Garnishee Order Under SOPA | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 14 May 2019 | Final garnishee order set aside. |
| 23 | Telecom Credit Inc v Midas United Group Pte Ltd: Leave to Appeal Interlocutory Application | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 25 Oct 2018 | Appeal dismissed. |
| 24 | SCK Serijadi Sdn Bhd v Artison Interior Pte Ltd: Stay of Proceedings & Garnishee Order Nisi | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 08 Jan 2018 | Application dismissed in part. |
| 25 | Telecom Credit Inc v Star Commerce Pte Ltd: Garnishee Order Dispute | High Court | 16 Nov 2017 | Appeals Dismissed |
| 26 | Tay Kar Oon v Tahir: Appeal Against Imprisonment for Contempt of Court | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 25 Apr 2017 | Appeal Allowed |
| 27 | Telecom Credit Inc v. Star Commerce Pte Ltd: Garnishee Orders & Standard of Proof | High Court of Singapore | 28 Mar 2017 | Trial ordered to determine the garnishee's liability to pay the monies to the judgment debtor. |
| 28 | Yugoimport SDPR v Westacre Investments: Garnishee Orders & Express Trusts Dispute | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 30 Aug 2016 | Appeal allowed in part. Provisional garnishee order against Deuteron made absolute; order against the bank not made absolute. |
| 29 | One Investment v Cham Poh Meng: Garnishee Order on Joint Account | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 29 May 2016 | Appeal Allowed |
| 30 | - | 20 Jul 2015 | Unknown | |
| 31 | Westacre Investments Inc v Yugoimport SDPR: Garnishee Order, Beneficial Ownership & Debt Determination | High Court | 26 May 2015 | Provisional garnishee order against DnB Nor Bank ASA Singapore Branch made absolute. |
| 32 | Ewe Pang Kooi v Public Prosecutor: Bail Application for Criminal Breach of Trust and Related Offences | High Court | 01 Feb 2015 | Bail granted of $1m in one surety with additional terms. |
| 33 | Pacific Harbor Advisors v Tiny Tantono: Examination of Judgment Debtor & Scope of Questioning | High Court | 18 Jan 2015 | Judgment Creditor is not permitted to ask questions concerning the historical aspect of the estate of the deceased even if such questions have a nexus to the property that the estate has wheresoever situated. |
| 34 | - | 11 Mar 2013 | Unknown | |
| 35 | Quek Tiong Kheng v Chang Choong Khoon: Appeal on Investment Losses and Claims of Fraud and Misrepresentation | High Court | 13 Feb 2013 | Summons dismissed; no order as to costs. |
| 36 | Ong Han Ling v Low Ai Ming Sally: Garnishee Order Dispute Over Fraudulent Misrepresentation Claim | High Court | 28 Jan 2013 | Application dismissed |
| 37 | Monex Group v E-Clearing: Committal Order for Failure to Comply with Disclosure Order | High Court | 13 Sep 2012 | Suspended committal order granted to the plaintiff. The respondent was given 30 days to purge his contempt by supplying the required documents. |
| 38 | ANL Singapore Pte Ltd v The “Pontianak Caraka Jaya Niaga III-34”: Unpaid Slot Charter-Hire Dispute | High Court | 28 Aug 2012 | Megastar Shipping Pte Ltd’s application dismissed with costs. |
| 39 | Comfort Management v Afco East: Conversion & Wrongful Distress Claim Dismissed | High Court | 28 Jun 2012 | Plaintiff's claim dismissed with costs. |
| 40 | Teleoptik-Ziroskopi v Westacre Investments: Garnishee Orders and Beneficial Ownership of Funds | Court of Appeal | 30 Jan 2012 | Appeals in Civil Appeal No 60 of 2011 and Civil Appeal No 63 of 2011 allowed; garnishee orders absolute were set aside; Civil Appeal No 7 of 2011 and Civil Appeal No 9 of 2011 were rendered premature and no order was made on them. |
| 41 | Westacre Investments Inc v Yugoimport SDPR: Garnishee Proceedings & Beneficial Ownership of Funds | High Court | 18 May 2011 | Summons 5282 allowed; Summons 5377 dismissed; provisional garnishee orders made final. |
| 42 | Orchard Central v Cupid Jewels: Distress Writ & Ownership of Seized Jewellery | High Court | 07 Oct 2010 | Application dismissed. |
| 43 | Focus Energy Ltd v Aye Aye Soe: Garnishee Order and Exchange Control Act | High Court | 08 Feb 2010 | Appeals dismissed. |
| 44 | Tan Kah Hock v Chou Li Chen: Application for Satisfaction of Final Judgment | High Court | 22 Nov 2009 | Application allowed. |
| 45 | DB Trustees v Consult Asia: Enforcement of Trust Deed, Security Deed & Moneylenders Act | High Court | 12 Mar 2009 | Plaintiff's application dismissed with costs; receivers discharged; defendant to pay US$42,080,000 to redeem notes by 2009-04-29 with simultaneous release of secured assets, failing which an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred. |
| 46 | Leads Engineering v Chin Choon: Garnishee Order Absolute for Construction Debt | High Court | 04 Mar 2009 | Garnishee order nisi made absolute. |
| 47 | - | 28 Feb 2007 | Unknown | |
| 48 | WestLB AG v Philippine National Bank: Sovereign Immunity & Commercial Transactions | High Court | 26 Dec 2006 | Application to stay the interpleader proceedings is dismissed. |
| 49 | Tan Yeow Hiang Kenneth v Tan Chor Chuan: Review of Costs in Defamation Action | High Court | 09 Nov 2005 | The court decided that it did not have the power to allow a further reduction on account of the failed defenses. The court also decided that, even if it were open to it to grant a reduction, no reduction ought to be allowed. |
| 50 | Finebuild Systems v Transbilt Engineering: Garnishee Order & Winding Up in Insolvency Law | High Court | 26 Jan 2005 | Finebuild’s application to proceed with its garnishee proceedings notwithstanding the liquidation of the company was allowed. |