Guarantor
Guarantor is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 42 cases from 2000 to 2021.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Guarantor, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| Rajah & Tann40.00% success rate | 5 cases11.9% of area |
| Shook Lin & Bok LLP75.00% success rate | 4 cases9.5% of area |
| Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP50.00% success rate | 4 cases9.5% of area |
| Rajah & Tann LLP25.00% success rate | 4 cases9.5% of area |
| Straits Law Practice LLC0.00% success rate | 3 cases7.1% of area |
| WongPartnership LLP100.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
| Gavan Law Practice LLC100.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
| Eugene Thuraisingam LLP0.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
| Oon & Bazul LLP50.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
| Hin Tat Augustine & Partners50.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Guarantor, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Sarjit Singh Gill66.67% success rate | 3 cases7.1% of area |
| Lim Ke Xiu100.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
| R Dilip Kumar100.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
| Koh Junxiang50.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
| Loong Tse Chuan50.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
| Chan Kia Pheng100.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
| N Sreenivasan0.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
| Sim Kwan Kiat50.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
| Tan Chee Meng100.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
| Suresh Damodara0.00% success rate | 2 cases4.8% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 42 most recent judgments out of 42 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPMG Services Pte Ltd v Pawley, Mark Edward: Guarantee, Contractual Terms & Admissibility of Evidence | General Division of the High Court | 11 Mar 2021 | Judgment for Plaintiff |
| 2 | GA Machinery v Yue Xiang: Illegal Moneylending & Enforceability of Loan Agreements | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 02 Dec 2020 | Plaintiffs' claim is dismissed in its entirety. |
| 3 | Kam Thai Leong Dennis v Asian Infrastructure Ltd: Contract Novation & Personal Guarantees | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 30 Aug 2020 | Appeal Allowed |
| 4 | CIMB Bank Bhd v Italmatic Tyre: Assignment, Set-Off & Recovery of US$2.43M Debt | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 29 Jul 2020 | Judgment for Plaintiff |
| 5 | SME Care Pte Ltd v Jannie Chan: Guarantee, Settlement Agreement, and Consent Judgment Dispute | High Court | 23 Apr 2018 | Plaintiff is at liberty to enter the consent judgment under the settlement agreement; appeal against refusal to allow judgment based on admission of facts dismissed. |
| 6 | HG Metal Manufacturing v Gayathri Steels: Breach of Contract & Guarantee Dispute | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 08 Nov 2017 | Judgment for Plaintiff against the first defendant; no orders against the second and third defendants. |
| 7 | - | 16 Jul 2017 | Unknown | |
| 8 | Aathar Ah Kong Andrew v CIMB Securities: Review of Voluntary Arrangement Approval | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 02 Apr 2017 | Approval of the voluntary arrangement revoked; no further meetings to be held. |
| 9 | Ramesh v AXA Life: Negligence, Duty of Care, and Employer References | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Jul 2016 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 10 | City Harvest Church v AMAC Capital Partners: Unenforceability of Loan Agreements under Moneylenders Act | High Court | 16 Nov 2015 | Appeals allowed in part. The order setting aside the judgment against AMAC Capital Partners and the order giving Chew Eng Han leave to defend were unconditional for the First to Third Outstanding Tranches. For the Fourth Outstanding Tranche, the orders were conditional upon AMAC Capital Partners and/or Chew Eng Han furnishing security in the sum of $1.5m. |
| 11 | Boustead Singapore Ltd v Arab Banking Corp: Fraud, Demand Guarantees & Unconscionability | High Court | 10 Mar 2015 | Judgment for Plaintiff; ABC is injuncted from receiving payment from Boustead under the facility agreement demand and is injuncted from making payment to BCD on BCD’s counter-guarantee demands. The event-of-default notice is invalid. |
| 12 | Indian Overseas Bank v Svil Agro: Breach of Guarantee & Enforceability of Judgments | High Court | 29 May 2014 | Judgment for Plaintiff |
| 13 | Sheagar v Belfield: Guarantee, Moneylending Act, Business Registration Act, International Comity | Court of Appeal | 18 May 2014 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 14 | CIFG v Polimet: Summary Judgment & Striking Out Application on Bond Subscription Agreement & Indemnity Clause | High Court | 15 Apr 2014 | Plaintiff's application for summary judgment dismissed; Defendants' application to strike out claim dismissed. |
| 15 | Bank of East Asia v Quah Su-Ling: Summary Judgment and Stay Application in Share Margin Facility Dispute | High Court | 27 Mar 2014 | Appeals dismissed; summary judgment granted to the plaintiff. |
| 16 | Alpha Bank S.A. v The "Sea Urchin": Application for Direct Judicial Sale of Vessel | High Court | 06 Feb 2014 | Application dismissed. |
| 17 | Chua Kwee Sin v Venerable Sek Meow Di: Dispute over USD 1M Casino Investment | High Court | 28 Nov 2013 | Plaintiff's claim dismissed. |
| 18 | Belfield International v Sheagar: Guarantee, Loan Agreement & Moneylenders Act | High Court | 03 Oct 2013 | Judgment for Plaintiff |
| 19 | Anwar v Ng Chong & Hue: Negligence Claim over Mortgage & Personal Guarantees | High Court | 02 Oct 2013 | The plaintiffs' action is dismissed with costs to be taxed if not agreed. |
| 20 | World Sport Group v Dorsey James Michael: Pre-Action Interrogatories & Defamation | High Court | 09 Apr 2013 | Appeal allowed in part. The defendant had to answer interrogatories nos 1, 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 6 and 6.1. |
| 21 | Kay Lim v Soon Douglas: Implied Terms, Indemnity Clauses & Crane Dismantling Negligence | High Court | 09 Sep 2012 | Judgment for Plaintiff |
| 22 | Crédit Industriel et Commercial v Teo Wai Cheong: Dispute over Equity Accumulator Transactions | High Court | 02 May 2012 | Judgment for Plaintiff |
| 23 | China Taiping Insurance v Teoh Cheng Leong: Indemnities, On-Demand Guarantees & Security Bonds | High Court | 02 Jan 2012 | Interlocutory judgment for the Plaintiff with damages to be assessed by the Registrar. |
| 24 | Rabobank v Jurong Technologies: Unfair Preference Claim under Companies Act | Court of Appeal | 15 Sep 2011 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 25 | 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. |
| 26 | Ho Soo Fong v Ng Chuan Hwa: Loan Recovery & Guarantee Dispute in Construction Projects | High Court | 13 Jun 2010 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 27 | Wong Chin Juan v Absolute Euromotors: Appeal Against Summary Judgment on Indemnity Agreement | High Court | 04 Jan 2010 | Appeal dismissed. |
| 28 | DB Trustees v Consult Asia: Validity of Receiver Appointment & Mortgage Enforcement | Court of Appeal | 05 Aug 2009 | Appeal in Civil Appeal No 19 of 2009 by DB Trustees is allowed and the appeal in Civil Appeal No 90 of 2009 by Consult Asia is dismissed. |
| 29 | OCBC v Frankel Motor: Setting Aside Default Judgment & Non Est Factum Defense | High Court | 30 Mar 2009 | Appeal dismissed with costs. |
| 30 | 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. |
| 31 | Beckkett v Deutsche Bank: Duty of Pledgee, Undervalue Sale of Shares, and Conspiracy Claim | High Court | 20 Sep 2007 | Judgment for Plaintiff in part; nominal damages awarded. Claim for conspiracy dismissed. Defendant's counterclaim dismissed. |
| 32 | - | 14 Dec 2006 | Unknown | |
| 33 | Ding Leng Kong v Mok Kwong Yue: Moneylender Act & Enforceability of Loans | High Court | 18 May 2003 | Plaintiff's claims allowed to the extent stated. First defendant’s counterclaim allowed. |
| 34 | Roberto Building Material v Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp: Mortgagee's Duty of Good Faith & Receiver's Duty of Care | High Court | 08 Dec 2002 | Action dismissed against both defendants. |
| 35 | Tong Tien See Construction Pte Ltd v Tong Tien See: Director's Breach of Duty and Conspiracy to Defraud Creditors | High Court | 30 Dec 2001 | Judgment against the First, Second, Third and Sixth Defendants for conspiracy to injure by unlawful means. Claims against Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Thirteenth Defendants dismissed. |
| 36 | Praptono v Tunku Ibrahim: Forum Non Conveniens & Oral Contract Dispute | High Court | 27 Dec 2001 | Appeal Allowed |
| 37 | Ong & Co Pte Ltd v Lai Siew Ping Vivien: Indemnity Clause Validity for Stockbroker's Dealer | High Court | 28 Nov 2001 | Judgment for Plaintiff |
| 38 | DBS Bank v Ong Yew Huat: Scope of Charge over Fixed Deposit for Overdraft Facility | Court of Appeal | 03 Sep 2001 | Appeal Allowed |
| 39 | Re Lim Wee Beng Eddie: Application for Interim Order under Bankruptcy Act | High Court | 22 May 2001 | Appeal dismissed. |
| 40 | Yue Xiu Enterprises v PT Hutan Domas Raya: Forum Non Conveniens and Stay of Proceedings | High Court | 30 Jun 2000 | Appeal allowed. |
| 41 | - | 06 Jun 2000 | Unknown | |
| 42 | OCBC v Daewoo Singapore: Frustration of Contract & Guarantee Obligations Due to Financial Crisis | High Court | 04 Jun 2000 | Appeal allowed. |