Statutory Demand

Statutory Demand is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 58 cases from 2000 to 2025.

Leading Law Firms

Analysis of law firms specializing in Statutory Demand, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Law FirmCases
Drew & Napier LLC54.55% success rate11 cases19.0% of area
WongPartnership LLP50.00% success rate4 cases6.9% of area
Rajah & Tann LLP0.00% success rate4 cases6.9% of area
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP33.33% success rate3 cases5.2% of area
Surian & Partners0.00% success rate3 cases5.2% of area
Tan Rajah & Cheah50.00% success rate2 cases3.4% of area
Wong Tan & Molly Lim LLC50.00% success rate2 cases3.4% of area
Wong & Leow LLC50.00% success rate2 cases3.4% of area
Shook Lin & Bok LLP100.00% success rate2 cases3.4% of area
Allen & Gledhill LLP100.00% success rate2 cases3.4% of area

Notable Lawyers

Leading lawyers practicing in Statutory Demand, ranked by case volume and success rates.

LawyerCases
Tham Feei Sy100.00% success rate3 cases5.2% of area
Hri Kumar Nair40.00% success rate3 cases5.2% of area
Ranvir Kumar Singh0.00% success rate3 cases5.2% of area
Philip Ling50.00% success rate2 cases3.4% of area
Lee Eng Beng100.00% success rate2 cases3.4% of area
N Sreenivasan0.00% success rate2 cases3.4% of area
Aw Wen Ni100.00% success rate2 cases3.4% of area
Sim Kwan Kiat50.00% success rate2 cases3.4% of area
Liew Yik Wee100.00% success rate2 cases3.4% of area
Eugene Thuraisingam0.00% success rate2 cases3.4% of area

Recent Judgments

Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 58 total cases

No.TitleCourtDecision DateOutcomes
1India Glycols v Texan Minerals: Setting Aside Arbitration Award for Breach of Natural Justice & Excess of JurisdictionGeneral Division of the High Court20 Feb 2025
Application allowed in part
2Chia Kok Kee v Tan Wah: Dispute over Co-Investment and Statutory Demand in Bankruptcy ProceedingsGeneral Division of the High Court19 Aug 2024
Appeal Dismissed
3Public Prosecutor v JCS: Statutory Rape, Sexual Penetration of a Minor, and RiotingGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore03 Jul 2024
Appeal Allowed
4Golden Pacific Shipping v Arc Marine Engineering: Negligence & Bailment in Ship RepairHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore18 Jan 2024
Plaintiff's claim dismissed
5-23 Oct 2023
Unknown
6Abcom Pte Ltd v TransAsia Private Capital Ltd: Injunction Against Winding Up Application & Moneylenders ActGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore30 Aug 2023
Application dismissed.
7HSBC v DNKH Logistics: Indemnity Clause Interpretation in Lease AgreementGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore02 Oct 2022
Plaintiff's claim dismissed.
8Metupalle Vasanthan v Loganathan Ravishankar: Contract Formation, Assignment, and Waiver DisputeAppellate Division of the High Court19 Apr 2022
Appeal Dismissed
9Pilgrim v Asian Appraisal: Negligence in Asset Valuation and Loan SecurityGeneral Division of the High Court16 Jan 2022
Plaintiff's claims dismissed.
10Nambu PVD v UBTS: Exclusion Clauses & Contractual Terms in Machine TransportCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore19 Oct 2021
Both appeals dismissed.
11CJM v CJT: Recourse Against Arbitration Award for Dismissal of Earn-Out Payment ClaimSINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL COURT14 Jun 2021
Plaintiffs' Originating Summons to set aside two paragraphs in the Award is dismissed. The plaintiffs’ application to amend their Originating Summons to set aside two further paragraphs is likewise dismissed.
12Singapore Airlines v CSDS Aircraft: Breach of Contract, Specific Performance & TerminationSingapore International Commercial Court13 Jun 2021
Judgment for Plaintiff
13Lakshmanan Shanmuganathan v L Manimuthu: Bankruptcy Appeal on Statutory DemandHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore30 Nov 2020
Appeal Dismissed
14Koh Kim Teck v. Shook Lin & Bok LLP: Bankruptcy - Setting Aside Statutory DemandHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore28 Apr 2020
Appeal Dismissed
15Bajaj v. Ueda: Setting Aside Statutory Demand for Unaccrued DebtsCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore17 Nov 2019
Appeal Allowed
16Asia Silk Stores v Lata Ashok Khemlani: Bankruptcy Appeal over DJ Hira Enterprise DebtHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore06 May 2019
Appeal Allowed
17Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd v Osuki Yohei: Bankruptcy Order Application & Statutory Demand ServiceHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore02 May 2019
Bankruptcy application dismissed.
18-19 Sep 2018
Unknown
19Tarkus Interiors v The Working Capitol: Winding Up Application Based on Inability to Pay DebtsHigh Court of Singapore29 Apr 2018
Application granted
20iTronic Holdings v Tan Swee Leon: Bankruptcy Order Appeal on Debt RepaymentHigh Court24 Oct 2017
Appeal Dismissed
21Lee Han Min Garry v Piong Michelle Lucia: Appeal Against Dismissal of Application to Set Aside Statutory DemandHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore20 Apr 2016
Appeal Dismissed
22Chan Siew Lee Jannie v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group: Bankruptcy & Statutory DemandsCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore05 Apr 2016
Appeal Dismissed
23Nagrani v United Overseas Bank: Setting Aside Statutory Demand for Debt Under GuaranteesHigh Court19 Oct 2015
Appeal Dismissed
24Chan Siew Lee Jannie v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd: Setting Aside Statutory DemandHigh Court14 Jun 2015
Plaintiff's applications dismissed with costs.
25UOB v Bombay Talkies: Winding Up Application for Failure to Pay DebtHigh Court25 May 2015
Winding-up order granted.
26OCBC v Ravichandran: Guarantee Dispute & Bankruptcy ProceedingsHigh Court01 Jan 2015
Appeal Allowed
27Tan Hup Yuan Patrick v The Griffin Coal Mining: Setting Aside Statutory Demand Based on Consent JudgmentHigh Court05 Aug 2014
Appeal Dismissed
28Mohd Nizam v Comptroller: Income Tax Arrears & Statutory Demand DisputeHigh Court28 Jan 2014
Application dismissed
29Mohd Zain v Chimbusco: Guarantee Rescission & Bankruptcy StayCourt of Appeal22 Jan 2014
Appeals dismissed.
30Orchard Central v Cupid Jewels: Distress Act, Rental Arrears & Promissory EstoppelHigh Court21 Feb 2013
Both applications dismissed.
31Rizvi v ING Bank: Setting Aside Statutory Demand for Debt Incurred Outside SingaporeHigh Court08 May 2011
Appeal Allowed
32United Fiber System v China National Machinery: Performance Bond DisputeHigh Court27 Jan 2011
Application dismissed.
33Orion Oil Ltd v Agus Anwar: Bankruptcy Application & Moneylenders ActHigh Court07 Dec 2010
Appeal Dismissed
34MFM Restaurants v Fish & Co: Breach of Contract & Damages AssessmentCourt of Appeal17 Oct 2010
Appeal allowed in part.
35Pacific King Shipping v Glory Wealth Shipping: Stay of Winding Up PetitionHigh Court06 Jun 2010
Plaintiffs' application to stay or strike out the winding up petitions filed by the defendant is dismissed.
36Tan Eng Joo v United Overseas Bank Ltd: Guarantee, Statutory Demand, and Bankruptcy RulesHigh Court04 Feb 2010
Appeal dismissed
37Tan Kheng Chong v United Overseas Bank Ltd: Guarantee, Statutory Demand, and Bankruptcy RulesHigh Court04 Feb 2010
Appeal dismissed
38Tan Siew Ling v United Overseas Bank Ltd: Appeal Against Statutory Demand DismissalHigh Court04 Feb 2010
Appeal Dismissed
39Agus Anwar v Gainsford Capital Ltd: Setting Aside Statutory Demand for Disputed DebtHigh Court05 Jan 2010
Appeal Dismissed
40Tjong Very Sumito v Antig Investments: Stay of Proceedings & International Arbitration ActCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore25 Aug 2009
Appeal dismissed with indemnity costs.
41BNP Paribas v Jurong Shipyard: Injunction Against Winding-Up Petition for Contested DebtCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore08 Mar 2009
Appeal Dismissed
42ING Belgium NV v Projector SA: Winding Up of Foreign Company in SingaporeHigh Court11 Dec 2008
Projector SA ordered to be wound up.
43Wee Soon Kim Anthony v Lim Chor Pee: Bankruptcy Act, Statutory Demands & Solicitors' CostsCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore01 Mar 2006
Appeal Dismissed
44Beckkett Pte Ltd v Deutsche Bank AG: Discovery, Implied Undertaking, Mortgage of Personal Property, SharesCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore11 Jul 2005
Appeal Dismissed
45Lu Yuan Sheng v Hitachi Credit: Bankruptcy Petition Dismissed for Improper Service of Statutory DemandHigh Court03 Jun 2004
Bankruptcy petition dismissed.
46Elan Impex v Daewoo: Wrongful Termination, Service Out of Jurisdiction, and Forum Non ConveniensHigh Court07 Feb 2003
Action against the first defendant and fourth defendant struck out; orders giving leave to serve outside jurisdiction set aside; interim injunctions discharged; claim against the third defendant and the Mareva injunction against him stayed.
47L.K. Ang Construction v Chubb Singapore: Sub-Contract Formation & DefamationHigh Court17 Dec 2002
The plaintiff's action succeeds on libel, but fails on breach of contract.
48-07 Jun 2002
Unknown
49Sia Leng Yuen v Ko Chun Shun Johnson: Setting Aside Statutory Demand Due to Disputed Security ValueHigh Court24 Mar 2002
Applicant's application allowed and statutory demand set aside.
50Sia Leng Yuen v HKR Properties: Appeal to Set Aside Statutory Demand Over Guarantee of LoanHigh Court22 Nov 2001
Appeal dismissed with costs fixed at $1,200.