CHIA KOK KEE v TAN WAH

[2024] SGHC(A) 36 High Court (Appellate Division) 2 December 2024 AD/CA 58/2024 22 min read

8 cases cited

Key facts

Court	High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided	2 December 2024
Judges	Debbie Ong Siew Ling, See Kee Oon, Woo Bih Li
Charges / claim	Insolvency Law
Counsel	Carson Law Chambers, Yuen Law LLC, Cai Enhuai Amos, Jolene Song Zhu Yi, Lim Tean, Lim Yun Heng

Source: [2024] SGHC(A) 36, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 2 December 2024 — eLitigation. Updated 25 June 2026.

Catchwords

Insolvency Law — Bankruptcy — Statutory demand

Practice Areas

Insolvency Law

Judges (3)

Debbie Ong Siew Ling Coram See Kee Oon Coram Woo Bih Li Delivered

Counsel (6)

Carson Law Chambers Firm Yuen Law LLC Firm Cai Enhuai Amos Counsel Respondent Jolene Song Zhu Yi Counsel Respondent Lim Tean Counsel Appellant Lim Yun Heng Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Chia Kok Kee Appellant Tan Wah Respondent

Case Significance

Chia Kok Kee v Tan Wah [2024] SGHC(A) 36 is a judgment of the Appellate Division of the High Court (Civil Appeal No 58 of 2024) delivered on 2 December 2024 by Woo Bih Li JAD, sitting with Debbie Ong Siew Ling JAD and See Kee Oon JAD. It was an appeal against the decision of a judge of the General Division of the High Court whose grounds were set out in Chia Kok Kee v Tan Wah [2024] SGHC 216. The dispute concerned Mdm Tan Wah (respondent) and Mr Chia Kok Kee (appellant), shareholders of HX Investment Pte Ltd holding 60% and 31% respectively, arising from a 1995 oral agreement to invest in a hydro-electric power plant joint venture in the People's Republic of China through a PRC company, Sichuan New Dujiang Electrical Power Co Ltd. The matter was framed by the catchwords as concerning a bankruptcy statutory demand, and the court dismissed the appeal.

[2024] SGHC(A) 36 explained

CHIA KOK KEE v TAN WAH ([2024] SGHC(A) 36) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 2 December 2024. It is categorised under Insolvency Law. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2024] SGHC(A) 36 about?

CHIA KOK KEE v TAN WAH ([2024] SGHC(A) 36) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Insolvency Law — Bankruptcy — Statutory demand”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2024] SGHC(A) 36 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 216. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

What did the Appellate Division decide in Chia Kok Kee v Tan Wah [2024] SGHC(A) 36?

In [2024] SGHC(A) 36, the Appellate Division of the High Court, per Woo Bih Li JAD (with Debbie Ong Siew Ling JAD and See Kee Oon JAD), dismissed Mr Chia Kok Kee's appeal against the General Division decision reported at Chia Kok Kee v Tan Wah [2024] SGHC 216, concerning a bankruptcy statutory demand.

What was the dispute in Chia Kok Kee v Tan Wah [2024] SGHC(A) 36 about?

The dispute concerned Tan Wah and Chia Kok Kee, shareholders of HX Investment Pte Ltd holding 60% and 31%, over a 1995 oral agreement to invest in a PRC hydro-electric power plant joint venture via Sichuan New Dujiang Electrical Power Co Ltd, leading to a bankruptcy statutory demand.