DFI v DFJ

[2024] SGHC(I) 11 Singapore International Commercial Court 3 May 2024 SIC/OA 5/2023 9 min read

3 cases cited

Key facts

Court	Singapore International Commercial Court
Decided	3 May 2024
Judge	Sir Vivian Ramsey
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Counsel	Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Eldan Law LLP, Koh Choon Guan Daniel, Paul Aman Singh Sambhi, Senthil Dayalan, Smrithi Sadasivam, Tharanii Thiyagarajan, Wong Hui Yi Genevieve

Source: [2024] SGHC(I) 11, Singapore International Commercial Court, decided 3 May 2024 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Costs

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Sir Vivian Ramsey Delivered

Counsel (8)

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP Firm Eldan Law LLP Firm Koh Choon Guan Daniel Counsel Defendant Paul Aman Singh Sambhi Counsel Claimant Senthil Dayalan Counsel Claimant Smrithi Sadasivam Counsel Defendant Tharanii Thiyagarajan Counsel Claimant Wong Hui Yi Genevieve Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

DFI Claimant DFJ Defendant

Case Significance

DFI v DFJ [2024] SGHC(I) 11 was decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court, with Sir Vivian Ramsey IJ reserving judgment on 3 May 2024 following submissions on 27 March 2024 in Originating Application No 5 of 2023. The decision dealt with costs after Sir Vivian Ramsey IJ had, on 1 February 2024, dismissed the claimant's application to set aside an arbitral award issued by a tribunal in an arbitration administered by the International Chamber of Commerce. The parties were unable to agree on costs and filed costs submissions on 18 March 2024, with the defendant filing reply submissions on 27 March 2024 while the claimant declined to file a reply. The claimant accepted that costs should be awarded to the defendant, leaving only quantum in dispute: the defendant sought $120,848.86 plus $10,667.50 for cost submissions, while the claimant argued the recovery should be limited to $40,000 (the figure in the defendant's case management cost estimate filed on 10 October 2023). The court decided the defendant should recover $131,516.36. The claimant DFI was represented by Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, and the defendant DFJ by Eldan Law LLP.

[2024] SGHC(I) 11 explained

DFI v DFJ ([2024] SGHC(I) 11) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court on 3 May 2024. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. 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(I) 11 about?

DFI v DFJ ([2024] SGHC(I) 11) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Costs”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Summary

Following an earlier judgment in which the Singapore International Commercial Court dismissed DFI's application to set aside an arbitral award issued in an ICC-administered arbitration between DFI and DFJ, the court determined the costs payable to DFJ, the successful defendant. It was agreed that costs should be awarded to the defendant, and the only dispute concerned the amount, with the defendant seeking costs of $120,848.86 plus a sum for cost submissions and the claimant contending the recoverable costs should be limited to $40,000. The court ordered the claimant to pay the defendant costs of $131,516.36.

What was DFI v DFJ [2024] SGHC(I) 11 about?

[2024] SGHC(I) 11 was a costs decision of the Singapore International Commercial Court following the dismissal of DFI's application to set aside an ICC arbitral award. Sir Vivian Ramsey IJ awarded the defendant DFJ $131,516.36 in costs on 3 May 2024.

How much did the court award in costs in DFI v DFJ [2024] SGHC(I) 11?

Sir Vivian Ramsey IJ decided the defendant DFJ should recover $131,516.36 in costs. The defendant had sought $120,848.86 plus $10,667.50 for cost submissions, while the claimant argued recovery should be limited to $40,000 from the case management estimate.