SHIEH LIANG H. v GOOGLE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD & 395 Ors
Outcome
Application dismissedI dismissed the application on the ground that he had not shown any basis to order that service on the first to sixth defendants would constitute good service on the seventh to 149th defendants (excluding the 106th, 107th, 123rd and 124th defendants).
Source: [2024] SGHC 142, High Court (General Division), decided 30 May 2024. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Lee Seiu Kin |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Outcome | Application dismissed |
Source: [2024] SGHC 142, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Shieh Liang H v Google Singapore Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 142 was decided by the General Division of the High Court of Singapore on 30 May 2024, in Suit No 635 of 2010 (Summonses Nos 1924 and 1925 of 2023), with judgment delivered by Lee Seiu Kin SJ following hearings on 5 September 2023, 12 January and 24 May 2024. The claimant, Mr Shieh Liang H, brought two applications: HC/SUM 1924/2023, seeking leave to serve the Writ of Summons and all other documents in the suit upon Singapore defendants with a single Singapore address and Singapore defendants with foreign addresses; and HC/SUM 1925/2023, seeking leave to extend the validity of the Writ and to file an amended Writ of Summons and an amended Statement of Claim. The defendants were Google Singapore Pte Ltd and 395 others. At the end of the second hearing, the plaintiff requested permission to file a further affidavit and amended documents by 1 March 2024.
Summary
Shieh Liang H, a self-represented plaintiff, applied for leave to serve the writ of summons in a 2010 suit on numerous defendants including Google Singapore Pte Ltd and others, and for leave to extend the validity of the writ and to amend the writ and statement of claim, seeking damages in excess of US$1 trillion. The applications raised issues of service out of jurisdiction, extension of the validity of the writ, and amendment of pleadings. The High Court dismissed both applications, finding the writ had expired in August 2012, that the plaintiff had failed to prosecute the claim with due expedition, and that the case had no substantial connection with Singapore.
What was Shieh Liang H v Google Singapore Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 142 about?
Decided on 30 May 2024 by Lee Seiu Kin SJ in the Singapore High Court, the case concerned applications by claimant Shieh Liang H for leave to serve the Writ of Summons, extend its validity, and amend the Writ and Statement of Claim in a suit against Google Singapore Pte Ltd and 395 others.
What did the applications in [2024] SGHC 142 seek?
Summons No 1924 of 2023 sought leave to serve the Writ and documents on Singapore defendants with single Singapore addresses and those with foreign addresses, while Summons No 1925 of 2023 sought leave to extend the Writ's validity and file an amended Writ and Statement of Claim.
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Judgment
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2024] SGHC 142)