LIM JEN LIN v ENERGY MARKET COMPANY PTE. LTD. & 2 Ors
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Lim Jen Lin v Energy Market Company Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 35 was decided in the General Division of the High Court by Choo Han Teck J on 6 February 2024, in Registrar's Appeal from the State Courts No 11 of 2023. The respondents were Energy Market Company Pte Ltd ("Energy"), Pan Xingzheng Edric, and Rodyk & Davidson LLP. The judgment recounted that Ms Lim Jen Lin, described as an accomplished lawyer who had worked at firms and companies including Drew & Napier LLC, ChevronTexaco Corporation and Energy, had resigned from Energy in December 2005 and in January 2011 sued Energy in Suit 4 of 2011 for wrongful dismissal, claiming $200,000 in damages.
The judgment recorded that Suit 4 of 2011 ended when Energy applied in HC/SUM 221/2015 for an order in terms of Ms Lim's Offer to Settle, the main terms being that Energy pay Ms Lim $200,000 in full discharge of all her claims, which Energy accepted on 7 January 2015. Ms Lim had resisted that application on the ground that her Offer to Settle had lapsed or been withdrawn, but Choo Han Teck J found the offer had been accepted and gave judgment on its terms. Her appeal in CA/CA 104 of 2015 was deemed withdrawn by the Court of Appeal after she repeatedly failed to meet deadlines to file the appeal papers. The catchwords record Civil Procedure — Striking out and Constitutional Law — Natural justice — Bias.
Summary
This was an appeal to the General Division of the High Court arising from a District Court action in which Ms Lim Jen Lin sued Energy Market Company Pte Ltd, an individual, and a law firm for $200,000, the same sum that had earlier been the subject of a settlement order in an earlier suit she brought against Energy in 2011. The respondents had applied to strike out the writ of summons, the application was dismissed below, and the matter came before the court along with a question of the judge's recusal, the issues engaging civil procedure on striking out and natural justice concerning bias. The judge recused himself from hearing the appeal on its merits, observing that the new action was virtually akin to seeking further directions regarding unfulfilled orders, and indicated the parties would be heard on costs at a later date.
What was Lim Jen Lin v Energy Market Company Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 35 about?
It concerned a Registrar's Appeal by Ms Lim Jen Lin against Energy Market Company Pte Ltd and others, arising from her earlier 2011 wrongful dismissal suit that settled for $200,000. The catchwords record striking out and natural justice (bias) issues before Choo Han Teck J.
Who were the respondents in [2024] SGHC 35?
In Lim Jen Lin v Energy Market Company Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 35, the respondents were Energy Market Company Pte Ltd, Pan Xingzheng Edric and Rodyk & Davidson LLP. The appellant was Ms Lim Jen Lin, and the matter was heard by Choo Han Teck J.
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