Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) & Anor v Cheng Swee Guan & 6 Ors

[2025] SGHC 138 High Court (General Division) 18 July 2025 • HC/OC 993/2024 ( HC/RA 84/2025 ) • 13 min read

4 cases cited

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

I dismissed the appeal and ordered the claimants to pay costs to the second defendant fixed at $5,000 (inclusive of disbursements).

Source: [2025] SGHC 138, High Court (General Division), decided 18 July 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	18 July 2025
Judge	Chua Lee Ming
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Sentence / award	$5,000
Counsel	ADTLaw LLC, TSMP Law Corporation, Cheyenne Valenza Low, Chin Yen Bing Arthur, Raeza Khaled Salem Ibrahim, Tan Ly-Ru Dawn, Teo Wei Jian Tristan (Zhang Wenjian)

Source: [2025] SGHC 138, High Court (General Division), decided 18 July 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 25 June 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Rules of court — Leave to file application other than in single application pending trial — O 9 rr 9(8) and 9(9) of the Rules of Court 2021

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Chua Lee Ming Delivered

Counsel (7)

ADTLaw LLC Firm TSMP Law Corporation Firm Cheyenne Valenza Low Counsel Plaintiff Chin Yen Bing Arthur Counsel Defendant Raeza Khaled Salem Ibrahim Counsel Defendant Tan Ly-Ru Dawn Counsel Plaintiff Teo Wei Jian Tristan (Zhang Wenjian) Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (9)

Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) Plaintiff Kok Chang Scaffolding Pte Ltd Plaintiff Ang Thian Lai Defendant Ang Tian Beng Defendant Cheng Swee Guan Defendant Kee Seow Chua Defendant Lim Zi Xiang Defendant Lorenzo Wang Lianzhong Defendant Neo Cheng Soon Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 138 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 18 July 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing rules of court. The judgment was delivered by Chua Lee Ming. The case was brought by Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) and others (plaintiff) against Ang Thian Lai and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by ADTLaw LLC and TSMP Law Corporation. The judgment cites 4 cases.

Summary

The claimants in a fraud case appealed against a decision granting the second defendant permission to file an application for further and better particulars before the single application pending trial (SAPT). The High Court dismissed the appeal, clarifying the procedure under O 9 r 9(8) of the Rules of Court 2021 for seeking pre-SAPT permission, and finding the request for particulars of alleged fictitious documents was reasonably necessary for trial preparation.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 138?

[2025] SGHC 138 (Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) & Anor v Cheng Swee Guan & 6 Ors) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 18 July 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically rules of court. The judgment was delivered by Chua Lee Ming.

Who were the parties in Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) & Anor v Cheng Swee Guan & 6 Ors ([2025] SGHC 138)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 138 was Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd), Kok Chang Scaffolding Pte Ltd, and the defendant was Ang Thian Lai, Ang Tian Beng. Legal representation included TSMP Law Corporation and ADTLaw LLC. The case was decided on 18 July 2025 in the High Court (General Division).