SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHC 40 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 13 March 2025 concerning Contract and Damages, specifically addressing breach and assessment. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by Lanka Marine Services Pte Ltd and others (plaintiff) against Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and WongPartnership LLP. The judgment cites 1 case. This decision has been cited by 2 subsequent judgments in the dataset.
[2025] SGHC 40 explained
SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD ([2025] SGHC 40) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 13 March 2025. It is categorised under Contract and Damages. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. 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 [2025] SGHC 40 about?
SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD ([2025] SGHC 40) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Contract — Breach” and “Damages — Assessment”, 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 [2025] SGHC 40 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 325. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2025] SGHC 40?
Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC 40 has been cited by 2 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
Summary
A marine subcontractor sued Sembcorp Marine for wrongful termination of a subcontract for work on the Tuas Boulevard Yard, claiming damages for unpaid work and loss of profits. The court found the subcontractor had breached the contract through persistent delays and defective work, but held the main contractor's termination was also wrongful as it failed to follow the contractual termination procedures, and ordered damages to be assessed.
What was decided in [2025] SGHC 40?
[2025] SGHC 40 (SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 13 March 2025 addressing Contract and Damages, specifically breach and assessment. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.
Who were the parties in SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD?
The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 40 was Lanka Marine Services Pte Ltd, Shipworks Engineering Pte Ltd, and the defendant was Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd, Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard Pte Ltd. Legal representation included WongPartnership LLP and Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. The case was decided on 13 March 2025 in the High Court (General Division).
Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 40?
[2025] SGHC 40 was delivered by Choo Han Teck in the High Court (General Division) on 13 March 2025. The case concerned Contract and Damages.
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Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 40)