DVA & Anor v DVC
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Key facts
| Court | Singapore International Commercial Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Aidan Xu, Anthony Meagher, David Goddard |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Incisive Law LLC, Setia Law LLC, Ayana Ki Su Jin, Bethel Chan Ruiyi, Davis Tan Yong Chuan, Ma Ruiyuan, Ong Tun Wei Danny, Ryan Moey Wei Ming, Wu Muyu |
Source: [2026] SGHC(I) 14, Singapore International Commercial Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
DVA and another v DVC [2026] SGHC(I) 14 is a costs decision of the Singapore International Commercial Court, delivered by Aidan Xu J for a panel with Anthony Meagher IJ and David Goddard IJ on 24 August 2026. The Defendant's application in SIC/SUM 25/2026 for a decision that Originating Application No 8 of 2026 was an offshore case under O 3 r 6 of the SICC Rules had been dismissed on 19 June 2026. The Claimants sought costs of $28,740, including $820 in disbursements, while the Defendant argued for $3,500 relying on BNP Paribas SA v Jacob Agam. Applying O 22 r 3 of the SICC Rules and Senda International Capital Ltd v Kiri Industries Ltd, the court found the costs generally reasonable but discounted for overlapping work and factors with little bearing on the outcome. It ordered legal costs of $20,000 plus $820 in disbursements.
[2026] SGHC(I) 14 explained
DVA & Anor v DVC ([2026] SGHC(I) 14) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court on 24 August 2026. 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 [2026] SGHC(I) 14 about?
DVA & Anor v DVC ([2026] SGHC(I) 14) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Costs — Principles — Singapore International Commercial Court”, 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 [2026] SGHC(I) 14 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2026] SGHC(I) 12 and [2026] SGHC(I) 6. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
The Singapore International Commercial Court fixed the costs of SIC/SUM 25/2026, the Defendant's unsuccessful application to have Originating Application No 8 of 2026 treated as an offshore case under O 3 r 6 of the SICC Rules. The Claimants sought $28,740, comprising $27,920 in legal costs and $820 in disbursements, while the Defendant proposed $3,500. The court found the costs generally reasonable but applied a discount for overlapping work and weak factors, and ordered the Defendant to pay $20,000 plus $820 in disbursements.
What costs were ordered in DVA v DVC [2026] SGHC(I) 14?
The Singapore International Commercial Court ordered the Defendant to pay the Claimants legal costs of $20,000 plus $820 in disbursements for SUM 25. The Claimants had sought $28,740, and the Defendant had proposed $3,500 inclusive of disbursements.
Why did the court discount the Claimants' costs in [2026] SGHC(I) 14?
The court found the costs generally reasonable but reduced them for overlap between the work of the associates and the directors, and for pursuing factors that had little bearing on the outcome of the Defendant's offshore case application.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGHC(I) 14)