BROCADE INVESTMENT PTE. LTD. v NISHIKI HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. & 3 Ors
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| Court | High Court Registrar |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Chong Ee Hsiun |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Focus Law Asia LLC, Harry Elias Partnership LLP, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Ahn Mi Mi, Chan Qin Pei, Genesa Tan Yun Ru, Lem Jit Min Andy, Leong Kah Wah, Mustafa Shafiq Shakir, Poon Pui Yee, Wong Yin Hui |
Source: [2026] SGHCR 41, High Court Registrar, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Brocade Investment Pte Ltd v Nishiki Holdings Pte Ltd and others [2026] SGHCR 41 was decided by AR Chong Ee Hsiun in the General Division of the High Court on 5 October 2026. In HC/SUM 2382/2026, the fourth defendant, Sankaty European Investments Sarl, a company incorporated in Luxembourg, applied to set aside orders of 24 March 2026 and 27 March 2026 that added it as a defendant in HC/OC 827/2023 and granted leave to serve it abroad. The issues concerned adding and removing parties under O 9 r 10(1) of the Rules of Court 2021 and the effect of an added party's opposition. The court set aside the joinder and service orders and awarded the fourth defendant costs of $12,000 (all-in) for SUM 2382 and $5,000 (all-in) for costs thrown away.
[2026] SGHCR 41 explained
BROCADE INVESTMENT PTE. LTD. v NISHIKI HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. & 3 Ors ([2026] SGHCR 41) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court Registrar on 5 October 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] SGHCR 41 about?
BROCADE INVESTMENT PTE. LTD. v NISHIKI HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. & 3 Ors ([2026] SGHCR 41) is a High Court Registrar decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Parties — Joinder — Adding and removing of parties” and “Civil Procedure — Parties — Joinder — Setting aside of addition order”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGHCR 41 consider?
The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50), Evidence Act (Cap 97), and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGHCR 41 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2026] SGHC 65, [2025] SGHCR 25, and [2023] SGHC(A) 32. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
The General Division of the High Court heard an application by Sankaty European Investments Sarl, a Luxembourg company, to set aside orders adding it as the fourth defendant in Originating Claim No 827 of 2023 brought by Brocade Investment Pte Ltd, and permitting service of the cause papers abroad. The court set aside the joinder order, the related leave to amend, and the service and validity orders, and ordered the claimant to pay the fourth defendant $12,000 and $5,000 in costs.
What was Brocade Investment v Nishiki Holdings [2026] SGHCR 41 about?
It concerned an application by Sankaty European Investments Sarl, a Luxembourg company, to set aside orders adding it as the fourth defendant in HC/OC 827/2023 and allowing service of the cause papers on it abroad.
What did the court decide in [2026] SGHCR 41?
The court set aside the order joining the fourth defendant, the leave to amend, and the orders for service abroad and extension of validity, and ordered the claimant to pay costs of $12,000 and $5,000 (all-in).
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGHCR 41)