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Andrew Heng
Person 2 cases
About Andrew Heng
Andrew Heng appears as a party in 2 judgments in the MY Case Law database, spanning February 2025 to June 2025. Andrew Heng appeared as appellant in 1 case, defendant in 1 case. Cases span the Court of Appeal (1), High Court (1).
How many court cases involve Andrew Heng?
Andrew Heng appears in 2 published judgments from February 2025 to June 2025. Most commonly as appellant (1 cases).
Practice Areas
leave of court is required in an action or a proceeding against a liquidator- that leave is required before an action can be filed against a liquidator of a wound-up company- 1 since the leave of court was not obtained before the OS was filed, the plaintiff’s OS is incompetent and should be disallowed- The powers of the liquidator in a winding up by the Court order is provided for by section 486 of the CA As a court appointed liquidator, the 1st defendant is an officer of the court, hence leave of court is required before any action or proceeding is taken against him The need for leave before any proceedings may be commenced against a liquidator is to ensure that he could carry out his statutory duty without having to defend any unnecessary litigation that may hinder the winding up process of a company 1 In view of the onerous statutory duty of a liquidator, there should not be any preference to any class of person who wishes to commence a proceeding against a liquidator 1 Interlocutory application 1 Issues: a. Whether there are bona fide serious question to be tried?; b. Whether the balance of convenience lies in favour of the injunction? c. Whether damages are an adequate remedy?; 1 Held: Court finds that there are arguably bona fide serious issues to be tried to determine the validity of the termination of the sale and purchase agreement and whether there was fulfilment of the conditions precedent within the CP period. 1 The Court however finds that the balance of convenience lies in favour of disallowing the injunction and that damages are an adequate remedy. 1 The injunction application is dismissed with costs. 1