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Ng Huat Foundations Pte Ltd v Samwoh Resources Pte Ltd

[2006] SGCA 7
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2006
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Representative proceedings under O.15 r.12 require claimants to share the same interest; Singapore's limited class action mechanism applied in a construction industry dispute.

Key Principle

Representative proceedings; O.15 r.12; construction industry dispute; same interest test; Singapore's limited class action mechanism

Area of Law

class-action

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