The answer is “no”, following a recent decision by the General Division of the High Court of Singapore (Court) which provides welcome guidance on the admission of proofs of debt. In Shim Wai Han v Lai Seng Kwoon (in his capacity as the joint and several trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Ng Yu Zhi) and another [2025] SGHC 88, the Court reversed the decision of the respondent trustees in bankruptcy to reject the applicant’s proof of debt simply on the grounds of factual or legal complexity and the existence of parallel or overlapping claims in a different insolvent estate, and ordered that the amount claimed be admitted to proof in part.
Our Partner Wendy Lin and Senior Associate G Kiran acted for the successful applicant in having the trustees’ decision reversed.
If you would like information and/or assistance on the above or any other area of law, you may wish to contact the Partner at WongPartnership whom you normally work with or the following:
Wendy LIN
Deputy Head – Commercial & Corporate Disputes
d +65 6416 8181
e wendy.lin@wongpartnership.com
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G Kiran
Senior Associate – Restructuring & Insolvency
d +65 6416 2468
e kiran.g@wongpartnership.com