A HEARING has been fixed for Apr 11 to hear evidence from both parties in the court battle between City Developments Ltd (CDL) executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng and his son, CDL group chief executive officer Sherman Kwek.
This comes after a case conference was held in the High Court on Tuesday (Mar 4).
The Business Times understands that another hearing may be fixed for Apr 25 if cross-examination is required. On Wednesday, a hearing will take place to determine if these dates in April need to be changed.
The elder Kwek had sought an injunction in his suit filed in the High Court on Feb 25 against the two new directors, Jennifer Duong Young and Wong Su-Yen, to prevent them from exercising the powers of a director.
He also sought to overturn resolutions passed by the CDL board on Feb 21 concerning long-term adviser Catherine Wu.
These resolutions were to terminate the advisory agreement that Dr Wu has with CDL unit Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (M&C), and to affirm that Dr Wu had no power and authority over the directors, management and staff of both CDL and M&C.
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Kwek Leng Beng, CDL, and directors Philip Yeo, Colin Ong and Chong Yoon Chou are the applicants in the case. They are represented by lawyers from LVM Law Chambers, a law firm led by Senior Counsel Lok Vi Ming.
The defendants are Sherman Kwek, Wong Su-Yen, Young, Carol Fong (also known as Carolina Chan), Daniel Desbaillets, Wong Ai Ai and Philip Lee Jee Cheng.
Sherman Kwek has roped in Senior Counsel Davinder Singh and his law firm Davinder Singh Chambers to represent him as he faces his billionaire father Kwek Leng Beng in Singapore’s biggest boardroom battle in recent years. Singh will also represent the six other CDL board members.
The defendants are also represented by a Lee & Lee team led by Julian Tay.
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