Rajah & Tann Singapore, member firm of Rajah & Tann Asia, successfully represented our client in a complex dispute involving a long-standing commercial relationship and a Running Account with hundreds of financial transactions in Deepak Mishra and another v Rashmi Bothra [2025] SGHC 170. Both parties asserted substantial claims under the Running Account. Midway through trial, the Claimants introduced new allegations that certain transactions were illegal, contending that this rendered the entire account unenforceable. The High Court rejected these arguments and adopted a careful, methodical approach to resolving the dispute. It clarified that illegality must generally be properly pleaded and proven, subject to limited exceptions, and that not all transactions are automatically tainted by allegations of illegality. Each transaction must instead be assessed on its own merits.
Partner Vikram Nair led the case together with Senior Associate Ashwin Menon and Associate Han Xin Yi from the Commercial Litigation Practice.
