Hope in sight for Tampines Court sale?

Hope in sight for Tampines Court sale? 
Majority owners’ last-ditch bid to push through collective sale may bear fruit
 
AN ELEVENTH-HOUR bid by the owners of Tampines Court to save their collective sale from petering out seems to be paying off.
The deal was in danger of collapsing after the sales committee delayed seeking mandatory Strata [...]

‘Right call was made’

‘Right call was made’
 
:More factors to considerthan just higher bid price : :
 
Monday • July 21, 2008
 
I REFER to “Time to relook en bloc rules?” (Weekend Today, July 19-20).
 
On the contrary to what the letter-writer said, there are already enough en bloc rules. Without being privy to certain information, it is incorrect [...]

July 21 hearing for Tampines Court case

July 21 hearing for Tampines Court case
 
High Court orders STB to move hearing ahead of July 25 deadline
 
By Jessica Cheam
 
THE Tampines Court en-bloc sale was handed a lifeline by the High Court yesterday when it ordered the Strata Titles Board (STB) to bring forward a crucial hearing date.
 
Just a week ago, the sale [...]

Time to relook en bloc rules?

Time to relook en bloc rules?
 
Weekend • July 19, 2008
 
 
Letter from Ong Cher Meng
 
 
 
I REFER to “Landmark ruling” (July 18).
 
The judge has ruled that the fact that a higher offer was received for the en bloc sale of Horizon Towers is not within the purview of the Strata Title Board (STB); neither [...]

Another door closes on Horizon minorities

Another door closes on Horizon minorities
 
High Court dismisses appeal, says there’s no proof that sale was in bad faith
 
By MICHELLE QUAH
 
(SINGAPORE) Minority owners seeking to stop the en bloc sale of Horizon Towers have been defeated yet again. Singapore’s High Court yesterday dismissed their appeal, on the grounds that they failed to [...]

Appeal against Horizon Towers sale dismissed

Appeal against Horizon Towers sale dismissed
 
High Court ruling clears the way for $500m collective sale that was inked 1-1/2 years ago
 
By Joyce Teo
 
THE drawn-out battle over the $500 million collective sale of Horizon Towers has moved one step closer to a conclusion after the High Court threw out an appeal by objecting owners.
 
Yesterday’s [...]

Judge sets out role of Strata Titles Board and which of its findings can be challenged

Landmark ruling
 
Judge sets out role of Strata Titles Board and which of its findings can be challenged
 
IT IS a situation that may apply to some en bloc deals: The selling price could have been higher if the sales committee or its agent had tried harder to secure a better deal.
 
In the case [...]

High Court dismisses Horizon Towers appeal

High Court dismisses Horizon Towers appeal
 
The High Court has dismissed an appeal by minority owners of private condominium, Horizon Towers.
 
In his written judgment that was released today, Justice Choo Han Teck deemed there was no error in law in the case that would have corrupted the Strata Titles Board’s decision.
 
He added there was no [...]

High Court dismisses Horizon Towers en bloc appeals

High Court dismisses Horizon Towers en bloc appeals
 
Hotel Properties Limited on Thursday said Singapore’s High Court has dismissed the appeals by the minority sellers in Horizon Towers’ en bloc sale.
 
The minority sellers had made the appeal in January 2008 against the Strata Titles Board’s decision delivered on December 7, 2007 which would allow the en [...]

Foreign lawyers flock to Singapore

Foreign lawyers flock to Singapore
 
One QC who set up office here is now arbitrating a $34m dispute
 
BANGLADESH-BORN lawyer Ajmalul Hossain came to Singapore last year to set up an office, spurred on by the business boom in the region.
 
The 57-year-old Queen’s Counsel, one of a select group of senior London-trained barristers, is now arbitrating [...]