SINGAPORE: The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has
emerged victorious after a five-year court battle that involved S$6
million.
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed, with
costs, an appeal by British event organiser Anthony Hollingsworth
against an earlier High Court order for the money to be returned to
the STB.
In a statement on Tuesday, the STB said this
represents the end of a five-year legal tussle over the Listen
Project.
Hollingsworth and two other companies - Children's media and
Tribute Third Millennium - were the organisers of a mega
fund-raising event known as Listen Live, originally scheduled to be
staged as a two-day concert in Singapore on September 30 and
October 1, 2005.
STB was the main sponsor for this event and paid money to stage the
concert.
But the organisers failed to deliver the event as agreed upon with
STB.
In March 2006, STB sued Hollingsworth.
In May 2008, the High Court ruled that Hollingsworth should be held
liable jointly and severally with Children's Media and Tribute
Third Millennium for all of STB's damages arising from the
dispute.
The defendants subsequently lodged a series of appeals, before
Hollingsworth appealed before the Court of Appeal on February 10,
this year.
STB said with the dismissal of this final appeal, the original High
Court order is now final, binding and conclusive.
- CNA/cc