SAL Practitioner: Navigating limitation periods in construction contracts - Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 4099 v KTP Consultants Pte Ltd [2024] 1 SLR 1226

20 January 2026

Allen & Gledhill Partner Kelvin Kek contributed an article titled “Navigating limitation periods in construction contracts: Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 4099 v KTP Consultants Pte Ltd [2024] 1 SLR 1226” to SAL Practitioner, published by the Singapore Academy of Law.

The law on limitation periods in Singapore is well understood but still prone to much dispute in its application. This is especially so when dealing with when the “knowledge” required for commencing an action arises in the context of a construction dispute. The article examines some of the principles laid out in the case of Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 4099 v KTP Consultants Pte Ltd [2024] 1 SLR 1226 and seeks to set out several key takeaways from the seminal decision of the Appellate Division of the High Court.