MoS Int’l takes suit against S’pore licensee to High Court
By Chua Hian Hou
A LONDON-BASED nightlife company is taking its lawsuit against the firm running the Ministry of Sound (MoS) club in the Republic to Singapore’s High Court.
Ministry of Sound International earlier filed a suit against the Singapore licensee in the British courts, but it seems it has now moved this legal action over to the courts in the Republic.
The MoS outlet at Clarke Quay, which opened in 2005, is run by LB Investments, a subsidiary of listed Singapore firm LifeBrandz.
LifeBrandz told the Singapore Exchange last Friday that Ministry of Sound International has served a writ of summons on LB Investments.
It said the writ ‘alleges breaches of certain terms and conditions of a licence agreement pertaining to the ‘Ministry of Sound’ brand’.
LifeBrandz said it would ‘vigorously defend’ the ‘unmeritorious’ allegations.
The same announcement also said that Ministry of Sound International had ‘discontinued’ its ‘entire claim’ against LB Investments. These claims had been originally filed with the High Court of England and Wales in mid-November.
The lawsuit earlier filed in Britain alleged that LB Investments had violated its licensing guidelines. The alleged violations included not playing the right type of music, not maintaining a stable website and not using the right staff uniforms.
Ministry of Sound International was reportedly suing LB Investments for damages and to force it to stick to its licensing guidelines.
A LifeBrandz spokesman could not be reached for comment yesterday.
LifeBrandz shares closed unchanged at 5.5 cents yesterday.