"Upon Order Confirmation" And "Upon Materials Delivered To Site"

If your payment terms are to pay "upon order confirmation" and "upon materials delivered to site", you may think this is very clear. But Pure Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Siong Ann Engineering Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 279 shows that even with such terms, you can end up in a dispute.

Background. This is a simple and straightforward dispute.

The appellant, Pure Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd, had asked the respondent, Siong Ann Engineering Pte Ltd, to design, supply and install a temporary ramp (the "ramp works") ([2]).

After the respondent had prepared the construction materials for the ramp and delivered them to the site, the appellant told the respondent to stop work, and a dispute arose over how the respondent was to be paid for the work done ([2]).