Where the company in liquidation is the Respondent, the Companies Act prohibits commencement or continuation of legal proceedings against a company after winding up has commenced, unless with leave of the court. The existing case authority in Singapore have been consistent in ensuring that the SOPA regime and Adjudication cannot be exploited to give a creditor Claimant an advantage in the winding up of the Respondent. In the case where the claimant would like to seek (additional) recourse from the court, the overriding principle is "fair play and commercial morality" - The court will consider whether the detriment caused to the defendant's general body of creditors would far exceed any hardship to the plaintiff ( W Y Steel Construction Pte Ltd v Tycoon Construction Pte Ltd (in liquidation) [2016] SGHC 80).