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Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 561 v Kosma Holdings Pte Ltd [2026] SGHC 25
The court granted an easement of right of way over a service road for access to a loading bay, subject to conditions regarding maintenance costs and entry charges, and declared an administrative fee for unauthorised entry to be an unenforceable penalty.
Sin Chiau Soon v Bond, Aitken Robert [2025] SGHC 94
The High Court has a general power under s 18(2) read with paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the SCJA 2020 to order a sale of land in lieu of partition where it is necessary or expedient, without needing a separate substantive legal basis.
P L B Vipula Manukularatne (in his capacity as the executor of the estate of K Manukularatne, deceased) v P L B Sarath Manukularatne and another matter [2025] SGHC 211
A claim for mesne profits or damages must follow a cause of action, and an Originating Application is not the appropriate procedure for a claim of trespass where material facts are in dispute.
Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 561 v Kosma Holdings Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC 185
The court may create an easement under s 97A of the Land Titles Act if it is reasonably necessary for the effective use of the land, even if the subdivision plan is lost or unavailable.
Kow Kim Song and another v Kow Kim Siang [2024] SGHC 231
The court will not order a sale of land under s 18(2) SCJA read with the First Schedule where the application is premature and the parties are engaged in good faith negotiations to resolve the sale.
Silvester Selvan s/o Jeyaperagasam and others v Hilda Loe Associates Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 104
The court held that a collective sale committee acts in good faith if it complies with statutory requirements and acts without want of probity, even if there are procedural missteps.
Ho Dat Khoon v Chan Wai Leen (in her personal capacity and as administratrix of the estate of Wong Ching Fong, deceased) and another [2023] SGHC 326
The court held that a voluntary transfer of property can be set aside for mistake if the transferor was under a causative mistake as to the legal effect of the transaction, and the mistake was of such gravity that it would be unconscionable to refuse relief.
Tan Siew Kheng (personal representative of the estate of Tan Siew Cheng, deceased) v Teo Kian Kian (personal representative of the estate of Tan Siew Hiang, deceased) [2023] SGHC 268
The court has the power to order a sale of land in lieu of partition under the SCJA, but it does not have the power to order a co-owner to compulsorily purchase another co-owner's share at a price lower than the best price obtainable.
Goh Siam Teow (a person lacking capacity suing by her litigation representative, Lim Sai Hong) v Lim Tung Hee Arthero [2023] SGHC 163
The court has the power to order the sale of a property held as tenants-in-common where it is in the best interests of the party lacking capacity, and the proceeds should be divided according to the legal title.
Liu Chee Ming and Others v Loo-Lim Shirley [2008] SGHC 3
The High Court dismissed an appeal against the Strata Titles Board, affirming that such appeals are restricted to errors of law. It ruled that a Board's determination of 'good faith' is a mixed question of law and fact, making it immune to challenge without a legal error.
Sim Lian (Newton) Pte Ltd v Gan Beng Cheng Raynes and Another [2007] SGHC 84
A registered proprietor of land under the Torrens system obtains immediate indefeasible title upon registration, which cannot be defeated by irregularities in the collective sale process unless the proprietor is a party to fraud, omission, or mistake as defined under the Land Tit
Management Corporation of Grange Heights Strata Title No 301 v Lee Tat Development Pte Ltd [2007] SGHC 32
This case affirms that the owner of a dominant tenement is entitled to repair and maintain a right of way at their own expense. This legal right extends beyond simple maintenance to include making necessary improvements to the access path.
Ng Swee Lang and Another v Sassoon Samuel Bernard and Others [2007] SGHC 190
The court held that procedural requirements in the Land Titles (Strata) Act should be interpreted purposively, and that non-compliance does not automatically invalidate a collective sale order unless it causes prejudice or frustrates the legislative purpose.
Ong Chay Tong & Sons (Pte) Ltd v Ong Hoo Eng and Another [2007] SGHC 182
A right of first refusal is a caveatable interest, but it can be extinguished by a subsequent board resolution that replaces the original terms of the right.
Lim Ah Laik and Another v Surender Singh and Another [2007] SGHC 144
Where a notice to complete has been served making time of the essence, subsequent extensions of time to fixed dates do not counteract the effect of the notice, and time remains of the essence.
Re 41B Lorong 17 Geylang, Singapore 388564 [2007] SGHC 112
The court held that an option to purchase may contain an implied term that if the purchaser receives unsatisfactory replies to legal requisitions before exercising the option, the vendor is obliged to refund the option money.
Ho Soo Fong and Another v Standard Chartered Bank [2006] SGHC 90
The court held that for a caveatee to be liable for damages under s 128(1) of the Land Titles Act, the loss must be reasonably foreseeable, and the court will not hold a defendant responsible for losses attributable to the claimant's own impecuniosity.
TSM Development Pte Ltd v Leonard Stephanie Celine nee Pereira [2005] SGHC 42
Adverse possession of land under the common law system that crystallised before the land was converted to the Land Titles Act system remains valid and is not defeated by the subsequent registration of the land.
Heng Chye Poh v Heng Peng Sing [2005] SGHC 230
The court found that the defendant had a beneficial interest in the flat because the purchase was largely funded by the defendant and the deceased, and the plaintiff lacked the means to pay for the flat.
Cheng-Wong Mei Ling Theresa v Oei Hong Leong [2005] SGHC 194
Section 99 of the Land Titles Act requires both development and subdivision to be approved by the competent authority for a statutory easement to be implied. A mere subdivision plan showing access does not constitute land being appropriated or set apart for an easement.
Chen Con-Ling Tony v Quay Properties Pte Ltd [2004] SGHC 31
A vendor of land owes a fiduciary duty to consult the purchaser pending completion regarding any material changes to the property, including the termination of a tenancy, but the purchaser must prove actual economic loss resulting from the breach of this duty.
Ho Soo Fong and Another v Standard Chartered Bank and Other Applications [2004] SGHC 258
A bank's standard terms and conditions providing for a right to lodge a caveat upon an event of default do not, without more, create an immediate equitable charge or mortgage over a borrower's property, and thus do not constitute a caveatable interest.
Wong Ah Chen and Another v Wong Yack Yoon and Another [2004] SGHC 235
The Applicants, as owners of a one-half undivided share in the land, have an equal right to use the common property, including the vacant land, and this right is not limited to foot traffic.
Tan and Au Partnership v Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 2625 [2004] SGHC 183
The Management Corporation is legally obliged under s 126(9) of the Land Titles (Strata) Act to pay legal fees directly to the solicitors engaged for the privatisation exercise, even in the absence of a direct contract between the Management Corporation and the solicitors.