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Wong Ser Wan v Ng Bok Eng Holdings Pte Ltd and Another [2004] SGHC 181
A conveyance of property made with the intent to defraud creditors is voidable under s 73B of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act.
Chia Sok Kheng Kathleen v The Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 669 [2004] SGHC 148
The court held that a management corporation is not liable for withholding consent for renovations or changes of use if it acts honestly and responsibly, and that claims for breach of contract under the Land Titles (Strata) Act are subject to the Limitation Act.
Chiam Toon Hong v Ong Soo Yong [2004] SGHC 138
A vendor cannot rely on Condition 5 of the Law Society of Singapore's Conditions of Sale 1999 to annul a contract if their refusal to comply with a purchaser's reasonable request (such as varying a court order affecting title) is unreasonable.
Chong Ken Ban (alias Chong Johnson) and Another v Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 1395 [2004] SGHC 110
The Strata Titles Board has concurrent jurisdiction with the High Court to hear applications for the enforcement of by-laws under the Land Titles (Strata) Act.
Lim Kaling v Hangchi Valerie [2003] SGHC 99
A spouse's potential claim for division of matrimonial assets under s 112 of the Women's Charter does not constitute a caveatable interest in land under the Land Titles Act until an actual order for division is made.
Norsiah binte Samat v Neo Poh Guan and Another [2003] SGHC 260
The court held that the test for determining whether a reply to a requisition is satisfactory is an objective one, viewed from the perspective of a reasonably determined purchaser.
Group Exklusiv Pte Ltd v Diethelm Singapore Pte Ltd [2003] SGHC 247
A purchaser is entitled to rescind a contract for the sale of land subject to planning approval if the relevant authority has provided a clear and conclusive rejection of the application, and the purchaser has taken all reasonable steps to obtain such approval.
Tai Sea Nyong v Overseas Union Bank Ltd [2002] SGHC 40
A mortgagee in possession is not a trustee of the mortgagor and is not obliged to wait indefinitely for the theoretical market value of the property; its duty is merely to obtain the best reasonable price at the time it chooses to sell.
Soeparto Nilam v Sit Ley Timber (Pte) Ltd [2002] SGHC 302
The court held that an originating summons for the removal of a caveat should be heard together with a related substantive suit where the issues are intricately co-related and the balance of convenience favours maintaining the status quo.
Tan Ah Suan v Ng Aik Kern and Others [2002] SGHC 231
For adverse possession, there must be both factual possession and animus possidendi. A possessor need not personally occupy the land; the exercise of acts of ownership, such as collecting rent, is sufficient to establish adverse possession.
Christina Au Mei Yin and Another v Adela Lo Sook Ling [2001] SGHC 314
The defendant failed to prove adverse possession of the disputed strip of land for the requisite 12 years prior to 1 March 1994, as the presumption of accuracy of the Certified Plan CP 16587 was not rebutted.
Dr Lo Sook Ling Adela v Au Mei Yin Christina and Another
The appellate court held that the presumption of accuracy of a survey plan under s 85 of the Evidence Act can be rebutted by evidence showing the fence line was not accurately depicted, and that the appellant had established adverse possession.
Tan Hin Leong v Lee Teck Im
A contractual licence to occupy property is not revocable at will if the terms of the contract define the duration and circumstances for termination.
Tan Hin Leong v Lee Teck Im [2000] SGHC 70
A deed granting a licence to occupy property for a nominal rent, with specific covenants and conditions, creates a contractual licence that is not revocable at the will of the licensor, but only in accordance with the terms of the deed.
Aviation Hub Pte Ltd v Higgins, Daniel [2022] SGHC 281
A contractual licence is personal in nature and does not bind a third party purchaser of land, even with notice, unless a constructive trust is imposed.
Cheong Lay Yong v Muthukumaran s/o Varthan and another (K Krishna & Partners and another, third parties)
An option to purchase land is a contract sui generis; the countermanding of a cheque given for the option fee amounts to a repudiation of the contract, which does not automatically discharge the contract unless accepted by the vendor.
Botanica Pte Ltd v Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 2040 [2012] SGHC 98
In Botanica Pte Ltd v Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 2040, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Land law — easements.
United Overseas Bank Ltd v Bebe bte Mohammad
The principle of indefeasibility of title under the Land Titles Act is paramount, and personal equity claims against a registered proprietor must be grounded in known legal or equitable causes of action and must not be inconsistent with the Act's policy of certainty.
N K Rajarh and others v Tan Eng Chuan and others [2013] SGCA 62
A collective sale committee (CSC) owes fiduciary duties to all subsidiary proprietors and must act in good faith, which includes a duty of even-handedness and a duty of disclosure. The CSC's failure to disclose an incentive payment arrangement involving the marketing agent and on
Goh Teh Lee v Lim Li Pheng Maria and others [2010] SGCA 18
Co-owners of a property must act jointly to support or oppose a collective sale application under the Land Titles (Strata) Act.