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Yangbum Engineering Pte Ltd v Liang Xihong [2025] SGHC 93
The court found that the defendant held shares in three companies on a resulting trust for the claimant, Yangbum Engineering Pte Ltd, as the claimant had paid the incorporation costs.
DOO v DOP [2025] SGHC 85
In DOO v DOP [2025] SGHC 85, the High Court ordered the sale of a co-owned property, granting the defendant sole conduct of the sale and a right of first refusal. The court ruled that net proceeds be split equally, subject to the claimant reimbursing the defendant for excess mortgage repayments.
Re Muhammad Naseer [2025] SGHC 79
The court will not assist an application that appears to circumvent HDB rules regarding the minimum occupation period for HDB flats.
Kwee Seng Chio Peter v Lai Seng Kwoon (in his capacity as private trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Kwee Hui Ling Karen) and another matter [2025] SGHC 46
The High Court dismissed claims by Kwee Seng Chio Peter, ruling that disputed properties were gifts to the bankrupt, Ms Kwee. Justice Philip Jeyaretnam held that the claimant failed to establish a trust, as expectations of control do not negate a child's beneficial ownership of transferred assets.
Ng Chee Tian and another v Ng Chee Pong and others [2025] SGHC 246
The court held that beneficiaries are entitled to an account of trust assets, and trustees have a duty to furnish such accounts. The court ordered the sale of the property at 6 Seletar Close and directed the Defendants to repay misappropriated funds.
Koh You Quan (executor of the estate of Ang Geok Kheng, deceased) v Koh Hock Meng [2025] SGHC 224
The court declined to grant declarations of trust in an uncontested originating application due to insufficient evidence and unresolved factual disputes, ordering the conversion of the application into an originating claim.
Re Tan Yi Lin Cheryl and another [2025] SGHC 215
A trustee's application to sell trust property solely for the purpose of capital gain is insufficient grounds for court approval, especially where there is a lack of full disclosure regarding personal assets and liabilities.
Jenny Prawesti v Sauw Tjiauw Koe [2025] SGHC 209
In Jenny Prawesti v Sauw Tjiauw Koe, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Trusts — Express trusts ; Trusts — Constructive trusts, Trusts — Resulting trusts.
Kok Kuan Hwa v Yap Wing Sang [2025] SGHC 19
In Kok Kuan Hwa v Yap Wing Sang, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Contract — Formation ; Contract — Intention to create legal relations, Trusts — Resulting trusts.
Ng Chin Huay v Tan Tien Tuck and another and another matter [2025] SGHC 145
In Ng Chin Huay v Tan Tien Tuck [2025] SGHC 145, the court held that beneficial interests in property follow legal interests where evidence of intent is lacking. It affirmed that co-owners are joint tenants in equity and applied the presumption of advancement in a familial property dispute.
Ngor Shing Rong Jake v Wong Mei Lee Millie [2025] SGHC 119
A resulting trust arises where a party contributes to the purchase price of a property without donative intent, even if the property is registered in a 99:1 ratio for security purposes. The claim is not precluded by illegality if the illegal purpose (understamping) was merely con
Tarun Hotchand Chainani v Avinderpal Singh s/o Ranjit Singh and others [2025] SGHC 110
The court determined the principal sums and profits due from the first defendant to the company in a wilful default account, clarifying the burden of proof for falsification and surcharging of accounts.
Tia Oon Lai v Tia Sock Kiu Sally (personal representative of Su Ye Chu, deceased) and others [2025] SGHC 108
In Tia Oon Lai v Tia Sock Kiu Sally [2025] SGHC 108, the High Court ordered the Estate and Sally to account for rental proceeds while dismissing claims against the third defendant, clarifying the evidentiary threshold for fiduciary duties in family financial management.
Tio Geok Hong Bryan v Korbett Pte Ltd and another and another suit [2025] SGHCR 8
The court held that an errant fiduciary may be made to account for profits which he had notionally received, and that the burden of proof lies on the fiduciary to show that the profit is not one for which he should account.
Khoo Phaik Ean Patricia and another v Khoo Phaik Eng Katherine and others [2025] SGCA 20
The court held that bank documents, including survivorship clauses, are not dispositive of beneficial ownership unless they expressly declare such interests, and that the resulting trust analysis remains the primary framework for determining beneficial ownership in joint accounts
Devin Jethanand Bhojwani and others v Jethanand Harkishindas Bhojwani [2024] SGHC 310
The judgment in Devin Jethanand Bhojwani and others v Jethanand Harkishindas Bhojwani [2024] SGHC 310 represents a significant judicial examination of the boundaries of testamentary trust administration, the limits of "absolute discretion" clauses, and the rigorous application of
Re Cai Jinhong [2024] SGHC 295
The court may exercise its power under s 56(1) of the Trustees Act 1967 to sanction the sale of trust property if it is expedient, even if the applicant incorrectly relied on s 13(1).
Lee Cheng Ling v Argyle Fund Investments Pte Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 252
The court held that in the absence of evidence of a common intention to hold beneficial interest differently, the beneficial ownership of a property follows the legal title. The court found no evidence of a common intention constructive trust or a resulting trust that would displ
British and Malayan Trustees Ltd v Ameen Ali Salim Talib and others [2024] SGHC 203
The court affirmed that trustees have an equitable right of recoupment to adjust trust accounts where over-payments have been made to beneficiaries due to a mistake of construction or fact, and that such recoupment can be effected by adjusting future distributions.
Sullivan, Sir Cornelius Sean v Hill Capital Pte Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 198
A director of a corporate trustee does not owe fiduciary duties to the trust beneficiaries solely by virtue of their directorship, and the corporate veil cannot be pierced to impose such duties unless the company is a mere alter ego of the director.
Lim Kim Toon v Lim Hwee Hoon [2024] SGHC 115
In Lim Kim Toon v Lim Hwee Hoon, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Trusts — Resulting trusts, Trusts — Constructive trust.
Appangam Govindhasamy (legal representative of the estate of T Govindasamy, deceased) and others v Salaya Kalairani and another [2023] SGHC 91
The court held that the defendants failed to prove that the deceased held his half-share in the property on a resulting trust or common intention constructive trust for the other co-owner, as there was insufficient evidence to displace the presumption of indefeasibility of title.
Ho Soo Tong and others v Ho Soo Fong and others [2023] SGHC 90
The court held that an express trust was created over the disputed shares in Invest Ho in favour of the Plaintiffs and Peng Zuo, based on the 2012 Agreement and the parties' conduct.
Er Kok Yong v Tan Cheng Cheng (as co-administratrix of the estate of Spencer Tuppani, deceased) and others [2023] SGHC 58
The court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for a common intention constructive trust and resulting trust over a vehicle, finding the evidence incoherent and unreliable. The court also dismissed the defendants' counterclaim for the return of funds, finding it time-barred and unsupp