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Trusts

Shenning Heritage Capital VCC v Hiah David and others

The High Court dismissed claims for dishonest assistance, knowing receipt and unlawful means conspiracy arising from a failed FX investment. No trust over the funds was proved.

  • Quistclose trusts
  • Recipient liability
  • Dishonest assistance
  • Knowing receipt
  • Ad hoc fiduciary duties
  • Unlawful means conspiracy
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Trusts [2026] SGCA 27

Wong Mei Lee, Millie v Jake Ngor Shing Rong

Court of Appeal held the 99:1 property split reflected beneficial ownership, so no resulting trust arose; alternatively, the illegality objection would also have defeated the claim.

  • Resulting trust
  • Beneficial ownership
  • Illegality (tax evasion and under-stamping)
  • Presumption of resulting trust
  • Additional buyer’s stamp duty (absd)
  • Resulting-trust
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Civil procedure [2026] SGDC 168

Keystone Law Corporation v Ee Kwong Rong, Clement

The District Court upheld summary judgment for a law firm, finding the defendant raised no triable issues on mistake or unconscionability.

  • Summary judgment
  • Prima facie case
  • Mistake
  • Unconscionability
  • Acknowledgment of debt
  • Enforceability
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Civil procedure [2026] SGHC 104

FAUZIYAH BINTE MOHD AHBIDIN (EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF MOHAMED AHBIDEEN BIN MOHAMED KASSIM @ AHNA MOHAMED ZAINAL ABIDIN BIN KASSIM) & Anor v MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM SINGAPURA

The High Court dismissed a claim to wakaf income under a will, holding the will valid but ineffective to alter the wakafs, and finding laches in any event.

  • Section 22 limitation act
  • Revocability of wakaf
  • Testamentary wakaf
  • Construction of wills
  • Wills formalities
  • Laches
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Family law [2026] SGFC 73

YEC v YED

The Family Court dismissed a wife’s application for occupation rights in the husband’s pre-marital property, holding section 56 does not create proprietary rights.

  • Section 56 women’s charter
  • Right of occupation
  • Deserted wife’s equity
  • Constructive trust
  • Matrimonial property
  • Ancillary relief
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Civil procedure [2026] SGHCR 15

LAGUNA NATIONAL GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) & 2 Ors v Peter Kwee Seng Chio & 3 Ors

The court allowed withdrawal of the summons, but held the proposed amendment to a default judgment would have been refused as a substantive change.

  • Amendment of judgments
  • Default judgment
  • Setting aside default judgment
  • Substitutive compensation
  • Withdrawal of summons
  • Rules of court 2014 v rules of court 2021
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Trusts [2026] SGHC(A) 14

Sally Tia Sock Kiu v Tia Oon Lai

The Appellate Division majority held that the mother held the full beneficial interest in a coffeeshop lease and was entitled to all rental before July 2018.

  • Common intention constructive trust
  • Presumed resulting trust
  • Beneficial ownership
  • Accounting for trust property
  • Fiduciary duties
  • Laches
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Civil procedure [2026] SGHC 86

Wang Meiping v Huang Yilong

The High Court held that the claimant showed a good arguable case on a loan claim, but failed to prove a real risk of dissipation, so Mareva relief was refused.

  • Mareva injunction
  • Freezing order
  • Good arguable case
  • Dissipation of assets
  • Moneylenders act s3 presumption
  • Mareva-injunction
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Arbitration [2026] SGCA 20

PACMAR SHIPPING PTE LTD v SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROTECTION AND INDEMNITY ASSOCIATION (BERMUDA) LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION)

The Court of Appeal held that enforcement of a foreign arbitral award was commenced in time, laches could not shorten the statutory period, and notice was adequate.

  • Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
  • Limitation periods for enforcement
  • S6(1)(c) and s6(3) limitation act 1959
  • Laches
  • Proper notice and service
  • Recognition of awards as judgments
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Trusts [2026] SGHC 83

Hajjah Noor Jehan Binte Mohamed Ghouse v Nur Fairuz Magnus

The High Court held that money advanced by a mother to her daughter for a property was a loan, not a basis for beneficial ownership or trust, and granted only contractual relief.

  • Resulting trust
  • Common intention constructive trust
  • Proprietary estoppel
  • Illegality (absd)
  • Characterisation of payments (loan v gift)
  • Entire agreement clause
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