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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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Probate and administration [2026] SGHC 71

YAP SIU CHENG V YAP SUI CHENG WENDY & ANOR

The High Court dismissed a beneficiary’s claims that executors had to answer detailed estate inquiries and that a Honda Stream was held on trust for the parents.

  • Duty to account by executors
  • Duty to call in assets and make sufficient inquiry
  • Express trust
  • Common intention constructive trust
  • Presumed resulting trust
  • Disclosure obligations of executors
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Probate [2025] SGFC 128

XVQ v XVR & Anor

The court upheld a 2020 will, finding it was duly executed, the deceased had testamentary capacity, and the Plaintiff failed to prove undue influence or misrepresentation.

  • Testamentary capacity
  • Knowledge and approval of will
  • Undue influence
  • Formal execution of wills
  • Suspicious circumstances
  • Hdb trust restrictions
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Family law [2025] SGHCF 15

KEE CHEONG KENG v DINH THI THU HIEN

The court found that the marriage was a sham and declared it void, awarding costs to the plaintiff. It also held the grant-of-administration issue had to be pursued separately.

  • Nullity of marriage
  • Sham marriage
  • Intestate succession
  • Substituted service
  • Costs
  • Nullity-of-marriage
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Land [2024] SGHC 231

Kow Kim Song & Anor v KOW KIM SIANG (GAO JINGXIANG)

The High Court dismissed siblings’ application for sale of inherited property, finding the evidence insufficient and the request premature while negotiations were ongoing.

  • Sale in lieu of partition
  • Order for sale under s18(2) scja
  • Partition
  • Conveyancing
  • Contract formation
  • Good faith negotiations
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Probate and administration [2024] SGHCF 30

XBW v XBX & Anor

The High Court appointed an independent interim administrator over the deceased’s movable assets pending a contested probate action, limited by s 20 of the PAA.

  • Letters of administration
  • Interim administrator
  • Grant pendente lite
  • Lost will / propoundment
  • Caveat
  • Joint bank accounts
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Gifts [2024] SGHC 151

LOLITA TSANG v PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF JAMES ENG JR DECEASED

The High Court held that an irrevocable deed of gift for S$8.5 million was valid, and that the Hong Leong Account monies formed part of that gift.

  • Inter vivos gift
  • Intention to benefit
  • Seal and delivery of deeds
  • Sham transactions
  • Undue influence
  • Delivery by conduct
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Trusts [2023] SGHC 314

KHOO PHAIK ENG KATHERINE & Anor v KHOO PHAIK EAN PATRICIA & Anor

The High Court held that funds in two joint bank accounts remained the deceased’s beneficial property and were held on resulting trust for his estate.

  • Resulting trust
  • Right of survivorship
  • Presumption of advancement
  • Presumption of resulting trust
  • Joint bank accounts
  • Will and codicil interpretation
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Deeds and other instruments [2023] SGHC 283

ANG HUA HENG & ANOR v ANG HWA KHONG, DANIEL

The High Court held that No 15 Jalan Bunga Rampai was held on trust for Mr Ang, rejecting Daniel’s claims of sole ownership, sham, and defective deed formalities.

  • Execution and formalities of deeds (signed sealed and delivered)
  • Sealing requirement and intention to execute as a deed
  • Express trusts and declarations of trust evidenced in writing
  • Resulting trust (purchase price resulting trust)
  • Sham transactions
  • Common intention constructive trust
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