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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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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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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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Trusts [2026] SGDC 124

Cheng Tim Jin v Chan Kam Piew

The District Court dismissed a trust and fiduciary duty claim arising from a failed share sale, finding no breach and no provable loss of chance.

  • Breach of trust
  • Fiduciary duties
  • Loss of chance
  • Termination of sale and purchase agreement
  • Statutory duty of care (trustees)
  • Causation and quantification of damages
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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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Evidence [2026] SGHC 53

CBB v WONG TIEN LEONG WILLIAM

High Court review of a disciplinary tribunal decision concerning a solicitor’s conduct for a vulnerable elderly client, including hearsay, prior capacity findings, conflicts, and alleged disobedience of court orders.

  • Hearsay admissibility (s 32 ea)
  • Relevancy and weight of prior court judgments (ss 42–45 ea)
  • Disciplinary procedures and review (s 97 lpa)
  • Duties to vulnerable clients lacking capacity
  • Conflict of interest and implied retainer
  • Obedience to court orders and contempt risk
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Trusts [2026] SGHC(A) 5

JETHANAND HARKISHINDAS BHOJWANI v DEVIN JETHANAND BHOJWANI & 2 Ors

Cross-appeals over a family trust dispute led the Appellate Division to recharacterise a founder’s share transaction as a custodial and fiduciary breach, with monetary reconstitution ordered.

  • Breach of trust
  • Fiduciary duties (no-conflict, no-profit)
  • Trustee removal
  • Falsification remedy
  • Valuation and damages
  • Standing
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Civil procedure [2025] SGHC 224

KOH YOU QUAN (Executor of the Estate of Ang Geok Kheng) v KOH HOCK MENG

The High Court declined to grant trust declarations over an HDB flat, finding the evidence too weak and contradictory, and ordered conversion to an originating claim if pursued.

  • Statutory severance of joint tenancy
  • Presumed resulting trust
  • Common intention constructive trust
  • Testamentary capacity and undue influence
  • Conversion of originating application to originating claim
  • Hdb property records and cpf contributions
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Trusts [2025] SGHC 215

Cheryl Tan Yi Lin & Anor

The High Court dismissed an application to sell trust property, finding the trustee had not made full disclosure and that the sale appeared driven by a desire to realize higher value.

  • Power of sale
  • Trustee duties
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Evading stamp duty
  • Sale of trust property
  • Trusts
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