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Express, resulting, and constructive trusts and trustees' duties.

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Trusts decisions

Result 10

[2026] SGDC 124

Cheng Tim Jin v Chan Kam Piew

District Court7 April 2026

Trusts — Trustees — Fiduciary relationship — Trustee holding shares in company on trust for beneficiary — Trustee terminating sale of shares in company to third party — Whether trustee’s actions breach of trust — Whether breach of fiduciary duties — Whether trustee’s actions caused beneficiary to lose chance to sell shares to third party –– Whether chance lost real or substantial –– Whether chance lost speculative –– Section 3A Trustees Act 1967

Result 14

[2025] SGHC 224

Koh You Quan (executor of the estate of Ang Geok Kheng, deceased) v Koh Hock Meng

General Division of the High Court11 November 2025

Civil Procedure — Originating processes — Applicant bringing originating application with unsatisfactory evidence — Whether originating application should be converted into originating claim; Land — Interest in land — Joint tenancy — Joint tenant attempting to statutorily sever joint tenancy — Whether statutory severance was properly effected — Sections 53(5) and 53(6) of the Land Titles Act 1993; Trusts — Constructive trusts — Common intention constructive trusts — Executor claiming common intention constructive trust over property —Whether there is sufficient evidence of common intention; Trusts — Resulting trusts — Presumed resulting trusts — Executor claiming presumed resulting trust over property — Whether there is sufficient evidence of financial contributions to purchase price of property

Result 17

[2025] SGHC 209

Jenny Prawesti v Sauw Tjiauw Koe

General Division of the High Court23 October 2025

Trusts — Express trusts — Certainties — Whether a letter of indemnity sufficiently evinces a putative settlor’s intention to create a trust; Trusts — Express trusts — Certainties — Whether a letter of indemnity sufficiently identifies the subject matter of the purported trust; Trusts — Constructive trusts — Common intention constructive trusts — Daughter alleged that her mother made an oral representation over 20 years ago that they would purchase properties together as equal owners in the future, while the mother alleged that she had always told the daughter that she was only borrowing the daughter’s name for the properties — Whether there was a common intention for either party to hold their various legal interests in the 26 properties on trust for the other; Trusts — Resulting trusts — Sole financial responsibility for 25 of the properties fell on the mother — Whether there was a resulting trust in the mother’s favour

Result 19

[2025] SGHC 166

Yeo Xueli Celeste v Sin David and another

General Division of the High Court21 August 2025

Civil Procedure -— Pleadings — Amendment; Civil Procedure -— Pleadings — Striking out; Equity — Fiduciary relationships — When arising; Equity — Fiduciary relationships — Accessory liability — Dishonest assistance — Requisite mental state; Tort — Conspiracy — Combination; Tort — Conspiracy — Lawful means conspiracy — Predominant purpose to cause injury or damage; Trusts — Express trusts — Certainties; Trusts — Constructive trusts — Institutional constructive trust

Result 22

[2025] SGHC(A) 8

Robert Tantular v The Stephanie Karina (administratrix of the estate of Tan Ho Yung, deceased

Appellate Division of the High Court1 July 2025

Contract — Contractual terms — Express terms; Contract — Contractual terms — Implied terms; Contract — Formation — Capacity of parties; Equity — Fiduciary relationships — When arising; Limitation of Actions — Particular causes of action; Tort — Negligence — Duty of care; Trusts — Constructive trusts; Trusts — Express trusts — Constitution; Restitution — Unjust enrichment

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