Trusts

[2021] SGCA 24

Dextra Partners Pte Ltd and another v Lavrentiadis , Lavrentios and another appeal and another matter

Court of Appeal25 March 2021

Courts And Jurisdiction] — [Appeals] — [Threshold for intervention; Equity] — [Fiduciary relationships] –– [When arising; Trusts] –– [Breach of trust

[2021] SGHC 65

Sutherland, Hugh David Brodie v Official Assignee and another

General Division of the High Court19 March 2021

Choses In Action] — [Assignment; Equity] — [Estoppel] — [Proprietary estoppel; Insolvency Law] — [Bankruptcy; Trusts] — [Constructive trusts

[2021] SGHC 52

Lim Choo Hin (as the sole executrix of the estate of Lim Guan Heong, deceased) v Lim Sai Ing Peggy

General Division of the High Court2 March 2021

Trusts] — [Resulting trusts] — [Presumed resulting trusts; Gifts] — [Inter vivos

[2021] SGCA(I) 1

Lew, Solomon v Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala and others and another appeal

Court of Appeal (International)10 February 2021

Agency] — [Construction of agent’s authority; Contract] — [Formation; Trusts] — [Accessory liability; Conflict of Laws] — [Choice of law] — [Contract; Civil Procedure] — [Costs

[2021] SGHC 6

Lee Kim Song v Chan Chee Kien and another

General Division of the High Court20 January 2021

[2021] SGHC 04

Soemarto Sulistio v Stukan Yetty Fang and others

General Division of the High Court7 January 2021

Trusts] — [Constructive trusts] — [Subsequent intention; Trusts] — [Resulting trusts] — [Presumed resulting trusts

[2020] SGHC(I) 25

Esben Finance Ltd and others v Wong Hou-Lianq Neil

Singapore International Commercial Court14 December 2020

Trusts] — [Constructive trusts; Restitution] — [Unjust enrichment; Limitation of Actions] — [When time begins to run][Contract] — [Illegality and public policy

[2020] SGHC 253

Lim Beng Kiat v Mohammad Sarman bin Saidi

General Division of the High Court19 November 2020

Contract] — [Formation; Trusts] — [Resulting Trusts; Equity] — [Remedies] — [Substitutive compensation

[2020] SGHC 254

Xu Zhigang v Wang Fang [ 2020] SGHC 254

General Division of the High Court19 November 2020

Trusts] — [Express trusts; Gifts] — [Presumptions against] — [Resulting trusts; Equity] — [Estoppel] — [Promissory estoppel

[2020] SGHC 243

Ranjit Singh s/o Ramdarsh Singh (suing as co-executor of the estate of Ramdarsh Singh s/o Danukdhari Singh @ Ram Darash Singh, deceased, and as a beneficiary of the estate) v Harisankar Singh (sued as co-executor of the estate of Ramdarsh Singh s/o Danukdhari Singh @ Ram Darash Singh, deceased, and in his personal capacity

General Division of the High Court10 November 2020

Family Law] — [Advancement] — [Presumption; Land] — [Interest in land; Trusts] — [Resulting trusts] — [Presumed resulting trusts

[2020] SGHC 214

Ng Tang Hock v Teelek Realty Pte Ltd and others

General Division of the High Court8 October 2020

Civil Procedure] — [Limitation; Companies] — [Accounts; Companies] — [Directors] — [Appointment; Companies] — [Directors] — [Duties; Companies] — [Directors] — [Loans; Companies] — [Directors] — [Meetings; Companies] — [Oppression; Companies] — [Shares] — [Transfer; Debt and Recovery] — [Acknowledgement of debt; Equity] — [Estoppel] — [Promissory estoppel; Tort] — [Conspiracy; Trusts] — [Express trusts

[2020] SGHC 216

Jethanand Harkishindas Bhojwani v Lakshmi Prataprai Bhojwani (alias Mrs Lakshmi Jethanand Bhojwani

General Division of the High Court8 October 2020

Equity] — [Remedies] — [Account; Res Judicata] — [Issue estoppel; Res Judicata] — [Extended doctrine of res judicata; Trusts] — [Trustees] — [Powers

[2020] SGHC 199

National Bank of Oman SAOG Dubai Branch v Bikash Dhamala and others

General Division of the High Court18 September 2020

Tort] — [Misrepresentation] — [Fraud and deceit; Tort] — [Conspiracy] — [Unlawful means conspiracy; Trusts] — [Constructive trusts; Restitution] — [Knowing receipt; Restitution] — [Unjust enrichment; Civil Procedure] — [No case to answer

[2020] SGHC 188

Damodaran s/o Subbarayan v Rogini w/o Subbarayan

General Division of the High Court7 September 2020

Equity] — [Remedies] — [Equitable accounting; Land] — [Interest in land; Trusts] — [Resulting trusts] — [Presumed resulting trusts

[2020] SGHC 181

Lim Kieuh Huat and another v Lim Teck Leng and another

General Division of the High Court1 September 2020

Land] — [Interest in land; Trusts] — [Constructive trusts] — [Common intention; Trusts] — [Resulting trusts; Trusts] — [Unlawful trusts

[2020] SGHC 159

Lee Ker Min (by his litigation representative Lee Kai Teck Roland) v Lee Gin Hong (as executor and trustee of the estate of Ng Ang Chum, deceased) and another

General Division of the High Court30 July 2020

Partnership] — [Partners inter se] — [Sharing of profits and losses; Trusts] — [Constructive trusts

[2020] SGHC 146

Lavrentiadis, Lavrentios v Dextra Partners Pte Ltd and another

General Division of the High Court23 July 2020

Trusts] — [Breach of trust; Trusts] — [Accessory liability] — [Acts amounting to assistance

[2020] SGHC 142

OUE Lippo Healthcare Ltd (formerly known as International Healthway Corp Ltd) and another v Crest Capital Asia Pte Ltd and others

General Division of the High Court9 July 2020

Companies] — [Directors] — [Shadow directors; Companies] — [Capital] — [Share capital; Tort] — [Conspiracy; Agency] — [Evidence of agency; Agency] — [Principal; Trusts] — [Accessory liability; Equity] — [Fiduciary relationships] — [When arising] — [Duties; Equity] — [Remedies] — [Equitable compensation; Equity] — [Remedies] — [Rectification; Contract] — [Illegality and public policy] — [Statutory illegality; Contract] — [Contractual terms] — [Implied terms; Restitution] — [Unjust enrichment; Damages] — [Assessment; Civil procedure] — [Costs] — [Principles

[2020] SGHC 131

Koh Lian Chye and another v Koh Ah Leng and another

General Division of the High Court26 June 2020

Trusts] — [Resulting trusts] — [Presumed resulting trusts; Trusts] — [Constructive trusts; Partnerships] — [Partners inter se] — [Partnership property and property of separate partners

[2020] SGCA 58

Low Yin Ni and another v Tay Yuan Wei Jaycie (formerly known as Tay Yeng Choo Jessy) and another

Court of Appeal9 June 2020

Trusts] — [Resulting trusts] — [Presumed resulting trusts; Family Law] — [Advancement] — [Presumption

[2020] SGHC 106

Eller, Urs v Cheong Kiat Wah

General Division of the High Court21 May 2020

Trusts] — [Breach of trust; Evidence] — [Admissibility of evidence] — [Opinion and belief; Evidence] — [Admissibility of evidence] — [Prior negotiations; Equity] — [Defences] — [Acquiescence; Equity] — [Defences] — [Laches; Equity] — [Defences] — [Waiver; Equity] — [Estoppel] — [Promissory estoppel; Equity] — [Remedies] — [Account; Equity] — [Remedies] — [Equitable compensation; Civil Procedure] — [Bifurcation of proceedings

[2020] SGHC 103

Lim Young Ching v Lim Tai Ching

General Division of the High Court19 May 2020

[2020] SGHC(I) 10

Baker, Michael A (executor of the estate of Chantal Burnison, deceased) v BCS Business Consulting Services Pte Ltd and others

Singapore International Commercial Court29 April 2020

Trusts] —— [Express trust] — [Formation; Trusts] —— [Resulting trusts] —— [Formation; Contract] —— [Illegality and public policy] —— [Illegality under international and foreign law

[2020] SGCA 24

Ernest Ferdinand Perez De La Sala v Compañía De Navegación Palomar, SA and others

Court of Appeal27 March 2020

Civil Procedure] — [Injunctions; Civil Procedure] — [Mareva injunctions; Trusts] — [Beneficiaries; Trusts] — [Resulting trusts] — [Presumed resulting trusts; Trusts] — [Variation] — [Statutory jurisdiction of court; Trusts] — [Variation] — [Inherent jurisdiction of court