Djony Gunawan v Christina Lesmana

[2024] SGHC(A) 14 High Court (Appellate Division) 10 May 2024 AD/CA 115/2023 · AD/CA 116/2023 26 min read

5 cases cited (4 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismissed the appeals.

Source: [2024] SGHC(A) 14, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 10 May 2024. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided	10 May 2024
Judges	Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Kannan Ramesh, Philip Jeyaretnam
Charges / claim	Trusts, Family Law, Land, Evidence
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	A.W. Law LLC, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP, Abdul Wahab bin Saul Hamid, Johannes Hadi, Muhammad Hasif Bin Abdul Aziz, Suang Wijaya

Source: [2024] SGHC(A) 14, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 10 May 2024 — eLitigation. Updated 25 June 2026.

Catchwords

Trusts — Resulting trusts Family Law — Advancement — Presumption Land — Interest in land — Joint tenancy Evidence — Proof of evidence — Presumptions

Practice Areas

Trusts Family Law Land Evidence

Judges (3)

Belinda Ang Saw Ean Delivered Kannan Ramesh Coram Philip Jeyaretnam Coram

Counsel (6)

A.W. Law LLC Firm Eugene Thuraisingam LLP Firm Abdul Wahab bin Saul Hamid Counsel Appellant Johannes Hadi Counsel Respondent Muhammad Hasif Bin Abdul Aziz Counsel Appellant Suang Wijaya Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Christina Lesmana Respondent Djony Gunawan Appellant

Case Significance

Djony Gunawan v Christina Lesmana and another appeal [2024] SGHC(A) 14 was decided by the Appellate Division of the High Court of Singapore on 10 May 2024, with grounds of decision delivered by Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA on behalf of a coram of Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA, Kannan Ramesh JAD and Philip Jeyaretnam J, following a hearing on 4 April 2024. The two appeals, Civil Appeals Nos 115 and 116 of 2023, were both filed by the appellant, Mr Djony Gunawan. AD 116 was Mr Gunawan's appeal against the decision to grant the respondent Ms Christina Lesmana's application in HC/OS 1095/2021 for sale in lieu of partition of a property known as the Seaview Property, with sale proceeds to be distributed equally between the parties. AD 115 was Mr Gunawan's appeal against the dismissal of his application in HC/OA 713/2022, in which he sought, among other things, a declaration that he was the sole beneficial owner of the Seaview Property and the removal of Ms Lesmana's name as joint owner from the certificate of title.

[2024] SGHC(A) 14 explained

Djony Gunawan v Christina Lesmana ([2024] SGHC(A) 14) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 10 May 2024. It is categorised under Trusts, Family Law, Land, and Evidence. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2024] SGHC(A) 14 about?

Djony Gunawan v Christina Lesmana ([2024] SGHC(A) 14) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Trusts — Resulting trusts”, “Family Law — Advancement — Presumption”, “Land — Interest in land — Joint tenancy”, and “Evidence — Proof of evidence — Presumptions”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

How influential is [2024] SGHC(A) 14?

Within this corpus, [2024] SGHC(A) 14 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

What was Djony Gunawan v Christina Lesmana [2024] SGHC(A) 14 about?

Decided by the Appellate Division on 10 May 2024, the case concerned two appeals by Mr Djony Gunawan over the Seaview Property: one against an order for sale in lieu of partition with proceeds split equally, and one seeking a declaration that he was sole beneficial owner.

Who delivered the decision in Djony Gunawan v Christina Lesmana [2024] SGHC(A) 14?

Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA delivered the grounds of decision of the court in [2024] SGHC(A) 14, sitting with Kannan Ramesh JAD and Philip Jeyaretnam J. The appeals were heard on 4 April 2024 and decided on 10 May 2024.