Farooq Ahmad Mann v Xia Zheng

[2025] SGHC 70 High Court (General Division) 16 April 2025 • HC/OA 3/2024 ( HC/SUM 1768/2024 ) • 23 min read

11 cases cited (10 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	16 April 2025
Judge	Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah
Charges / claim	Contempt of Court
Counsel	Bird & Bird ATMD LLP, Tham Lijing LLC, Clement Julien Tan Tze Ming, Lee Wan Ling, Lim Rui-Qi Rochelle, Tham Lijing

Source: [2025] SGHC 70, High Court (General Division), decided 16 April 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 25 June 2026.

Catchwords

Contempt of Court — Civil contempt — Rules of Court 2021

Practice Areas

Contempt of Court

Judges (1)

Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah Delivered

Counsel (6)

Bird & Bird ATMD LLP Firm Tham Lijing LLC Firm Clement Julien Tan Tze Ming Counsel Defendant Lee Wan Ling Counsel Defendant Lim Rui-Qi Rochelle Counsel Applicant Tham Lijing Counsel Applicant

Parties (3)

Farooq Ahmad Mann Applicant Li Hua Third Party Xia Zheng Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 70 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 16 April 2025 concerning Contempt of Court, specifically addressing civil contempt. The judgment was delivered by Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah. The case was brought by Farooq Ahmad Mann (applicant) against Xia Zheng (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Tham Lijing LLC and Bird & Bird ATMD LLP. The judgment cites 11 cases (10 Singapore, 1 foreign) and references 3 statutory provisions, including the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act, the Insolvency, and the Restructuring and Dissolution Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

Summary

A private trustee in bankruptcy applied for permission to commence committal proceedings against Ms Xia Zheng for breaching a Mareva injunction by failing to serve a proper affidavit of assets and depleting cash without explanation. The court granted permission on four of five grounds, finding a prima facie case that the defendant had breached disclosure obligations under the injunction order.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 70?

[2025] SGHC 70 (Farooq Ahmad Mann v Xia Zheng) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 16 April 2025 addressing Contempt of Court, specifically civil contempt. The judgment was delivered by Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah.

Who were the parties in Farooq Ahmad Mann v Xia Zheng ([2025] SGHC 70)?

The applicant in [2025] SGHC 70 was Farooq Ahmad Mann, and the respondent was Xia Zheng. Legal representation included Tham Lijing LLC and Bird & Bird ATMD LLP. The case was decided on 16 April 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 70?

[2025] SGHC 70 was delivered by Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah in the High Court (General Division) on 16 April 2025. The case concerned Contempt of Court.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 70 cite?

[2025] SGHC 70 cites 11 prior decisions, including 1 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Conveyancing and Law of Property Act, Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.