Tan Hai Peng Micheal and another (as the executors of the estate of Tan Thuan Teck, deceased) v Tan Cheong Joo and another and other matters
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[2026] SGHC 49 explained
Tan Hai Peng Micheal and another (as the executors of the estate of Tan Thuan Teck, deceased) v Tan Cheong Joo and another and other matters ([2026] SGHC 49) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 6 March 2026. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 other reported Singapore judgments, 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 [2026] SGHC 49 about?
Tan Hai Peng Micheal and another (as the executors of the estate of Tan Thuan Teck, deceased) v Tan Cheong Joo and another and other matters ([2026] SGHC 49) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Costs” and “Civil Procedure — Costs — Artificial intelligence — Citation of fictitious authority — Personal costs order against solicitor”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGHC 49 consider?
The judgment refers to Legal Profession Act (Cap 161). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGHC 49 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2026] SGHC 16, [2025] SGHC 217, and [2025] SGHC 214. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2026] SGHC 49?
Within this corpus, [2026] SGHC 49 has been cited by 2 later reported Singapore judgments. 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.
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