Trusts — Constructive trusts

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Trusts — Constructive trusts is a trusts legal concept that appears across 37 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between January 2023 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (General Division) (31) and the High Court (Appellate Division) (6).

Trusts — Constructive trusts is a trusts legal concept that appears across 37 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between January 2023 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (General Division) (31) and the High Court (Appellate Division) (6). The most-cited authority within this corpus is [2024] SGHC 46, referred to by 8 other reported Singapore judgments here. The judgments listed below are the primary source for how the Singapore courts have applied this concept, ordered by how often each is cited within this corpus. This page reports those decisions; it is reference information, not legal advice.

Key questions about Trusts — Constructive trusts

Which Singapore cases are leading authorities on trusts — constructive trusts?

Within this corpus, the judgments most often cited by other Singapore decisions on trusts — constructive trusts are [2024] SGHC 46, [2023] SGHC 47, and [2023] SGHC(A) 40. The full list of 37 judgments applying this concept is shown below, each linking to the decision in full.

Which Singapore courts have decided trusts — constructive trusts cases?

In this corpus, trusts — constructive trusts matters were decided in the High Court (General Division) (31 judgments) and the High Court (Appellate Division) (6 judgments).

How many reported trusts — constructive trusts judgments are in this corpus?

This corpus contains 37 reported judgments that apply or develop trusts — constructive trusts, decided between January 2023 and May 2026. They are listed below in order of how often each is cited within the corpus.

Which cases shaped Trusts — Constructive trusts?

The Singapore judgments below apply or develop this concept, ordered by how often they are cited within this corpus.

[2024] SGHC 46
ENVY ASSET MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) & 3 Ors v CH BIOVEST PTE. LTD.
21 February 2024
SGHC
cited 8× in corpus
[2023] SGHC 47
LAKSHMI ANIL SALGAOCAR suing as the Administratrix of the ESTATE OF ANIL VASSUDEVA SALGAOCAR, deceased & Anor v DARSAN JITENDRA JHAVERI & 13 Ors
28 February 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC(A) 40
SALAYA KALAIRANI & Anor v APPANGAM GOVINDHASAMY & 3 Ors
7 December 2023
SGHC(A)
[2023] SGHC 12
B HIGH HOUSE INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD v MCDP PHOENIX SERVICES PTE LTD & Anor
17 January 2023
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 145
Ng Chin Huay v Tan Tien Tuck & Anor
30 July 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 108
TIA OON LAI V SALLY TIA SOCK KIU & 2 ORS
9 June 2025
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 105
WONG SHU KIAT & Anor v CHEN JINPING, MICHELLE & Anor
20 April 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 233
KHOO JEE CHEK v LIM BENG TIONG
23 August 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 309
MAHMUD EBRAHIM KASAM MUNSHI v MOHAMED SALEH
27 October 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 343
Ng Lai Kuen Priscilla Elizabeth & 4 Ors v Ng Choong Keong Steven
5 December 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 58
ER KOK YONG (YU GUORONG) v TAN CHENG CHENG (CHENG QINGQING) (AS CO-ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF SPENCER TUPPANI) & 2 Ors
10 March 2023
SGHC
[2025] SGHC(A) 8
ROBERT TANTULAR v THE STEPHANIE KARINA
1 July 2025
SGHC(A)
[2025] SGHC 166
CELESTE YEO XUELI v SIN DAVID & Anor
21 August 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 46
PETER KWEE SENG CHIO v LAI SENG KWOON
20 March 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 85
DOO v DOP
7 May 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 93
YANGBUM ENGINEERING PTE LTD V LIANG XIHONG
15 May 2025
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 44
PECK WEE BOON PATRICK & Anor v LIM POH GOON & 3 Ors
15 February 2024
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 108
KUA SWEE LIN v HO KIM YAN & Anor
25 April 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 115
HO WOON CHUN (ADMINISTRATRIX of the Estate of Ho Fook Tuck, Deceased) v WANG KAI QING
2 May 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 171
David Haw Wan Sin & Anor v Wendy Kwek Siang Ling & 6 Ors
20 June 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 199
BYBIT FINTECH LIMITED V HO KAI XIN & 5 ORS
25 July 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 38
ER KOK YONG (YU GUORONG) & Anor v TAN CHENG CHENG (CHENG QINGQING) (AS CO-ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF SPENCER TUPPANI) & 2 Ors
17 February 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 91
APPANGAM GOVINDHASAMY & 3 Ors v SALAYA KALAIRANI & Anor
6 April 2023
SGHC
[2025] SGHC(A) 21
DOP v DOO
30 October 2025
SGHC(A)
[2025] SGHC 209
JENNY PRAWESTI v SAUW TJIAUW KOE
23 October 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 224
KOH YOU QUAN (Executor of the Estate of Ang Geok Kheng) v KOH HOCK MENG
11 November 2025
SGHC
[2026] SGHC 117
LEOW HOCK SOON & Anor v CHEW EIK KHOON & 2 Ors
26 May 2026
SGHC
[2026] SGHC(A) 14
Sally Tia Sock Kiu v Tia Oon Lai
5 May 2026
SGHC(A)
[2026] SGHC 83
Hajjah Noor Jehan Binte Mohamed Ghouse v Nur Fairuz Magnus
15 April 2026
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 252
LEE CHENG LING v ARGYLE FUND INVESTMENTS PTE. LTD.
10 October 2024
SGHC
[2023] SGHC(A) 12
Ong Chin Woon v Ong Bee Hah & 7 Ors
5 April 2023
SGHC(A)
[2023] SGHC(A) 34
CHEE YIN MEH v ONG KIAN GUAN & 2 Ors
27 October 2023
SGHC(A)
[2023] SGHC 121
TAN CHWEE LIAN v NG PEH WAH
10 May 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 162
HENRY QUEK PENG HOCK v CHIA SWEE HUN
1 June 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 259
TAN HUI MIN SABRINA ALBERTA v CHIANG HAI DING & Anor
14 September 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 325
CHNG HEOW HO @ VICTOR CHNG v ROGER CHNG CHOON MING
16 November 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 73
WANG XIAOPU v KOH MUI LEE & 2 Ors
29 March 2023
SGHC

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Compiled by the SG Case Law editorial team from primary sources — the judgments themselves and Singapore Statutes Online (sso.agc.gov.sg). · Updated 10 July 2026 · How we compile this