Land

14 cases · January 2025 to February 2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Easements — Rights of way — Section 97A of the Land Titles Act 1993 (2020 Rev Ed) 2

Strata titles — Meetings — Whether company representatives appointed under paragraph 16 of the First Schedule of the Building (Strata Management) Act 2004 are subject to the 2% proxy rule 1

Strata titles — By-laws — Whether the by-laws prohibited a subsidiary proprietor from owning a Corgi Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Whether dog owner owes a duty to take reasonable care in handling or controlling his dog — The standard of care required by a dog owner Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Whether dog owner should prevent his dog from barking 1

Interest in land — Liability of trustee to account 1

Strata Titles — Strata Titles Board — Whether grounds of appeal against order made by Strata Titles Board raised points of law 1

Interest in land — Tenancy in common — Ouster 1

Interest in land — Joint tenancy 1

Interest in land — Tenancy in common 1

Easements — Rights of way — Section 99 of the Land Titles Act 1993 (2020 Rev Ed) 1

Caveats — Declaration of validity 1

Sale of land — Contract — Whether further payments were consideration for option or advance payments 1

Interest in land — Joint tenancy — Joint tenant attempting to statutorily sever joint tenancy — Whether statutory severance was properly effected — Sections 53(5) and 53(6) of the Land Titles Act 1993 1

Caveats — Remedies of caveatee 1

Licences — Contractual licences 1

Sale of land — Sale under court order 1

Court Distribution

SGHC 13 SGMC 1 SGDC 1 SGHCR 1

Key Statutes

Land Titles Act (Cap 157)

6 cases

Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act

3 cases

Evidence Act (Cap 97)

3 cases

Interpretation Act (Cap 1)

2 cases

Civil Law Act (Cap 43)

2 cases

Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap 61)

2 cases

Conveyancing Act

1 case

Housing and Development Act (Cap 129)

1 case

Stamp Duties Act (Cap 312)

1 case

Goods and Services Tax Act (Cap 117A)

1 case

Residential Property Act (Cap 274)

1 case

New South Wales Conveyancing Act

1 case

LTA can also be evinced from statements made during a Parliamentary debate regarding an amendment to the Housing and Development Act (Cap 129)

1 case

The Land Titles Act (Cap 157)

1 case

Land Titles Ordinance

1 case

Key People & Firms

Top Judges

Philip Jeyaretnam 3 Christopher Tan 2 Sia Aik Kor 1 Samuel Wee Choong Sian 1 Gan Kam Yuin 1

Top Firms

Breakpoint LLC 2 Aequitas Law LLP 2 Drew & Napier LLC 1 Lee & Lee LLP 1 Tan Lay Keng & Co. 1

Top Lawyers

Shermaine Ng Shi Min 2 Kishan Pillay s/o Rajagopal Pillay 2 Subir Grewal 1 Lin Shumin 1 Arushee Bhatnagar 1

Cases

EDMUND MOTOR PTE. LTD. v MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLE NO. 3564 & Anor

5 February 2026

THE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLE PLAN NO. 561 v KOSMA HOLDINGS PTE LTD

30 January 2026

[2025] SGDC 303

Tan Shuh Lin (Administrator of the Estate of Tan Kut Fai, Deceased) v Loong Kai Jun Matthew

11 December 2025

[2025] SGHC 224

KOH YOU QUAN (Executor of the Estate of Ang Geok Kheng) v KOH HOCK MENG

11 November 2025

[2025] SGHC 212

Kwon Do Hyeong v COVENSON PTE LTD

30 October 2025

[2025] SGHC 211

P L B VIPULA MANUKULARATNE v P L B SARATH MANUKULARATNE

29 October 2025

[2025] SGHC 185

THE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLE PLAN NO. 561 v KOSMA HOLDINGS PTE LTD

17 September 2025

[2025] SGHC 145

Ng Chin Huay v Tan Tien Tuck & Anor

[2025] SGHC 126

Lee Say Yng v Lee Cheng Mui

Sin Chiau Soon v Aitken Robert Bond

TIO GEOK HONG BRYAN V KORBETT PTE LTD & ANOR

RITA KISHINCHAND BHOJWANI v HVS PROPERTIES PRIVATE LIMITED & 2 Ors

PRIMEPULSE CONSULTANCY PTE. LTD. v CHAN PAU TEE & Anor

28 February 2025

ISABELLE LEW HUEY JIUN & Anor v MICHAEL LEE YU RU & Anor