Companies

25 cases · January 2025 to February 2026

Overview

Companies law appeared in 24 reported decisions between January 2025 and December 2025, with the High Court (General Division) handling 28 case appearances and the High Court (Appellate Division) contributing 7 cases. Directors' duties was the most common sub-topic with 4 cases, while minority shareholder oppression appeared across multiple decisions covering remedial discretion, share valuation, and en bloc sale disputes. Schemes of arrangement, receiver and manager duties, and statutory derivative actions also featured.

Judge Mohamed Faizal decided the most company law cases with 7 decisions, followed by Judge Kannan Ramesh (4 cases) and Judges Woo Bih Li, Hri Kumar Nair, and Philip Jeyaretnam with 3 cases each. Allen & Gledhill LLP led firm appearances with 5 cases, followed by Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and Drew & Napier LLC with 4 cases each.

Data coverage: between January 2025 and December 2025

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Directors — Duties 4

Winding up — Just and equitable ground 1

Oppression — Minority shareholders — Exercise of remedial discretion to bring to an end or remedy oppressive conduct complained of — Whether minority shareholder should be paid out of net proceeds of en bloc sale of total equity of company in priority to majority shareholder — Section 216(2) Companies Act 1967 1

Oppression — Minority shareholders — Exercise of remedial discretion to bring to an end or remedy oppressive conduct complained of — Whether minority shareholder should receive discretionary enhancement in economic value from en bloc sale of total equity of company to account for interest on purchase price — Whether economic value to be received by minority shareholder from en bloc sale of total equity of company should be set at quantum at least as high as economic value minority shareholder would have received from prior buy-out order based on valuation rendered by court but-for subsequent non-implementation of buy-out order by majority shareholder — Section 216(2) Companies Act 1967. 1

Schemes of Arrangement 1

Receiver and manager — Accounts 1

Receiver and manager — Duties to chargor 1

Oppression — Minority shareholders 1

Directors — Duties — Duty of skill, care and diligence 1

Directors — Duties — Duty to take into account interests of creditors 1

Oppression — Minority Shareholders — Valuation of shares 1

Account 1

Schemes of arrangement — Leave to convene creditors’ meeting — Section 210(1) Companies Act 1967 (2020 Rev Ed) 1

Directors — Dividends 1

Winding up — Substantial and bona fide dispute 1

+ 21 more sub-topics

Court Distribution

SGHC 29 SGHC(A) 7 SGCA(I) 2 SGCA 1

What are the most common company law disputes in Singapore courts?

Among 24 company law cases between January 2025 and December 2025, directors' duties (4 cases) was the most frequently litigated issue, followed by minority shareholder oppression disputes, schemes of arrangement, statutory derivative actions, and receiver and manager duties.

Which judges handle company law cases in Singapore?

Judge Mohamed Faizal decided the most company law cases with 7 decisions between January 2025 and December 2025, followed by Judge Kannan Ramesh (4 cases), Judge Woo Bih Li (3 cases), Judge Hri Kumar Nair (3 cases), and Judge Philip Jeyaretnam (3 cases).