Courts and Jurisdiction

8 cases · January 2025 to January 2026

Overview

Courts and Jurisdiction appeared in 8 reported decisions between January 2025 and January 2026, distributed across multiple courts including the High Court (General Division) (2 cases), the High Court Registrar (2 cases), the Court of Appeal (1 case), the District Court (1 case), the High Court (Appellate Division) (1 case), and the High Court (Family Division) (1 case). Jurisdiction questions were the most common sub-topic with 2 cases, alongside issues of vexatious litigants, judicial recusal, transfer of cases, and appellate jurisdiction.

Judge See Kee Oon decided the most jurisdiction cases with 2 decisions. Judge Judith Prakash, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, Judge Belinda Ang Saw Ean, and Judge Kannan Ramesh each decided 1 case during this period.

Data coverage: between January 2025 and January 2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Jurisdiction 2

Vexatious litigants 1

Jurisdiction — Ouster — Telecommunications Act 1999 and Code of Practice for Info-Communication Facilities in Buildings 1

Jurisdiction — Appellate — Whether the Appel-late Division of the High Court has the jurisdiction to set aside an order of the General Division of the High Court 1

Judges — Recusal 1

Transfer of cases 1

Jurisdiction — Original 1

Court Distribution

SGHC 2 SGHCR 2 SGCA 1 SGDC 1 SGHC(A) 1 SGHCF 1

What jurisdictional issues arise in Singapore courts?

Among 8 courts and jurisdiction cases between January 2025 and January 2026, disputes involved general jurisdiction questions (2 cases), appellate jurisdiction of the High Court (Appellate Division), vexatious litigant applications, judicial recusal, and transfer of cases between courts.

Which judges handle jurisdictional disputes in Singapore?

Judge See Kee Oon decided the most jurisdiction cases with 2 decisions between January 2025 and January 2026. Judge Judith Prakash, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, Judge Belinda Ang Saw Ean, and Judge Kannan Ramesh each decided 1 jurisdictional case.