CLC v CLB
Outcome
Appeal allowedwe allow the appeal.
Source: [2023] SGCA 10, Court of Appeal, decided 3 March 2023. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | Court of Appeal |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Judith Prakash, Steven Chong, Sundaresh Menon |
| Charges / claim | Family Law |
| Outcome | Appeal allowed |
| Counsel | AM Legal LLC, TL Yap Law Chambers LLC, Tan, Oei & Oei LLC, YY Lee & Associates LLC, Chen Yiyang, Chiok Beng Piow, Chuah Hui Fen Christine, Tan Hui Qing, Tan Wei En, Yap Teong Liang |
Source: [2023] SGCA 10, Court of Appeal, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
CLC v CLB [2023] SGCA 10 was a judgment of the Court of Appeal (Sundaresh Menon CJ, Judith Prakash JCA and Steven Chong JCA), reserved after a hearing on 11 August 2022 and delivered on 3 March 2023, with Judith Prakash JCA delivering the judgment of the court in Civil Appeal No 5 of 2022. The appeal arose from Divorce (Transferred) No 1639 of 2019 and concerned the division of matrimonial assets under section 112 of the Women's Charter 1961, which excludes assets acquired by gift or inheritance from the matrimonial pool. The case raised the question of whether such an excluded asset should re-enter the matrimonial pool where the donee spouse manifests a clear and unambiguous intention to treat it as part of the family estate, and how that recognition fits within the statutory regime.
[2023] SGCA 10 explained
CLC v CLB ([2023] SGCA 10) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 3 March 2023. It is categorised under Family Law. 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 [2023] SGCA 10 about?
CLC v CLB ([2023] SGCA 10) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Family Law — Matrimonial Assets — Gifts”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2023] SGCA 10 consider?
The judgment refers to Interpretation Act (Cap 1). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2023] SGCA 10?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGCA 10 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.
What legal question did CLC v CLB [2023] SGCA 10 raise?
It raised whether an asset acquired by gift or inheritance, normally excluded from the matrimonial pool under section 112 of the Women's Charter, should be included where the donee spouse manifests a clear and unambiguous intention to treat it as part of the family estate.
Which judges decided CLC v CLB [2023] SGCA 10?
The Court of Appeal comprised Sundaresh Menon CJ, Judith Prakash JCA and Steven Chong JCA, with Judith Prakash JCA delivering the judgment of the court on 3 March 2023 in Civil Appeal No 5 of 2022, arising from Divorce (Transferred) No 1639 of 2019.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGCA 10)