HOW WENG FAN & 2 Ors v PASIR RIS-PUNGGOL TOWN COUNCIL

[2023] SGCA 42 Court of Appeal 29 November 2023 CA/CA 199/2019 · CA/CA 198/2019 · CA/CA 197/2019 · CA/CA 196/2019 ( CA/SUM 113/2020,CA/SUM 6/2020,CA/SUM 120/2020 ) · CA/CA 200/2019

16 cases cited

Key facts

Court	Court of Appeal
Decided	29 November 2023
Judges	Andrew Phang Boon Leong, Judith Prakash, Sundaresh Menon, Tay Yong Kwang, Woo Bih Li
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Counsel	Netto & Magin LLC, Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Tan Kok Quan Partnership, Tan Rajah & Cheah, Chan Ming Onn David, Chelva Retnam Rajah, Chin Li Yuen Marina, Eusuff Ali s/o N B M Mohamed Kassim, Fong Zhiwei Daryl, Joseph Tay Weiwen, Lee Yen Yin, Lin Ruizi, Mohamed Shafie Bin Allameen, Netto Leslie, Netto Leslie née Lucy Michael, Roqiyah Begum d/o Mohd Aslam, Samantha Tan Sin Ying, Teo Jin Yun Germaine

Source: [2023] SGCA 42, Court of Appeal, decided 29 November 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Costs — Principles

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (5)

Andrew Phang Boon Leong Coram Judith Prakash Coram Sundaresh Menon Delivered Tay Yong Kwang Coram Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (18)

Netto & Magin LLC Firm Shook Lin & Bok LLP Firm Tan Kok Quan Partnership Firm Tan Rajah & Cheah Firm Chan Ming Onn David Counsel for the respondent Chelva Retnam Rajah Counsel for the appellant Chin Li Yuen Marina Counsel for the respondent Eusuff Ali s/o N B M Mohamed Kassim Counsel for the appellant Fong Zhiwei Daryl Counsel for the respondent Joseph Tay Weiwen Counsel for the respondent Lee Yen Yin Counsel for the appellant Lin Ruizi Counsel for the respondent Mohamed Shafie Bin Allameen Counsel for the respondent

Netto Leslie Counsel for the appellant

Netto Leslie née Lucy Michael Counsel for the appellant

Roqiyah Begum d/o Mohd Aslam Counsel for the appellant

Samantha Tan Sin Ying Counsel for the appellant Teo Jin Yun Germaine Counsel for the respondent

Parties (10)

Aljunied-Hougang Town Council Respondent

FM Solutions & Services Pte Ltd Appellant

Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council Respondent

Sengkang Town Council Respondent

Chua Zhi Hon Appellant

How Weng Fan Appellant

Kenneth Foo Seck Guan Appellant

Low Thia Khiang Appellant

Pritam Singh Appellant

Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Appellant

Case Significance

HOW WENG FAN & 2 Ors v PASIR RIS-PUNGGOL TOWN COUNCIL [2023] SGCA 42, reported as How Weng Fan and others v Sengkang Town Council and other appeals, is a Court of Appeal judgment delivered by Sundaresh Menon CJ on 29 November 2023, with Andrew Phang Boon Leong, Judith Prakash, Tay Yong Kwang and Woo Bih Li on the coram. It addresses the principles governing costs across Civil Appeals Nos 196 to 200 of 2019, arising from Suit Nos 668 and 716 of 2017 brought by Aljunied-Hougang Town Council and Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council. The appellants included Sylvia Lim Swee Lian, Low Thia Khiang, Pritam Singh, Chua Zhi Hon, Kenneth Foo Seck Guan, How Weng Fan and FM Solutions & Services Pte Ltd. The judgment cites 16 Singapore authorities.

What was How Weng Fan v Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council [2023] SGCA 42 about?

It was a Court of Appeal judgment on the principles governing costs across Civil Appeals Nos 196 to 200 of 2019, following the town council suits. Sundaresh Menon CJ delivered it on 29 November 2023 in the Sengkang and Aljunied-Hougang Town Council appeals.

Which judges decided How Weng Fan [2023] SGCA 42?

The five-judge Court of Appeal comprised Sundaresh Menon CJ, Andrew Phang Boon Leong, Judith Prakash, Tay Yong Kwang and Woo Bih Li, with Sundaresh Menon CJ delivering the costs judgment on 29 November 2023.

Cases Cited (16)

SG (3)

[2000] SGHC 47 [2015] SGHCR 6 [2023] SGCA(I) 8

SLR (13)

[2004] 3 SLR(R) 274 [2007] 2 SLR(R) 230 [2009] 2 SLR(R) 814 [2009] 4 SLR(R) 155 [2011] 1 SLR 582 [2014] 1 SLR 245 [2016] 1 SLR 915 [2020] 1 SLR 1199 [2021] 4 SLR 556 [2022] 5 SLR 525 [2023] 1 SLR 707 [2023] 1 SLR 96 [2023] 2 SLR 235