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 42 min read

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 Respondent Chelva Retnam Rajah Counsel Appellant Chin Li Yuen Marina Counsel Respondent Eusuff Ali s/o N B M Mohamed Kassim Counsel Appellant Fong Zhiwei Daryl Counsel Respondent Joseph Tay Weiwen Counsel Respondent Lee Yen Yin Counsel Appellant Lin Ruizi Counsel Respondent Mohamed Shafie Bin Allameen Counsel Respondent Netto Leslie Counsel Appellant Netto Leslie née Lucy Michael Counsel Appellant Roqiyah Begum d/o Mohd Aslam Counsel Appellant Samantha Tan Sin Ying Counsel Appellant Teo Jin Yun Germaine Counsel 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.

[2023] SGCA 42 explained

HOW WENG FAN & 2 Ors v PASIR RIS-PUNGGOL TOWN COUNCIL ([2023] SGCA 42) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 29 November 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 42 about?

HOW WENG FAN & 2 Ors v PASIR RIS-PUNGGOL TOWN COUNCIL ([2023] SGCA 42) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Costs — Principles”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGCA 42 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGCA(I) 8. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

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