Tan Siew Hui v Lim Lai Soon & 2 Ors

[2023] SGHC(A) 32 High Court (Appellate Division) 10 October 2023 AD/CA 77/2022 · AD/CA 74/2022

7 cases cited Cited by 2 cases

Outcome

Appeal allowed in part

“…we allow the appeals in part and vary the decision below in that we grant a declaration that Johnny is the beneficial owner of 45% of the shares and not 49%.”

Source: [2023] SGHC(A) 32, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 10 October 2023. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided	10 October 2023
Judges	Quentin Loh, Valerie Thean, Woo Bih Li
Charges / claim	Companies, Trusts
Outcome	Appeal allowed in part
Counsel	LVM Law Chambers LLC, Lisa Sam & Company, Michael Khoo & Partners, Wong Tan & Molly Lim LLC, Chua Cheng Yew, Clara Lim Ai Ying, Khoo Kah Lip Michael, Ling Daw Hoang Philip, Lok Vi Ming, Low Miew Yin Josephine, Low Ziron, Qabir Singh Sandhu, Sam Hui Min Lisa (Lisa Cen Hui Min)

Source: [2023] SGHC(A) 32, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 10 October 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Companies — Shares Trusts — Beneficiaries — Rights

Practice Areas

Companies Trusts

Judges (3)

Quentin Loh Coram Valerie Thean Delivered Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (13)

LVM Law Chambers LLC Firm Lisa Sam & Company Firm

Michael Khoo & Partners Firm

Wong Tan & Molly Lim LLC Firm

Chua Cheng Yew Counsel for the respondent

Clara Lim Ai Ying Counsel for the respondent

Khoo Kah Lip Michael Counsel for the appellant

Ling Daw Hoang Philip Counsel for the respondent Lok Vi Ming Counsel for the respondent

Low Miew Yin Josephine Counsel for the appellant

Low Ziron Counsel for the respondent Qabir Singh Sandhu Counsel for the respondent

Sam Hui Min Lisa (Lisa Cen Hui Min) Counsel for the respondent

Parties (5)

Koh Choon Heong Respondent

Lim Lai Soon Respondent

Philip Tan Pei Yeanz Appellant

Tan Hong Sin Respondent

Tan Siew Hui Appellant

Case Significance

Tan Siew Hui v Lim Lai Soon and others and another appeal [2023] SGHC(A) 32 is a reserved judgment of the Appellate Division of the High Court, delivered on 10 October 2023 by Valerie Thean J, sitting with Woo Bih Li JAD and Quentin Loh SJ, in Civil Appeals Nos 74 and 77 of 2022. The appeals arose from Suit No 704 of 2018 and concerned a family enterprise built by Tan Hong Sin ("Johnny"), who set up Friendlypack Sdn Bhd in Malacca in September 2000 before the business acquired Duramin Sdn Bhd, Friendlypack (S) Pte Ltd and Friendly Pack (Thailand) Co Ltd. The judgment addresses issues of company shares and the rights of beneficiaries under a trust, against the backdrop of the divorce initiated by the first respondent, Mdm Lim, on 22 June 2017.

What was Tan Siew Hui v Lim Lai Soon [2023] SGHC(A) 32 about?

It was an Appellate Division decision delivered on 10 October 2023, deciding Civil Appeals Nos 74 and 77 of 2022 arising from Suit No 704 of 2018, over shares in and trust rights concerning a family group of Friendlypack companies in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Which judges decided [2023] SGHC(A) 32?

The judgment was delivered by Valerie Thean J on behalf of a coram of the Appellate Division of the High Court comprising Woo Bih Li JAD, Valerie Thean J and Quentin Loh SJ, following a hearing on 17 July 2023, with judgment reserved.