Tan Siew Hui v Lim Lai Soon & 2 Ors

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC(A) 32 consider?

The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC(A) 32 High Court (Appellate Division) 10 October 2023 AD/CA 77/2022 · AD/CA 74/2022 54 min read

7 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal allowed

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
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

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.

[2023] SGHC(A) 32 explained

Tan Siew Hui v Lim Lai Soon & 2 Ors ([2023] SGHC(A) 32) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 10 October 2023. It is categorised under Companies and Trusts. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, 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] SGHC(A) 32 about?

Tan Siew Hui v Lim Lai Soon & 2 Ors ([2023] SGHC(A) 32) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Companies — Shares” and “Trusts — Beneficiaries — Rights”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2023] SGHC(A) 32 consider?

The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC(A) 32 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC 6. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2023] SGHC(A) 32?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC(A) 32 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. 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 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.