KHOO JEE CHEK v LIM BENG TIONG

Q: Which legislation does [2024] SGHC(A) 21 consider?

The judgment refers to Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap 61) and Trustees Act (Cap 337). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2024] SGHC(A) 21 High Court (Appellate Division) 17 July 2024 AD/CA 130/2023 38 min read

10 cases cited (3 SG, 7 foreign)

Key facts

Court	High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided	17 July 2024
Judges	Kannan Ramesh, Philip Jeyaretnam, Woo Bih Li
Charges / claim	Equity, Civil Procedure
Counsel	Nakoorsha Law Corporation, Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Abdul Rahul s/o Fuad Mohan, Edwin Yang Yingrong, Lim Chong Guang Charles, Michelle Tang Hui Ming, Nakoorsha bin Abdul Kadir, Rasveen Kaur

Source: [2024] SGHC(A) 21, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 17 July 2024 — eLitigation. Updated 25 June 2026.

Catchwords

Equity — Remedies — Equitable accounting — Accounting for contributions of co-owner towards repayment of mortgage loan in absence of prior agreement Equity — Remedies — Equitable accounting — Accounting for sole occupation of property by co-owner by way of setting-off against interest element of mortgage payments Civil Procedure — Judgments and orders — Order for division of net sale proceeds between co-owners — Whether court was functus officio when ordering equitable accounting of co-owners’ contributions towards repayment of mortgage loan in division of net sale proceeds where judgment was previously rendered declaring their beneficial interests in co-owned property

Practice Areas

Equity Civil Procedure

Judges (3)

Kannan Ramesh Coram Philip Jeyaretnam Delivered Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (8)

Nakoorsha Law Corporation Firm Shook Lin & Bok LLP Firm Abdul Rahul s/o Fuad Mohan Counsel Respondent Edwin Yang Yingrong Counsel Respondent Lim Chong Guang Charles Counsel Respondent Michelle Tang Hui Ming Counsel Appellant Nakoorsha bin Abdul Kadir Counsel Appellant Rasveen Kaur Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Khoo Jee Chek Appellant Lim Beng Tiong Respondent

Case Significance

Khoo Jee Chek v Lim Beng Tiong [2024] SGHC(A) 21 was a reserved judgment of the Appellate Division of the High Court in Civil Appeal No 130 of 2023, heard on 17 May 2024 and delivered on 17 July 2024. The coram comprised Woo Bih Li JAD, Kannan Ramesh JAD and Philip Jeyaretnam J, with Philip Jeyaretnam J delivering the judgment of the court. The appellant was Mr Khoo Jee Chek and the respondent was Mr Lim Beng Tiong, co-owners of a two-storey commercial property which they had held on a joint tenancy in law since September 2017.

The appeal concerned equitable accounting between co-owners, including accounting for one co-owner's contributions towards repayment of a mortgage loan in the absence of a prior agreement, and accounting for sole occupation of the property by a co-owner by setting it off against the interest element of mortgage payments. A further issue was whether the court was functus officio when ordering equitable accounting of the co-owners' contributions towards mortgage repayment in the division of net sale proceeds, where judgment had previously been rendered declaring their beneficial interests in the co-owned property. The appellant was represented by Nakoorsha Law Corporation and the respondent by Shook Lin & Bok LLP.

[2024] SGHC(A) 21 explained

KHOO JEE CHEK v LIM BENG TIONG ([2024] SGHC(A) 21) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 17 July 2024. It is categorised under Equity and 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 [2024] SGHC(A) 21 about?

KHOO JEE CHEK v LIM BENG TIONG ([2024] SGHC(A) 21) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Equity — Remedies — Equitable accounting — Accounting for contributions of co-owner towards repayment of mortgage loan in absence of prior agreement”, “Equity — Remedies — Equitable accounting — Accounting for sole occupation of property by co-owner by way of setting-off against interest element of mortgage payments”, and “Civil Procedure — Judgments and orders — Order for division of net sale proceeds between co-owners — Whether court was functus officio when ordering equitable accounting of co-owners’ contributions towards repayment of mortgage loan in division of net sale proceeds where judgment was previously rendered declaring their beneficial interests in co-owned property”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2024] SGHC(A) 21 consider?

The judgment refers to Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap 61) and Trustees Act (Cap 337). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What was Khoo Jee Chek v Lim Beng Tiong [2024] SGHC(A) 21 about?

The Appellate Division of the High Court considered equitable accounting between co-owners of a two-storey commercial property held on joint tenancy since September 2017, including accounting for one co-owner's mortgage contributions and for sole occupation. Philip Jeyaretnam J delivered the judgment on 17 July 2024.

Which judges decided Khoo Jee Chek v Lim Beng Tiong ([2024] SGHC(A) 21)?

The coram was Woo Bih Li JAD, Kannan Ramesh JAD and Philip Jeyaretnam J, sitting in the Appellate Division of the High Court in Civil Appeal No 130 of 2023. Philip Jeyaretnam J delivered the judgment of the court on 17 July 2024.