WWG v WWH

Case Significance

WWG v WWH [2024] SGHCF 26 was a single judgment delivered on 30 July 2024 by Choo Han Teck J in the General Division of the High Court (Family Division), in Registrar's Appeal from the Family Justice Courts No 5 of 2024. The catchwords cover Family Law — Matrimonial assets and Injunctions — Interlocutory injunction. The appeal arose from an interlocutory application by the wife (the appellant, WWG) for an injunction restraining the husband (the respondent, WWH) from selling one of their properties, referred to as "Property A", a condominium held in the husband's sole name; that application had been dismissed by the District Judge below.

The judgment recorded that the parties married on 22 May 2011, that the wife filed for divorce on 20 December 2021 and obtained interim judgment on 1 February 2024, and that the ancillary matters had not yet been determined. The parties agreed Property A was a matrimonial asset. Counsel for the wife submitted that the husband planned to use the sale proceeds to pay off credit card debt arising from high-risk trading on a platform called PLUS500SG, and that the net proceeds of $354,309.50 would not be enough to clear his debt of $476,728.67. Choo Han Teck J observed that the wife's allegations about a gambling problem were not relevant to whether to grant the injunction; the relevant question was whether the sale would prejudice her and whether adequate matrimonial assets would remain to satisfy a likely division. The appellant was represented by Rajwin Singh Sandhu of Rajwin & Yong LLP, and the respondent by Poh Jun Zhe Malcus of Chun Ting Fai & Co.