DOP v DOO
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal.
Source: [2025] SGHC(A) 21, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 30 October 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (Appellate Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Debbie Ong Siew Ling, Kannan Ramesh, Woo Bih Li |
| Charges / claim | Equity, Trusts |
| Outcome | Appeal dismissed |
| Counsel | Drew & Napier LLC, IRB Law LLP, Claudia Anne Binny, See Chern Yang, Wong Ying Joleen |
Source: [2025] SGHC(A) 21, High Court (Appellate Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHC(A) 21 is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision dated 30 October 2025 concerning Equity and Trusts, specifically addressing remedies, resulting trusts, and constructive trusts. The judgment was delivered by Kannan Ramesh, with Debbie Ong Siew Ling and Woo Bih Li on the coram. The case was brought by DOP (appellant) against DOO (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Drew & Napier LLC and IRB Law LLP. The judgment cites 3 cases.
[2025] SGHC(A) 21 explained
DOP v DOO ([2025] SGHC(A) 21) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 30 October 2025. It is categorised under Equity and Trusts. 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 [2025] SGHC(A) 21 about?
DOP v DOO ([2025] SGHC(A) 21) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Equity — Remedies — Equitable accounting”, “Trusts — Resulting trusts — Presumed resulting trusts”, and “Trusts — Constructive trusts — Common intention constructive trust”, 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 [2025] SGHC(A) 21 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHC 85. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
An appeal concerning the beneficial ownership of a $1.65 million property purchased jointly by an unmarried French couple during their relationship. The Appellate Division dismissed the appeal, upholding the finding that the parties had a common intention for equal beneficial ownership despite unequal financial contributions, and declined to order equitable accounting.
What was decided in [2025] SGHC(A) 21?
[2025] SGHC(A) 21 (DOP v DOO) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 30 October 2025 addressing Equity and Trusts, specifically remedies, resulting trusts, and constructive trusts. The judgment was delivered by Kannan Ramesh.
Who were the parties in DOP v DOO ([2025] SGHC(A) 21)?
The appellant in [2025] SGHC(A) 21 was DOP, and the respondent was DOO. Legal representation included IRB Law LLP and Drew & Napier LLC. The case was decided on 30 October 2025 in the High Court (Appellate Division).
Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(A) 21?
[2025] SGHC(A) 21 was delivered by Kannan Ramesh in the High Court (Appellate Division) on 30 October 2025. Debbie Ong Siew Ling and Woo Bih Li also sat on the coram. The case concerned Equity and Trusts.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC(A) 21 cite?
[2025] SGHC(A) 21 cites 3 prior decisions.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(A) 21)