DOP v DOO

[2025] SGHC(A) 21 High Court (Appellate Division) 30 October 2025 • AD/CA 37/2025 • 17 min read

3 cases cited

Catchwords

Equity — Remedies — Equitable accounting Trusts — Resulting trusts — Presumed resulting trusts Trusts — Constructive trusts — Common intention constructive trust

Practice Areas

Equity Trusts

Judges (3)

Debbie Ong Siew Ling Coram Kannan Ramesh Delivered Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (5)

Drew & Napier LLC Firm IRB Law LLP Firm Claudia Anne Binny Counsel Appellant See Chern Yang Counsel Appellant Wong Ying Joleen Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

DOO Respondent DOP Appellant

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.

Cases Cited (3)

SG (1)

[2025] SGHC 85

SLR (2)

[2014] 3 SLR 1048 [2016] 3 SLR 1222

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(A) 21)