TIO GEOK HONG BRYAN V KORBETT PTE LTD & ANOR

Q: Which legislation does [2025] SGHC 196 consider?

The judgment refers to Civil Law Act (Cap 43). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2025] SGHC 196 High Court (General Division) 3 October 2025 HC/S 304/2022 ( HC/RA 102/2025 ) · HC/S 356/2022 ( HC/RA 103/2025 ) 35 min read

9 cases cited

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

I dismissed the appeal in relation to the 1st to 6th Grounds.

Source: [2025] SGHC 196, High Court (General Division), decided 3 October 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	3 October 2025
Judge	Audrey Lim
Charges / claim	Equity, Trusts
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Braddell Brothers LLP, Trident Law Corporation, Kronenburg Edmund Jerome, Lim Yanqing Esther Candice, Lokman Hakim bin Mohamed Rafi, Mohamad Hasbu Haneef bin Abdul Malik, Mohamed Hashim H Sirajudeen, Suhaimi bin Lazim, Tang Kai Qing, Thrumurgan s/o Ramapiram

Source: [2025] SGHC 196, High Court (General Division), decided 3 October 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Equity — Remedies — Account — Liability of trustee to account —Appropriate date at which profits of errant fiduciary should be assessed Trusts — Trustees — Whether trustee should be indemnified for unauthorised expenses that benefited trust estate and incurred in good faith

Practice Areas

Equity Trusts

Judges (1)

Audrey Lim Delivered

Counsel (10)

Braddell Brothers LLP Firm Trident Law Corporation Firm Kronenburg Edmund Jerome Counsel Plaintiff Lim Yanqing Esther Candice Counsel Plaintiff Lokman Hakim bin Mohamed Rafi Counsel Defendant Mohamad Hasbu Haneef bin Abdul Malik Counsel Defendant Mohamed Hashim H Sirajudeen Counsel Defendant Suhaimi bin Lazim Counsel Defendant Tang Kai Qing Counsel Plaintiff Thrumurgan s/o Ramapiram Counsel Defendant

Parties (6)

Korbett Pte Ltd Defendant Legora Asia Pte Ltd Defendant Lee Wee Ching Defendant Low Xuefen Defendant Tio Geok Hong Bryan Plaintiff Wang Piao (Wang Biao) Plaintiff

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 196 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 3 October 2025 concerning Equity and Trusts, specifically addressing remedies and trustees. The judgment was delivered by Audrey Lim. The case was brought by Tio Geok Hong Bryan and others (plaintiff) against Korbett Pte Ltd and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Braddell Brothers LLP and Trident Law Corporation. The judgment cites 9 cases and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Civil Law Act.

[2025] SGHC 196 explained

TIO GEOK HONG BRYAN V KORBETT PTE LTD & ANOR ([2025] SGHC 196) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 3 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 196 about?

TIO GEOK HONG BRYAN V KORBETT PTE LTD & ANOR ([2025] SGHC 196) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Equity — Remedies — Account — Liability of trustee to account —Appropriate date at which profits of errant fiduciary should be assessed” and “Trusts — Trustees — Whether trustee should be indemnified for unauthorised expenses that benefited trust estate and incurred in good faith”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2025] SGHC 196 consider?

The judgment refers to Civil Law Act (Cap 43). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC 196 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHCR 8. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

Summary

In related actions concerning the accounting of profits owed by trustee Korbett to beneficiaries of a property trust, the court addressed the appropriate valuation date for assessing profits of an errant fiduciary. The court largely upheld the assistant registrar's decision, including the use of the consent interlocutory judgment date for valuation, and allowed the trustee to be indemnified for an agent's fee that benefited the trust estate.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 196?

[2025] SGHC 196 (TIO GEOK HONG BRYAN V KORBETT PTE LTD & ANOR) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 3 October 2025 addressing Equity and Trusts, specifically remedies and trustees. The judgment was delivered by Audrey Lim.

Who were the parties in TIO GEOK HONG BRYAN V KORBETT PTE LTD & ANOR ([2025] SGHC 196)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 196 was Tio Geok Hong Bryan, Wang Piao (Wang Biao), and the defendant was Korbett Pte Ltd, Legora Asia Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Trident Law Corporation and Braddell Brothers LLP. The case was decided on 3 October 2025 in the High Court (General Division).