TIO GEOK HONG BRYAN V KORBETT PTE LTD & ANOR

[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 )

9 cases cited

Outcome

Appeal allowed in part

“In conclusion, I allowed the appeal only in relation to the 7th Ground and ordered that the Agent Fee be shown in the account as a liability for the beneficiaries under the Trust Deed to share.”

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 allowed in part
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 for the plaintiff Lim Yanqing Esther Candice Counsel for the plaintiff Lokman Hakim bin Mohamed Rafi Counsel for the defendant Mohamad Hasbu Haneef bin Abdul Malik Counsel for the defendant Mohamed Hashim H Sirajudeen Counsel for the defendant Suhaimi bin Lazim Counsel for the defendant Tang Kai Qing Counsel for the plaintiff Thrumurgan s/o Ramapiram Counsel for the 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.

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).