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 ) • 35 min read
9 cases cited

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.

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?

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).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 196?

[2025] SGHC 196 was delivered by Audrey Lim in the High Court (General Division) on 3 October 2025. The case concerned Equity and Trusts.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 196 cite?

[2025] SGHC 196 cites 9 prior decisions. It references Civil Law Act.

Statutes Cited

Civil Law Act (Cap 43)
s 7

Cases Cited (9)

SG (1)
[2025] SGHCR 8
SLR (8)
[2001] 2 SLR(R) 1 [2013] 4 SLR 718 [2019] 1 SLR 873 [2019] 4 SLR 714 [2020] 2 SLR 336 [2023] 3 SLR 1488 [2024] 2 SLR 164 [2024] 5 SLR 1006

Judgment

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Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 196)