Cheryl Tan Yi Lin & Anor
Outcome
Application dismissedthe application is dismissed.
Source: [2025] SGHC 215, High Court (General Division), decided 31 October 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Choo Han Teck |
| Charges / claim | Trusts |
| Outcome | Application dismissed |
| Counsel | Anthony Law Corporation, Oei Su-Ying Renee Nicolette |
Source: [2025] SGHC 215, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHC 215 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 31 October 2025 concerning Trusts, specifically addressing property. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The judgment cites 1 case and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Trustees Act.
[2025] SGHC 215 explained
Cheryl Tan Yi Lin & Anor ([2025] SGHC 215) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 31 October 2025. It is categorised under 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 215 about?
Cheryl Tan Yi Lin & Anor ([2025] SGHC 215) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Trusts — Property — Application for power of sale of trust property”, 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 215 consider?
The judgment refers to Trustees Act (Cap 337). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
Summary
A trustee applied for court approval to sell a condominium flat held in trust for her minor son, solely because the property had increased in value from $1.8 million to $2.28 million. The court dismissed the application, finding that a value increase alone was insufficient grounds to liquidate a trust asset, and expressed concern about the trustee's failure to disclose material facts including her husband's death and her involvement in prior litigation.
What was decided in [2025] SGHC 215?
[2025] SGHC 215 (Cheryl Tan Yi Lin & Anor) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 31 October 2025 addressing Trusts, specifically property. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.
Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 215?
[2025] SGHC 215 was delivered by Choo Han Teck in the High Court (General Division) on 31 October 2025. The case concerned Trusts.
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Cases Cited (1)
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 215)