TJIANG GIOK MOY & Anor v ANG JIMMY TJUN MIN

[2025] SGHC 236 High Court (General Division) 1 December 2025 • HC/OC 56/2022|HC/OC 192/2022 • 110 min read
24 cases cited (21 SG, 3 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Catchwords

Equity — Estoppel Equity — Fiduciary relationships

Practice Areas

Equity

Judges (1)

Kwek Mean Luck Delivered

Counsel (12)

Davinder Singh Chambers LLC Firm Joo Toon LLC Firm PDLegal LLC Firm Chua Ze Xuan Counsel Defendant Jaikanth Shankar Counsel Plaintiff Lim Joo Toon Counsel Defendant Michael Lukamto Counsel Defendant Ng Shu Wen Counsel Plaintiff Quek Wen Jiang, Gerard Counsel Defendant Seong Hall Ee Waverly Counsel Plaintiff Tan Ruo Yu Counsel Plaintiff Vincent Lee Hong Hui Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

Banner (China) Investment Company Limited Plaintiff Ang Eileen Plaintiff Ang Jimmy Tjun Min Defendant Tjiang Giok Moy Plaintiff

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 236 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 1 December 2025 concerning Equity, specifically addressing estoppel and fiduciary relationships. The judgment was delivered by Kwek Mean Luck. The case was brought by Banner (China) Investment Company Limited and others (plaintiff) against Ang Jimmy Tjun Min (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Davinder Singh Chambers LLC and Joo Toon LLC. The judgment cites 24 cases (21 Singapore, 3 foreign) and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Companies Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

Summary

A mother and daughter sued the son/brother for approximately $2 million in unauthorised withdrawals from a joint Citibank account, while the family investment company Banner sued the same defendant for return of an $11 million advance. The court allowed both claims, finding that the defendant failed to prove he was authorised to make the withdrawals or that the advance was a gift, and ordered repayment with interest.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 236?

[2025] SGHC 236 (TJIANG GIOK MOY & Anor v ANG JIMMY TJUN MIN) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 1 December 2025 addressing Equity, specifically estoppel and fiduciary relationships. The judgment was delivered by Kwek Mean Luck.

Who were the parties in TJIANG GIOK MOY & Anor v ANG JIMMY TJUN MIN?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 236 was Banner (China) Investment Company Limited, Ang Eileen, and the defendant was Ang Jimmy Tjun Min. Legal representation included Davinder Singh Chambers LLC and Joo Toon LLC. The case was decided on 1 December 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 236?

[2025] SGHC 236 was delivered by Kwek Mean Luck in the High Court (General Division) on 1 December 2025. The case concerned Equity.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 236 cite?

[2025] SGHC 236 cites 24 prior decisions, including 3 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Companies Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act (Cap 50)
s 184A(3) s 184C s 188(2)

Cases Cited (24)

SG (5)
[2015] SGHC 78 [2017] SGHC 78 [2019] SGHC 68 [2020] SGHC 106 [2022] SGHC 192
SLR (16)
[1998] 1 SLR(R) 385 [2006] 4 SLR(R) 273 [2007] 1 SLR(R) 292 [2009] 4 SLR(R) 732 [2013] 4 SLR 409 [2014] 1 SLR 860 [2015] 5 SLR 1422 [2015] 5 SLR 962 [2016] 3 SLR 845 [2017] 1 SLR 654 [2018] 1 SLR 317 [2019] 1 SLR 30 [2020] 5 SLR 514 [2021] 1 SLR 970 [2021] 5 SLR 712 [2023] 2 SLR 235
UK (3)
[1968] 1 WLR 1083 [1998] Ch 1 [2019] 1 WLR 1489

Cited By (1)

[2026] SGHC 33
TJIANG GIOK MOY & Anor v ANG JIMMY TJUN MIN

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 236)