PETER KWEE SENG CHIO v LAI SENG KWOON

Q: Which legislation does [2025] SGHC 46 consider?

The judgment refers to Insolvency Restructuring and Dissolution Act and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2025] SGHC 46 High Court (General Division) 20 March 2025 HC/S 373/2022 · HC/OC 257/2022 28 min read

1 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	20 March 2025
Judge	Philip Jeyaretnam
Charges / claim	Trusts
Counsel	Chong Chia & Lim LLC, Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Charan Punya Abhay, Chong Kuan Keong, Fong Zhiwei Daryl, Lai Wei Kang Louis, Tay Yan Xia, Wang Song Xin, Yong Ying Jie

Source: [2025] SGHC 46, High Court (General Division), decided 20 March 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Trusts — Constructive trusts — Common intention constructive trust Trusts — Resulting trusts — Presumed resulting trusts — Father purchasing residential properties in daughter’s sole name — Whether father was ultimate source of funds — Whether presumption of resulting trust arises Trusts — Resulting trusts — Presumption of advancement — Father providing for adult daughter’s housing, employment and daily expenses — Whether presumption of advancement arises — Whether presumption of advancement rebutted

Practice Areas

Trusts

Judges (1)

Philip Jeyaretnam Delivered

Counsel (9)

Chong Chia & Lim LLC Firm Shook Lin & Bok LLP Firm Charan Punya Abhay Counsel Defendant Chong Kuan Keong Counsel Plaintiff Fong Zhiwei Daryl Counsel Defendant Lai Wei Kang Louis Counsel Defendant Tay Yan Xia Counsel Plaintiff Wang Song Xin Counsel Plaintiff Yong Ying Jie Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

Kwee Hui Ling, Karen Third Party Lai Seng Kwoon Defendant Low Kai Yang Plaintiff Peter Kwee Seng Chio Plaintiff

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 46 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 20 March 2025 concerning Trusts, specifically addressing constructive trusts and resulting trusts. The judgment was delivered by Philip Jeyaretnam. The case was brought by Low Kai Yang and others (plaintiff) against Lai Seng Kwoon (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Chong Chia & Lim LLC and Shook Lin & Bok LLP. The judgment cites 1 case and references 2 statutory provisions, including the Insolvency Restructuring and Dissolution Act and the Restructuring and Dissolution Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

[2025] SGHC 46 explained

PETER KWEE SENG CHIO v LAI SENG KWOON ([2025] SGHC 46) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 20 March 2025. It is categorised under Trusts. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. 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 46 about?

PETER KWEE SENG CHIO v LAI SENG KWOON ([2025] SGHC 46) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Trusts — Constructive trusts — Common intention constructive trust”, “Trusts — Resulting trusts — Presumed resulting trusts — Father purchasing residential properties in daughter’s sole name — Whether father was ultimate source of funds — Whether presumption of resulting trust arises”, and “Trusts — Resulting trusts — Presumption of advancement — Father providing for adult daughter’s housing, employment and daily expenses — Whether presumption of advancement arises — Whether presumption of advancement rebutted”, 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 46 consider?

The judgment refers to Insolvency Restructuring and Dissolution Act and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2025] SGHC 46?

Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC 46 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

Summary

A father claimed resulting or constructive trusts over two residential properties purchased in his bankrupt daughter's sole name, seeking to recover them from the private trustee in bankruptcy. The court dismissed the father's claims, finding that the presumption of advancement applied to an adult daughter whom the father had consistently supported financially, and the father failed to rebut this presumption with sufficient evidence of a common intention for trust.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 46?

[2025] SGHC 46 (PETER KWEE SENG CHIO v LAI SENG KWOON) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 20 March 2025 addressing Trusts, specifically constructive trusts and resulting trusts. The judgment was delivered by Philip Jeyaretnam.

Who were the parties in PETER KWEE SENG CHIO v LAI SENG KWOON ([2025] SGHC 46)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 46 was Low Kai Yang, Peter Kwee Seng Chio, and the defendant was Lai Seng Kwoon. Legal representation included Chong Chia & Lim LLC and Shook Lin & Bok LLP. The case was decided on 20 March 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 46?

[2025] SGHC 46 was delivered by Philip Jeyaretnam in the High Court (General Division) on 20 March 2025. The case concerned Trusts.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 46 cite?

[2025] SGHC 46 cites 1 prior decision. It references Insolvency Restructuring and Dissolution Act, Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.