Farooq Ahmad Mann v Xia Zheng

Q: Which legislation does [2025] SGHC 70 consider?

The judgment refers to Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap 61), 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 70 High Court (General Division) 16 April 2025 HC/OA 3/2024 ( HC/SUM 1768/2024 ) 23 min read

11 cases cited (10 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	16 April 2025
Judge	Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah
Charges / claim	Contempt of Court
Counsel	Bird & Bird ATMD LLP, Tham Lijing LLC, Clement Julien Tan Tze Ming, Lee Wan Ling, Lim Rui-Qi Rochelle, Tham Lijing

Source: [2025] SGHC 70, High Court (General Division), decided 16 April 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Contempt of Court — Civil contempt — Rules of Court 2021

Practice Areas

Contempt of Court

Judges (1)

Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah Delivered

Counsel (6)

Bird & Bird ATMD LLP Firm Tham Lijing LLC Firm Clement Julien Tan Tze Ming Counsel Defendant Lee Wan Ling Counsel Defendant Lim Rui-Qi Rochelle Counsel Applicant Tham Lijing Counsel Applicant

Parties (3)

Farooq Ahmad Mann Applicant Li Hua Third Party Xia Zheng Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 70 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 16 April 2025 concerning Contempt of Court, specifically addressing civil contempt. The judgment was delivered by Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah. The case was brought by Farooq Ahmad Mann (applicant) against Xia Zheng (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Tham Lijing LLC and Bird & Bird ATMD LLP. The judgment cites 11 cases (10 Singapore, 1 foreign) and references 3 statutory provisions, including the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act, the Insolvency, and the Restructuring and Dissolution Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

[2025] SGHC 70 explained

Farooq Ahmad Mann v Xia Zheng ([2025] SGHC 70) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 16 April 2025. It is categorised under Contempt of Court. 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 70 about?

Farooq Ahmad Mann v Xia Zheng ([2025] SGHC 70) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Contempt of Court — Civil contempt — Rules of Court 2021”, 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 70 consider?

The judgment refers to Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap 61), 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.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC 70 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 254 and [2024] SGHC 182. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2025] SGHC 70?

Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC 70 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 private trustee in bankruptcy applied for permission to commence committal proceedings against Ms Xia Zheng for breaching a Mareva injunction by failing to serve a proper affidavit of assets and depleting cash without explanation. The court granted permission on four of five grounds, finding a prima facie case that the defendant had breached disclosure obligations under the injunction order.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 70?

[2025] SGHC 70 (Farooq Ahmad Mann v Xia Zheng) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 16 April 2025 addressing Contempt of Court, specifically civil contempt. The judgment was delivered by Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah.

Who were the parties in Farooq Ahmad Mann v Xia Zheng ([2025] SGHC 70)?

The applicant in [2025] SGHC 70 was Farooq Ahmad Mann, and the respondent was Xia Zheng. Legal representation included Tham Lijing LLC and Bird & Bird ATMD LLP. The case was decided on 16 April 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 70?

[2025] SGHC 70 was delivered by Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah in the High Court (General Division) on 16 April 2025. The case concerned Contempt of Court.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 70 cite?

[2025] SGHC 70 cites 11 prior decisions, including 1 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Conveyancing and Law of Property Act, Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.