DOO v DOP

[2025] SGHC 85 High Court (General Division) 7 May 2025 HC/OA 997/2024 15 min read

5 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	7 May 2025
Judge	Choo Han Teck
Charges / claim	Trusts, Equity
Counsel	Drew & Napier LLC, I.R.B. Law LLP, Lee Ling Xuan, Mohamed Baiross, Phipps Jonathan, See Chern Yang, Tan Ei Leen, Wong Ying Joleen

Source: [2025] SGHC 85, High Court (General Division), decided 7 May 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Trusts — Resulting trusts Trusts — Constructive trusts Equity — Remedies — Equitable accounting

Practice Areas

Trusts Equity

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (8)

Drew & Napier LLC Firm I.R.B. Law LLP Firm Lee Ling Xuan Counsel Defendant Mohamed Baiross Counsel Applicant Phipps Jonathan Counsel Applicant See Chern Yang Counsel Defendant Tan Ei Leen Counsel Defendant Wong Ying Joleen Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

DOO Applicant DOP Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 85 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 7 May 2025 concerning Equity and Trusts, specifically addressing resulting trusts, constructive trusts, and remedies. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by DOO (applicant) against DOP (respondent). Legal representation was provided by I.R.B. Law LLP and Drew & Napier LLC. The judgment cites 5 cases. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

[2025] SGHC 85 explained

DOO v DOP ([2025] SGHC 85) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 7 May 2025. It is categorised under Trusts and Equity. 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 85 about?

DOO v DOP ([2025] SGHC 85) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Trusts — Resulting trusts”, “Trusts — Constructive trusts”, and “Equity — Remedies — Equitable accounting”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

How influential is [2025] SGHC 85?

Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC 85 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

Former cohabitants who purchased a Singapore condominium as joint tenants in 2011 disputed their beneficial interests after their 13-year relationship ended, with the defendant claiming an 83.7% share based on financial contributions. The court held the presumption of joint tenancy was not rebutted, ordered equal division of the property, and required the claimant to reimburse the defendant for excess mortgage payments made after she stopped contributing in 2019.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 85?

[2025] SGHC 85 (DOO v DOP) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 7 May 2025 addressing Equity and Trusts, specifically resulting trusts, constructive trusts, and remedies. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.

Who were the parties in DOO v DOP ([2025] SGHC 85)?

The applicant in [2025] SGHC 85 was DOO, and the respondent was DOP. Legal representation included I.R.B. Law LLP and Drew & Napier LLC. The case was decided on 7 May 2025 in the High Court (General Division).