LO YEW SENG v ASTRAWATI ALUWI
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Key facts
| Court | High Court (Appellate Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Ang Cheng Hock, Debbie Ong Siew Ling, See Kee Oon |
| Charges / claim | Tort |
| Counsel | Allen & Gledhill LLP, Drew & Napier LLC, Chan Tai-Hui, Jason, Chloe Shobhana Ajit, Gan Yun Han Rebecca, Jimmy Yim Wing Kuen, Kek Meng Soon Kelvin, Kenneth Wang Ye, Lau Wen Jin, Nikhil Daniel Angappan |
Source: [2026] SGHC(A) 18, High Court (Appellate Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
In Lo Yew Seng v Astrawati Aluwi [2026] SGHC(A) 18, the Appellate Division — Ang Cheng Hock JCA, delivering the judgment, with Debbie Ong Siew Ling JAD and See Kee Oon JAD — allowed Lo Yew Seng’s appeal in part on 17 June 2026 against Astrawati Aluwi v Lo Yew Seng [2025] SGHC 188. The appellate court affirmed the lower court’s finding of fraudulent misrepresentation against Lo Yew Seng over Astrawati Aluwi’s agreement to purchase a residential unit in the Tellus Hirafu development in Niseko, Japan, but set aside the findings on negligent misstatement and conspiracy by unlawful means, as well as the costs order below, in a judgment citing 12 Singapore authorities and the Evidence Act.
[2026] SGHC(A) 18 explained
LO YEW SENG v ASTRAWATI ALUWI ([2026] SGHC(A) 18) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 17 June 2026. It is categorised under Tort. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 3 other reported Singapore judgments, 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 [2026] SGHC(A) 18 about?
LO YEW SENG v ASTRAWATI ALUWI ([2026] SGHC(A) 18) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Tort — Conspiracy”, “Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit”, and “Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGHC(A) 18 consider?
The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGHC(A) 18 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHC 188 and [2024] SGHC 289. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2026] SGHC(A) 18?
Within this corpus, [2026] SGHC(A) 18 has been cited by 3 later reported Singapore judgments. 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.
What did the Singapore Appellate Division decide in Lo Yew Seng v Astrawati Aluwi ([2026] SGHC(A) 18)?
On 17 June 2026, the Appellate Division allowed Lo Yew Seng’s appeal in part: it affirmed the finding of fraudulent misrepresentation over the Tellus Hirafu, Niseko development purchase, but set aside the negligent misstatement, conspiracy by unlawful means, and costs findings from [2025] SGHC 188.
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Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGHC(A) 18)