Wang Wai Keong (alias Wong Wai Keong) v Yahya Khan s/o Thamim and another
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Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Lee Seiu Kin |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Fernandez LLC, Tito Isaac & Co LLP, Harpal Singh, Kawal Pal Singh s/o Amarjit Singh, Mohamed Arshad bin Mohamed Tahir, Patrick Fernandez |
Source: [2026] SGHC 195, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Wang Wai Keong (alias Wong Wai Keong) v Yahya Khan s/o Thamim and another [2026] SGHC 195 was decided by Senior Judge Lee Seiu Kin in the General Division of the High Court on 23 September 2026 (Originating Claim No 297 of 2026, Summons No 1831 of 2026). The Claimant applied for a Mareva injunction over a property at 5 Goodman Road, which the Defendants' counsel pointed out was owned by their father, Thamim. The hearing was adjourned on 23 June 2026 and the Claimant withdrew the application on 1 July 2026. The issue was costs. The Defendants sought $13,000 all-in; the Claimant argued for no order or limited costs. The court found the urgent work from 19 June to 23 June reasonable and ordered the Claimant to pay costs fixed at $13,000 all-in.
[2026] SGHC 195 explained
Wang Wai Keong (alias Wong Wai Keong) v Yahya Khan s/o Thamim and another ([2026] SGHC 195) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 23 September 2026. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 195 about?
Wang Wai Keong (alias Wong Wai Keong) v Yahya Khan s/o Thamim and another ([2026] SGHC 195) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Costs” and “Civil Procedure — Mareva injunctions”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Summary
The General Division of the High Court fixed costs after the Claimant withdrew his application for a Mareva injunction against the two Defendants, which concerned a property at 5 Goodman Road. The parties could not agree on costs. Senior Judge Lee Seiu Kin accepted that the Defendants' counsel had to work urgently from 19 June to the 23 June 2026 hearing, but not afterwards. He ordered the Claimant to pay costs fixed at $13,000 all-in.
What costs were ordered after the Mareva injunction application was withdrawn in [2026] SGHC 195?
Senior Judge Lee Seiu Kin ordered the Claimant to pay the Defendants costs fixed at $13,000 all-in, finding the urgent work undertaken from 19 June to the 23 June 2026 hearing was reasonable.
What was Wang Wai Keong v Yahya Khan s/o Thamim about ([2026] SGHC 195)?
The Claimant applied for a Mareva injunction over a property at 5 Goodman Road, then withdrew the application on 1 July 2026. The General Division of the High Court then decided the costs payable to the Defendants.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGHC 195)