Tan Hai Peng Micheal and another (as the executors of the estate of Tan Thuan Teck, deceased) v Tan Cheong Joo and another and other matters

[2026] SGHC 49 High Court (General Division) 6 March 2026 • HC/OC 381/2023|HC/OC 201/2024|HC/OC 382/2023 • 44 min read

11 cases cited (8 SG, 3 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Costs Civil Procedure — Costs — Artificial intelligence — Citation of fictitious authority — Personal costs order against solicitor

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

S Mohan Delivered

Counsel (6)

David Lim & Partners LLP Firm P S Goh & Co Firm Abel George Counsel Plaintiff Goh Peck San Counsel Defendant Ng Wei Jin Counsel Plaintiff Yeoh Kar Hoe Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (7)

Fong Tat Holding Co Pte Ltd Defendant Tan Cheong Joo Defendant Tan Hai Peng Micheal Plaintiff Tan Hai Seng Benjamin Plaintiff Tan Seong Kok Defendant Tan Siong Lim Defendant Tan Siong Tiew Defendant

Statutes Cited

Legal Profession Act (Cap 161)

Cases Cited (11)

SG (3)

[2025] SGHC 214 [2025] SGHC 217 [2026] SGHC 16

SLR (5)

[2010] 4 SLR 534 [2014] 3 SLR 524 [2021] 2 SLR 1151 [2024] 4 SLR 1324 [2025] 5 SLR 518

UK (2)

[1994] Ch 205 [2025] 1 WLR 5147

AU (1)

[2025] FCA 731

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGHC 49)