Leading Banking Lawyers & Firms by Reported Cases — Singapore

14 reported cases · February 2023 to September 2026

Updated

What did Singapore courts decide in Banking?

Singapore courts issued 14 reported Banking judgments (2023–2026), most in the High Court (9), two monetary awards were recorded, of $98,787 and $109,000. This is a descriptive summary of what the courts recorded in reported decisions, not legal advice.

Reported cases 14 (2023–2026)
By year 2026 (2) · 2025 (3) · 2024 (5) · 2023 (4)
By court High Court (9) · Court of Appeal (2) · High Court (Appellate Division) (2) · Small Claims Tribunal (1)
Outcomes (6 judgments) Appeal allowed in part (1) · Appeal dismissed (1) · Application dismissed (1) · Application granted (1) · Claim dismissed (1) · Convicted (1)
Monetary awards $98,787 and $109,000
Most active firms Allen & Gledhill LLP (5) · Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP (4) · Drew & Napier LLC (3) · Ascendant Legal LLC (2) · LVM Law Chambers LLC (2)
Counsel on record Seth Yeo Ao-Wen (2) · Teo Jim Yang (2) · Ang Hui Ming Vivian (1) · Ang Leong Hao (1) · Balakrishnan Ashok Kumar (1)

Compiled from 14 reported Banking judgments published on eLitigation. Counts and figures are derived from the judgments themselves; the Attorney-General's Chambers is excluded from the counsel and firm counts as the public prosecutor.

Outcome data updated

Across 14 reported Banking judgments in Singapore courts (February 2023 to September 2026), Allen & Gledhill LLP is the most active firm by reported case count (5 cases). The lists below count how often named firms and lawyers appear in reported decisions — a descriptive count of activity, not an assessment of quality or standing.

Overview

Banking appears in 14 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026). The most active judge by reported case count is Goh Yihan (4 cases) and the most active firm is Allen & Gledhill LLP (5 cases).

Which law firms handle the most Banking cases in Singapore?

Allen & Gledhill LLP leads in Banking with 5 cases between February 2023 and September 2026, followed by Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP (4 cases) and Drew & Napier LLC (3 cases). 22 firms appeared in Banking cases during this period.

1. Allen & Gledhill LLP 5 cases 2. Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP 4 cases 3. Drew & Napier LLC 3 cases 4. LVM Law Chambers LLC 2 cases 5. Ascendant Legal LLC 2 cases 6. WongPartnership LLP 1 case 7. Tan Kok Quan Partnership 1 case
8. Wong Tan & Molly Lim 1 case
9. Focus Law Asia LLC 1 case
10. LVM Law Chambers LLP 1 case
11. Oliver Quek & Associates 1 case
12. TSMP Law Corporation 1 case 13. Wong Tan & Molly Lim LLC 1 case
14. DOP Law Corporation 1 case
15. Pereira & Tan LLC 1 case

Who are the leading Banking lawyers in Singapore?

Seth Yeo Ao-Wen (2 cases), Teo Jim Yang (2 cases) and Hing Shan Shan Blossom (1 case) appear as counsel in reported Banking cases between February 2023 and September 2026.

1. Seth Yeo Ao-Wen 2 cases 2. Teo Jim Yang 2 cases 3. Hing Shan Shan Blossom 1 case 4. Lin Weiqi Wendy 1 case 5. Jill Ann Koh Ying (Xu Ying) 1 case 6. Leau Jun Li 1 case 7. Foo Hsien Weng 1 case 8. Wee Jong Xuan 1 case 9. Lim Mingguan 1 case 10. Lu En Hui, Sarah 1 case 11. Desiree Chong Ci En 1 case 12. Marina Chin Li Yuen 1 case 13. Yeap Poh Leong Andre 1 case 14. Wong Soon Peng Adrian 1 case 15. Ang Leong Hao 1 case

Which judges handle the most Banking cases in Singapore?

Goh Yihan has handled 4 Banking cases between February 2023 and September 2026, the most of any Singapore judge.

1. Goh Yihan 4 cases 2. Steven Chong 2 cases 3. Judith Prakash 2 cases 4. Sundaresh Menon 2 cases 5. Kannan Ramesh 1 case 6. Hri Kumar Nair 1 case 7. See Kee Oon 1 case 8. Debbie Ong Siew Ling 1 case 9. Woo Bih Li 1 case 10. Kwek Mean Luck 1 case 11. Aedit Abdullah 1 case 12. S Mohan 1 case 13. Joel Tan 1 case 14. Belinda Ang Saw Ean 1 case 15. Hoo Sheau Peng 1 case

How many Banking cases are reported in Singapore courts?

14 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026) involve Banking, most often decided by Goh Yihan.

Case Volume by Year

4
23
5
24
3
25
2
26
2023–2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Banker’s books — Proceedings — Civil 2 Secrecy — Exceptions 1 Secrecy — Banking Act 1970 (2020 Rev Ed) 1 Bankers’ books — Proceedings — Interlocutory 1 Credit cards — Unauthorised transactions — Phishing scam — Apportionment of loss—Whether the customer acted with gross negligence 1 Performance bonds — Restraining beneficiary from calling on standby letter of credit on ground of unconscionability 1 Performance bonds — Restraining beneficiary from calling on standby letter of credit on ground of discrepancies in documents tendered 1 Credit and security — Scope of duty of bank when exercising its right to liquidate collaterals 1 Appropriation of payments 1 Statement of account — Verification clauses — Whether verification clause binding on issuer 1 Quincecare duty — Juridical basis of the Quincecare duty — Whether bank breached its Quincecare duty 1 Letters of credit — Fraud exception — Irregularities on the face of bills of lading — Whether fraud exception established 1 Letters of credit — Nullity exception — Irregularities on the face of bills of lading — Whether nullity exception established 1 Branch bank — Whether representative office was branch bank — Whether plaintiff had standing to sue 1 Lending and security — Legal mortgages — Whether reference to the “ship” includes “gaming equipment” on board 1 Letters of Credit — Fraud Exception 1 Lending and security — Stocks and shares 1 Letters of credit — Confirming bank 1 Letters of credit — Applicable principle 1

Banker’s books — Proceedings — Civil 2 cases

Secrecy — Exceptions 1 case

  • Arief Purwada and others v Arianto Purwada and others

    The High Court allowed the three summonses in part, ordering each bank within 28 days to list and produce defined categories of documents set out in an annex, and dismissed the brother's registrar's…

    High Court · 10 September 2026 · [2026] SGHC 184

Secrecy — Banking Act 1970 (2020 Rev Ed) 1 case

  • Arief Purwada and others v Arianto Purwada and others

    The High Court allowed the three summonses in part, ordering each bank within 28 days to list and produce defined categories of documents set out in an annex, and dismissed the brother's registrar's…

    High Court · 10 September 2026 · [2026] SGHC 184

Bankers’ books — Proceedings — Interlocutory 1 case

  • Arief Purwada and others v Arianto Purwada and others

    The High Court allowed the three summonses in part, ordering each bank within 28 days to list and produce defined categories of documents set out in an annex, and dismissed the brother's registrar's…

    High Court · 10 September 2026 · [2026] SGHC 184

Credit cards — Unauthorised transactions — Phishing scam — Apportionment of loss—Whether the customer acted with gross negligence 1 case

  • JGX v JGZ

    Tribunal Magistrate Joel Tan held that the tribunal had jurisdiction, found that the claimant had been grossly negligent in ignoring the bank's repeated alerts, and dismissed the claim.

    Small Claims Tribunal · 12 June 2026 · [2026] SGSCT 11

Performance bonds — Restraining beneficiary from calling on standby letter of credit on ground of unconscionability 1 case

  • DJY v DJZ and another

    The Appellate Division dismissed the appeal with costs fixed at $109,000 all-in in favour of the first respondent, upholding the refusal of an injunction to restrain DJZ's call on the standby letter…

    High Court (Appellate Division) · 12 September 2025 · [2025] SGHC(A) 18

Performance bonds — Restraining beneficiary from calling on standby letter of credit on ground of discrepancies in documents tendered 1 case

  • DJY v DJZ and another

    The Appellate Division dismissed the appeal with costs fixed at $109,000 all-in in favour of the first respondent, upholding the refusal of an injunction to restrain DJZ's call on the standby letter…

    High Court (Appellate Division) · 12 September 2025 · [2025] SGHC(A) 18

Credit and security — Scope of duty of bank when exercising its right to liquidate collaterals 1 case

Appropriation of payments 1 case

Statement of account — Verification clauses — Whether verification clause binding on issuer 1 case

Quincecare duty — Juridical basis of the Quincecare duty — Whether bank breached its Quincecare duty 1 case

Letters of credit — Fraud exception — Irregularities on the face of bills of lading — Whether fraud exception established 1 case

Letters of credit — Nullity exception — Irregularities on the face of bills of lading — Whether nullity exception established 1 case

Branch bank — Whether representative office was branch bank — Whether plaintiff had standing to sue 1 case

Letters of Credit — Fraud Exception 1 case

  • Unicredit Bank AG v Glencore Singapore Pte. Ltd.

    The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and ordered UniCredit to pay Glencore costs of $100,000, including disbursements, with the usual consequential orders.

    Court of Appeal · 28 November 2023 · [2023] SGCA 41

Lending and security — Stocks and shares 1 case

  • Public Prosecutor v Soh Chee Wen & Quah Su-Ling

    Hoo Sheau Peng J convicted the first accused of 180 of his 189 charges and the second accused of 169 of her 178 charges, finding every underlying offence completed.

    High Court · 24 October 2023 · [2023] SGHC 299

Letters of credit — Confirming bank 1 case

  • Kuvera Resources Pte. Ltd. v Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    The Court of Appeal (Sundaresh Menon CJ, Judith Prakash JCA and Steven Chong JCA) allowed the appeal in part, awarding Kuvera damages of US$98,786.87 and S$11,429.32, made up of US$8,893.96 in…

    Court of Appeal · 28 September 2023 · [2023] SGCA 28

Letters of credit — Applicable principle 1 case

  • Kuvera Resources Pte. Ltd. v Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    The Court of Appeal (Sundaresh Menon CJ, Judith Prakash JCA and Steven Chong JCA) allowed the appeal in part, awarding Kuvera damages of US$98,786.87 and S$11,429.32, made up of US$8,893.96 in…

    Court of Appeal · 28 September 2023 · [2023] SGCA 28

Key Statutes

Evidence Act (Cap 97)
cited in 8 cases
Companies Act (Cap 50)
cited in 3 cases
Banking Act
cited in 3 cases
Restructuring and Dissolution Act
cited in 2 cases
Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act
cited in 2 cases
Civil Law Act (Cap 43)
cited in 1 case
Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap 61)
cited in 1 case
High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap 123)
cited in 1 case
Breach of the Glencore LOI pursuant to the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act (Cap 53B)
cited in 1 case
Securities and Futures Act (Cap 289)
cited in 1 case
Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68)
cited in 1 case
Business Registration Act (Cap 32)
cited in 1 case
Civil Defence Act (Cap 42)
cited in 1 case
Police Force Act (Cap 235)
cited in 1 case
Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241)
cited in 1 case

Court Distribution

High Court 9 High Court (Appellate Division) 2 Court of Appeal 2 Small Claims Tribunal 1

Cases

Methodology & disclaimer

Firms and lawyers are ranked by the number of reported Singapore court judgments they appear in, published on eLitigation. Counts reflect appearances in reported decisions only — unreported matters, settlements, and advisory work are not included. This is a descriptive count of activity by reported case volume, not an assessment of quality or standing, and not an endorsement or recommendation of any firm or lawyer. It is information, not legal advice.