Contract — Formation

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Contract — Formation is a contract legal concept that appears across 42 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between January 2023 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (General Division) (31), the District Court (3), and the High Court (Appellate Division) (3).

Contract — Formation is a contract legal concept that appears across 42 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between January 2023 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (General Division) (31), the District Court (3), and the High Court (Appellate Division) (3). The most-cited authority within this corpus is [2023] SGCA 31, referred to by 7 other reported Singapore judgments here. The judgments listed below are the primary source for how the Singapore courts have applied this concept, ordered by how often each is cited within this corpus. This page reports those decisions; it is reference information, not legal advice.

Key questions about Contract — Formation

Which Singapore cases are leading authorities on contract — formation?

Within this corpus, the judgments most often cited by other Singapore decisions on contract — formation are [2023] SGCA 31, [2024] SGHC 145, and [2023] SGHC 294. The full list of 42 judgments applying this concept is shown below, each linking to the decision in full.

Which Singapore courts have decided contract — formation cases?

In this corpus, contract — formation matters were decided in the High Court (General Division) (31 judgments), the District Court (3 judgments), the High Court (Appellate Division) (3 judgments), and the Court of Appeal (2 judgments).

How many reported contract — formation judgments are in this corpus?

This corpus contains 42 reported judgments that apply or develop contract — formation, decided between January 2023 and May 2026. They are listed below in order of how often each is cited within the corpus.

Which cases shaped Contract — Formation?

The Singapore judgments below apply or develop this concept, ordered by how often they are cited within this corpus.

[2023] SGCA 31
COT v COU & 2 Ors
11 October 2023
SGCA
cited 7× in corpus
[2024] SGHC 145
Banque de Commerce et de Placements SA, DIFC Branch & Anor v China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd
5 June 2024
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 294
SPAMHAUS TECHNOLOGY LTD v REPUTATION ADMINISTRATION SERVICE PTE LTD
17 October 2023
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 81
JIANGSU NEW HUAMING INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTD. v PT. MUSIM MAS & Anor
20 March 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 92
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd. v PT OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS & 2 Ors
28 March 2024
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 292
JOHNNY LIAN TIAN YONG v TAN SWEE WAN & Anor
13 October 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 69
COT v COU & 2 Ors
23 March 2023
SGHC
[2025] SGHC(A) 16
KOK KUAN HWA v YAP WING SANG
9 September 2025
SGHC(A)
[2025] SGHC 19
KOK KUAN HWA v YAP WING SANG & 7 Ors
5 February 2025
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 33
LIM SWEE JOO v NAN BEI DOU MU GONG & Anor
5 February 2024
SGHC
[2025] SGHC(A) 8
ROBERT TANTULAR v THE STEPHANIE KARINA
1 July 2025
SGHC(A)
[2024] SGCA 3
ALTERNATIVE ADVISORS INVESTMENTS PTE LTD v ASIDOKONA MINING RESOURCES PTE LTD & Anor
7 February 2024
SGCA
[2024] SGHC 10
SHAILESHKUMAR MANUBHAI KHUNT V MICHAEL BERNARD KRISS & 2 ORS
18 January 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 103
CHEN QIMING v HUTTONS ASIA PTE. LTD. & 2 Ors
17 April 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 18
RAJESH HARICHANDRA BUDHRANI v INTL FCSTONE PTE LTD & 2 Ors
24 January 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 20
Progress Welded Mesh Sdn Bhd v Progress ABMS Pte Ltd
29 January 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 215
SECC HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. v HELIOS PV (ASIA PACIFIC) PTE. LTD.
20 August 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 253
Xia Zheng v Lee King Anne
7 October 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 330
CHIANG AI LING (JIANG AILING) v TAN KIAN CHYE & Anor
30 December 2024
SGHC
[2023] SGCA(I) 3
KIRI INDUSTRIES LIMITED v DYSTAR GLOBAL HOLDINGS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
14 April 2023
SGCA(I)
[2023] SGHC 211
ELCARIM SCIENCE PTE. LTD. v ZHANG YONGTAI
15 August 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 269
SCP HOLDINGS PTE LTD v I CONCEPT GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
26 September 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 67
KWEK HONG LIM (GUO FENGLIN) v KWEK SUM CHUAN
23 March 2023
SGHC
[2026] SGDC 23
Miracle Design Studio Pte. Ltd. v Chai Poh Zheng & 2 Ors
13 January 2026
SGDC
[2025] SGDC 37
GOH KING KWEE & Anor v LIU SHU MING & 2 Ors
6 February 2025
SGDC
[2025] SGHC(A) 5
J. G. JEWELRY PTE. LTD. v SHREE RAMKRISHNA EXPORTS PVT. LTD. & 7 Ors
6 March 2025
SGHC(A)
[2025] SGHCR 21
Palyanitsa Ltd v Bridgetower Capital Ltd
4 July 2025
SGHCR
[2025] SGHC 233
ARKI-TECH INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD v RENTAK TEBRAU SDN BHD
26 November 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 64
CROWN CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD v UNIVEL HOSPITALITY PTE. LTD.
10 April 2025
SGHC
[2026] SGDC 151
AP MEDIA PTE. LTD. v MOTOR IMAGE ENTERPRISES PTE LTD
5 May 2026
SGDC
[2026] SGMC 56
See Kok Eng v Eng Sieh Mei
4 May 2026
SGMC
[2026] SGHC 81
SHIJU VARGHESE JOYCE & Anor v KIDNEY THERAPEUTICS CENTRE PTE. LTD. & Anor
10 April 2026
SGHC
[2026] SGHC 70
STEVEN KURNIAWAN PRAYITNO v OH CHIN ANN & 2 Ors
31 March 2026
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 268
Oan Chim Seng v Leong Kai Rui (Liang Kairui)
23 October 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 285
ISU SPECIALTY CHEMICAL CO., LTD. v C&D (SINGAPORE) BUSINESS PTE. LTD.
6 November 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 39
TIGER PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT LTD v ENCORE FILMS PTE LTD
9 February 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 59
RIADY TJANDRA v CHENG YI HAN (ZHONG YIHAN)
5 March 2024
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 104
2253 APPAREL INC v MEDICO TITAN PTE LTD
19 April 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 30
CHNG KHENG CHYE v KAEFER INTEGRATED SERVICES PTE. LTD.
9 February 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 325
CHNG HEOW HO @ VICTOR CHNG v ROGER CHNG CHOON MING
16 November 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 4
PATRICK MICHAEL KELLY v CLICKS2CUSTOMERS PTE LTD & 3 Ors
6 January 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 92
AMBERWORK SOURCE PTE LTD v QA SYSTEMS PTE LTD
11 April 2023
SGHC

Outcomes & figures

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Compiled by the SG Case Law editorial team from primary sources — the judgments themselves and Singapore Statutes Online (sso.agc.gov.sg). · Updated 10 July 2026 · How we compile this