Contract — Formation

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Contract — Formation is a contract legal concept that appears across 29 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between January 2024 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (General Division) (20), the District Court (3), and the High Court (Appellate Division) (3).

Contract — Formation is a contract legal concept that appears across 29 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between January 2024 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (General Division) (20), the District Court (3), and the High Court (Appellate Division) (3). The most-cited authority within this corpus is [2024] SGHC 145, referred to by 6 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 [2024] SGHC 145, [2024] SGHC 81, and [2024] SGHC 92. The full list of 29 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) (20 judgments), the District Court (3 judgments), the High Court (Appellate Division) (3 judgments), and the Court of Appeal (1 judgment).

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

This corpus contains 29 reported judgments that apply or develop contract — formation, decided between January 2024 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.

[2024] SGHC 145
Banque de Commerce et de Placements SA, DIFC Branch & Anor v China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd
5 June 2024
SGHC
cited 6× in corpus
[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
[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
[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

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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 24 June 2026 · How we compile this