Trusts — Resulting trusts

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Trusts — Resulting trusts is a trusts legal concept that appears across 40 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between January 2023 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (General Division) (31), the High Court (Appellate Division) (7), and the Court of Appeal (2).

Trusts — Resulting trusts is a trusts legal concept that appears across 40 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between January 2023 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (General Division) (31), the High Court (Appellate Division) (7), and the Court of Appeal (2). The most-cited authority within this corpus is [2023] SGHC 6, 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 Trusts — Resulting trusts

Which Singapore cases are leading authorities on trusts — resulting trusts?

Within this corpus, the judgments most often cited by other Singapore decisions on trusts — resulting trusts are [2023] SGHC 6, [2023] SGHC(A) 40, and [2025] SGHC 119. The full list of 40 judgments applying this concept is shown below, each linking to the decision in full.

Which Singapore courts have decided trusts — resulting trusts cases?

In this corpus, trusts — resulting trusts matters were decided in the High Court (General Division) (31 judgments), the High Court (Appellate Division) (7 judgments), and the Court of Appeal (2 judgments).

How many reported trusts — resulting trusts judgments are in this corpus?

This corpus contains 40 reported judgments that apply or develop trusts — resulting trusts, 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 Trusts — Resulting trusts?

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

[2023] SGHC 6
KOTAGARALAHALLI PEDDAPPAIAH NAGARAJA v MOUSSA SALEM & 2 Ors
6 January 2023
SGHC
cited 7× in corpus
[2023] SGHC(A) 40
SALAYA KALAIRANI & Anor v APPANGAM GOVINDHASAMY & 3 Ors
7 December 2023
SGHC(A)
[2025] SGHC 119
Jake Ngor Shing Rong v Wong Mei Lee, Millie
30 June 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 145
Ng Chin Huay v Tan Tien Tuck & Anor
30 July 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC(A) 16
KOK KUAN HWA v YAP WING SANG
9 September 2025
SGHC(A)
[2025] SGHC 108
TIA OON LAI V SALLY TIA SOCK KIU & 2 ORS
9 June 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 19
KOK KUAN HWA v YAP WING SANG & 7 Ors
5 February 2025
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 105
WONG SHU KIAT & Anor v CHEN JINPING, MICHELLE & Anor
20 April 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 233
KHOO JEE CHEK v LIM BENG TIONG
23 August 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 309
MAHMUD EBRAHIM KASAM MUNSHI v MOHAMED SALEH
27 October 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 343
Ng Lai Kuen Priscilla Elizabeth & 4 Ors v Ng Choong Keong Steven
5 December 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 58
ER KOK YONG (YU GUORONG) v TAN CHENG CHENG (CHENG QINGQING) (AS CO-ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF SPENCER TUPPANI) & 2 Ors
10 March 2023
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 46
PETER KWEE SENG CHIO v LAI SENG KWOON
20 March 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 85
DOO v DOP
7 May 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 93
YANGBUM ENGINEERING PTE LTD V LIANG XIHONG
15 May 2025
SGHC
[2026] SGCA 27
Wong Mei Lee, Millie v Jake Ngor Shing Rong
20 May 2026
SGCA
[2024] SGHC(A) 14
Djony Gunawan v Christina Lesmana
10 May 2024
SGHC(A)
[2024] SGHC 253
Xia Zheng v Lee King Anne
7 October 2024
SGHC
[2023] SGHC(A) 22
ZHANG LAN v LA DOLCE VITA FINE DINING GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
27 June 2023
SGHC(A)
[2023] SGHC 108
KUA SWEE LIN v HO KIM YAN & Anor
25 April 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 115
HO WOON CHUN (ADMINISTRATRIX of the Estate of Ho Fook Tuck, Deceased) v WANG KAI QING
2 May 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 314
KHOO PHAIK ENG KATHERINE & Anor v KHOO PHAIK EAN PATRICIA & Anor
31 October 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 38
ER KOK YONG (YU GUORONG) & Anor v TAN CHENG CHENG (CHENG QINGQING) (AS CO-ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF SPENCER TUPPANI) & 2 Ors
17 February 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 91
APPANGAM GOVINDHASAMY & 3 Ors v SALAYA KALAIRANI & Anor
6 April 2023
SGHC
[2025] SGCA 20
KHOO PHAIK EAN PATRICIA & Anor v KHOO PHAIK ENG KATHERINE & 2 Ors
30 April 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGHC(A) 21
DOP v DOO
30 October 2025
SGHC(A)
[2025] SGHC 209
JENNY PRAWESTI v SAUW TJIAUW KOE
23 October 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 224
KOH YOU QUAN (Executor of the Estate of Ang Geok Kheng) v KOH HOCK MENG
11 November 2025
SGHC
[2026] SGHC 83
Hajjah Noor Jehan Binte Mohamed Ghouse v Nur Fairuz Magnus
15 April 2026
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 115
Lim Kim Toon v LIM HWEE HOON
5 May 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 252
LEE CHENG LING v ARGYLE FUND INVESTMENTS PTE. LTD.
10 October 2024
SGHC
[2023] SGHC(A) 12
Ong Chin Woon v Ong Bee Hah & 7 Ors
5 April 2023
SGHC(A)
[2023] SGHC(A) 27
ACUTE RESULT HOLDINGS LIMITED v CGS-CIMB SECURITIES (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
28 July 2023
SGHC(A)
[2023] SGHC 121
TAN CHWEE LIAN v NG PEH WAH
10 May 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 162
HENRY QUEK PENG HOCK v CHIA SWEE HUN
1 June 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 22
CHENG AO v YONG NJO SIONG
31 January 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 259
TAN HUI MIN SABRINA ALBERTA v CHIANG HAI DING & Anor
14 September 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 283
ANG HUA HENG & ANOR v ANG HWA KHONG, DANIEL
13 October 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 325
CHNG HEOW HO @ VICTOR CHNG v ROGER CHNG CHOON MING
16 November 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 73
WANG XIAOPU v KOH MUI LEE & 2 Ors
29 March 2023
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 10 July 2026 · How we compile this