Court of Appeal
(SGCA) · 196 judgments
196 Court of Appeal judgments (2023–2026), free to read — most recent first.
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About the Court of Appeal
Part of the Supreme Court
The Court of Appeal is the highest court in Singapore and the upper tier of the Supreme Court. Its judges are the Chief Justice and the Justices of the Court of Appeal.
Since 2 January 2021 the Court of Appeal shares civil appeals with the Appellate Division of the High Court, which was created that day to manage a growing and more complex appeals caseload. The Court of Appeal keeps the power to transfer civil appeals between itself and the Appellate Division.
What it hears
All criminal appeals against decisions of the General Division of the High Court made in its original criminal jurisdiction.
Civil appeals in the categories set out in the Sixth Schedule to the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 — among them appeals in cases about constitutional or administrative law, contempt of court, arbitration, the insolvency, restructuring or dissolution of companies, and patents, and every appeal against a decision of the Singapore International Commercial Court — plus appeals that other written law sends to it.
Appeals
There is no further appeal from the Court of Appeal. It also decides whether a decision of the Appellate Division may be taken further: that needs the Court of Appeal's permission, which it may grant only where the appeal raises a point of law of public importance.
Sources
Court of Appeal judgments on record
The Court of Appeal (SGCA) has 196 reported judgments (2023–2026) on eLitigation. The most common practice areas are Criminal Procedure and Sentencing (71), Criminal Law (36), Civil Procedure (32) and Arbitration (22). The most active judge by reported case count is Sundaresh Menon (106 cases).
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Judgments by year
Counts and dates are drawn from 196 reported Court of Appeal judgments on this site. Last updated .
Recent Judgments
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The Court of Appeal, sitting as a single judge, dismissed the application and refused permission to make a review application.
Court of Appeal · 14 October 2026 · [2026] SGCA 41 -
The Court of Appeal refused and dismissed the application for permission summarily under s 60G(8) of the SCJA without a hearing, finding that the intended PACC application had no reasonable prospect…
Court of Appeal · 8 September 2026 · [2026] SGCA 40 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal on the basis that the appellants did not have standing to bring the application, and awarded the respondent costs of the appeal fixed at $25,000 (all-in).
Court of Appeal · 3 September 2026 · [2026] SGCA 39 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against conviction and sentence in its entirety, affirming the mandatory death sentence.
Court of Appeal · 25 August 2026 · [2026] SGCA 38 -
The court dismissed the application summarily, without setting it down for an oral hearing, under s 394H(7) of the Criminal Procedure Code, refusing permission to make a review application.
Court of Appeal · 20 August 2026 · [2026] SGCA 37 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, upholding the refusal of permission to seek judicial review.
Court of Appeal · 4 August 2026 · [2026] SGCA 36 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against conviction and allowed the appeal in part, on sentence only.
Court of Appeal · 29 July 2026 · [2026] SGCA 35 -
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and set aside the Judge's order striking out OC 366.
Court of Appeal · 17 July 2026 · [2026] SGCA 34 -
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal in part.
Court of Appeal · 16 July 2026 · [2026] SGCA 33 -
The Court of Appeal (Sundaresh Menon CJ, Hri Kumar Nair JCA and Judith Prakash SJ) dismissed the appeal, agreeing that the application should be dismissed but for different reasons.
Court of Appeal · 16 July 2026 · [2026] SGCA 32 -
The court summarily refused the motion under s 397(3B) of the CPC without a hearing, holding that none of the four questions met the conditions for a reference.
Court of Appeal · 6 July 2026 · [2026] SGCA 31 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and enhanced the sentence for attempted rape to seven years and seven months' imprisonment with three strokes of the cane, by cutting the guilty plea discount…
Court of Appeal · 3 July 2026 · [2026] SGCA 29 -
The court dismissed the application summarily under s 394H(7) of the CPC without setting it down for hearing, holding that permission to make a review application could not be granted.
Court of Appeal · 2 July 2026 · [2026] SGCA 30 -
The Court of Appeal allowed CA 25 in part and dismissed CA 39 in its entirety.
Court of Appeal · 22 June 2026 · [2026] SGCA 28 -
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, holding that the parties intended the 99:1 ratio to reflect both legal and beneficial ownership, so no resulting trust arose in Jake's favour.
Court of Appeal · 20 May 2026 · [2026] SGCA 27 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed both appeals against conviction and sentence.
Court of Appeal · 19 May 2026 · [2026] SGCA 23 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed SUM 5, granted prayer 1 of SUM 9 declaring that permission to appeal was not required, and made an order in terms of SUM 7 sealing the appeal file.
Court of Appeal · 13 May 2026 · [2026] SGCA 26 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and enhanced the sentences: 27 years' imprisonment for the 1st charge and 84 months for the 11th charge, both consecutive, with concurrent terms of 77 months…
Court of Appeal · 12 May 2026 · [2026] SGCA 25 -
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, set aside the winding-up order and dismissed CWU 120.
Court of Appeal · 8 May 2026 · [2026] SGCA 24 -
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal.
Court of Appeal · 6 May 2026 · [2026] SGCA 22 -
Tay Yong Kwang JCA, sitting as a single judge of the Court of Appeal, dismissed the application summarily without a hearing under s 394H(7) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Court of Appeal · 28 April 2026 · [2026] SGCA 21 -
The Court of Appeal, in grounds delivered by Steven Chong JCA, dismissed the appeal on 14 April 2026, with costs to the respondent club fixed at $40,000 (all-in) and the usual consequential orders.
Court of Appeal · 22 April 2026 · [2026] SGCA 20 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no arguable case of reasonable suspicion that the Board breached a duty to give reasons.
Court of Appeal · 17 April 2026 · [2026] SGCA 19 -
A single Judge of the Court of Appeal refused, and so dismissed, the application for permission to make a review application, summarily under s 394H(7) of the CPC and without setting it down for a…
Court of Appeal · 15 April 2026 · [2026] SGCA 18 -
The Court of Appeal (Tay Yong Kwang JCA delivering the grounds, with Steven Chong JCA and Ang Cheng Hock JCA) heard both matters on 6 March 2026 and dismissed the criminal motion and the appeal…
Court of Appeal · 14 April 2026 · [2026] SGCA 17