High Court (General Division)
SGHC · 308 cases
About the High Court (General Division)
The High Court (General Division) of Singapore handled 308 published judgments between January 2025 and February 2026, making it the busiest court in the Singapore judiciary by caseload during this period. The dominant practice areas were Civil Procedure (93 cases), Contract (79 cases), Criminal Law (76 cases), Criminal Procedure and Sentencing (63 cases), and Tort (60 cases). Insolvency Law accounted for 48 cases, while Trusts (36 cases) and Legal Profession (35 cases) also featured prominently.
Judge Choo Han Teck delivered the most judgments in this court with 25 cases, followed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon with 20 cases. Judges Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah and Mohamed Faizal each handled 18 cases. Monthly output ranged from 14 judgments in June 2025 to 33 judgments in December 2025, with an average of approximately 22 judgments per month across the 14-month period.
How many cases did the Singapore High Court (General Division) handle in 2025–2026?
The High Court (General Division) published 308 judgments between January 2025 and February 2026. The most active month was December 2025 with 33 judgments, while June 2025 was the quietest with 14 judgments.
What are the most common practice areas in the Singapore High Court?
Based on 308 judgments from January 2025 to February 2026, the top practice areas were Civil Procedure (93 cases), Contract (79), Criminal Law (76), Criminal Procedure and Sentencing (63), and Tort (60 cases).
Which judges are most active in the Singapore High Court (General Division)?
Between January 2025 and February 2026, the most active judges were Choo Han Teck (25 cases), Sundaresh Menon (20 cases), Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah (18 cases), Mohamed Faizal (18 cases), and Chua Lee Ming (17 cases).