Singapore Court Judgments — Week of 18–24 May 2026
In the week of 18–24 May 2026 (18 May 2026–24 May 2026), 18 judgments were reported across the Singapore courts. This weekly digest lists the notable decisions and their verbatim dispositions, free to read.
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Week of 18–24 May 2026
18 reported judgmentsThe week of 18–24 May 2026 produced 18 reported judgments, with nine from the High Court (General Division), three from the District Court, two each from the Court of Appeal and the High Court Registrar, and single judgments from the Family Court and the High Court (Family Division). The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal in a trusts matter and separately heard a criminal law matter, while the High Court (General Division) dismissed appeals in two matters concerning criminal law and criminal procedure and sentencing. Further General Division judgments addressed civil procedure and res judicata, arbitration, criminal procedure and sentencing together with criminal law, and civil procedure and statutory interpretation.
Notable judgments this week
| Citation | Court | Judgment | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|
| [2026] SGCA 27 | SGCA | Wong Mei Lee, Millie v Jake Ngor Shing Rong Trusts | Appeal allowed |
| [2026] SGCA 23 | SGCA | Low Sze Song v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Criminal Law | — |
| [2026] SGHC 113 | SGHC | JEH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Criminal Procedure and Sentencing · Criminal Law | Appeal dismissed |
| [2026] SGHC 107 | SGHC | LING ZHAO BIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Criminal Law · Criminal Procedure and Sentencing | Appeal dismissed |
| [2026] SGHC 112 | SGHC | Djony Gunawan v Christina Lesmana Civil Procedure · Res Judicata | — |
| [2026] SGHC 100 | SGHC | JXC Pte. Ltd. v Thye Chuan Engineering Construction Co. Pte Ltd. Arbitration | — |
| [2026] SGHC 110 | SGHC | GALVEZ MARY JOE BLANCO v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Criminal Procedure and Sentencing · Criminal Law | — |
| [2026] SGHC 111 | SGHC | FRANK LEE v INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH & 9 Ors Civil Procedure · Statutory Interpretation | — |
Dispositions, in the court's words
“we allow the appeal.”
“I dismissed the appeal.”
“I dismissed the appeal.”
Dispositions are quoted verbatim from the judgment text. They summarise the order made and are not legal advice.
Counsel and law firms this week
12 law firms and 12 counsel appeared in this week's reported judgments, counted by number of judgments and excluding the Attorney-General's Chambers.
Derived from 18 reported judgments with decision_date in 2026-05-18–2026-05-24 in the Singapore case-law corpus. Dispositions are verbatim from judgment_text (via case_outcome); counsel/firm lists are from case_entities, prosecutor-filtered (Attorney-General's Chambers excluded). Digest compiled . Notable judgments are selected by court seniority, citation frequency and disposition parseability.