The most-cited Singapore cases in this corpus
25 data points · Singapore case-law corpus
Across 2,012 Singapore judgments in this corpus, Wbu v Wbt ([2023] SGHCF 3) is the most-cited decision, referred to by 20 other Singapore judgments here. The 25 most-cited cases are listed below; each citation count reflects references from other decisions within this corpus only.
Key findings
Every figure below is computed from the Singapore case-law corpus and links to its source. See the methodology for how the numbers were derived.
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What does the citation count measure?
It is the in-corpus citation count: the number of other Singapore judgments in this corpus that cite the case. A higher count indicates a decision that later judgments have referred to more often within this corpus.
Why are the numbers lower than a case's total citations elsewhere?
Only citations that resolve to another judgment held in this corpus are counted. Citations to foreign decisions, and citations whose target is not in this corpus, are excluded, so each figure is a conservative lower bound rather than a case's total citation count across all sources.
Methodology
This ranking covers every Singapore judgment in the corpus, regardless of practice area. Each case is ranked by its in-corpus citation count — the number of other Singapore judgments in this corpus (2,012 decisions) that cite it. The count is derived from the citation graph by resolving each citation to the judgment it refers to; only citations that resolve to another decision held in this corpus are counted. Citations to foreign judgments, and citations whose target is not in this corpus, are excluded, so the figures are a conservative lower bound on how often each case has actually been cited. Of 24,121 citations recorded across the corpus, 1,693 resolve to an in-corpus decision and are counted here. Figures were last computed on 2026-07-10 and update as the corpus grows.
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