Ang Cheng Hock
Justice of the Court of Appeal Ang Cheng Hock has 33 reported Singapore decisions (2025–2026) in the Court of Appeal.
These cases span several subject areas, most often Contract, Arbitration and Tort.
- Reported decisions
- 33
- Courts
- Court of Appeal, High Court (Appellate Division), High Court, Court of Appeal (International)
- Period
- June 2025 to October 2026
Source: derived from 33 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision .
Ang Cheng Hock in the reported-judgment record
How Ang Cheng Hock appeared
- Judge
- 17 cases
- Delivered the judgment
- 16 cases
Recorded outcomes
- Appeal dismissed
- 9
- Appeal allowed in part
- 6
- Appeal allowed
- 5
Outcome recorded for 20 of the 33 cases.
What the courts decided
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“We allow the appeal in MA 9024, and substitute the order of RT with an order of probation.”
High Court · 10 September 2026 · [2026] SGHC 183 · Delivered the judgment · Appeal allowed in part -
“…we dismissed the appeal on the basis that the appellants did not have standing to bring the application.”
Court of Appeal · 3 September 2026 · [2026] SGCA 39 · Delivered the judgment · Appeal dismissed -
“Accordingly, we allow the appeal and set aside the Judge’s order striking out OC 366.”
Court of Appeal · 17 July 2026 · [2026] SGCA 34 · Judge · Appeal allowed -
“Accordingly, we order that the pleadings in Suit 237 relating to HLT’s claim for Trading Losses be struck out.”
Court of Appeal · 16 July 2026 · [2026] SGCA 33 · Delivered the judgment · Appeal allowed in part -
“…we allowed the appeal, set aside the winding-up order made by the Judge, and dismissed CWU 120.”
Court of Appeal · 8 May 2026 · [2026] SGCA 24 · Delivered the judgment · Appeal allowed -
“…the appeal is allowed.”
Court of Appeal · 6 May 2026 · [2026] SGCA 22 · Judge · Appeal allowed
Parties in these cases
Which areas of law do Ang Cheng Hock’s reported decisions cover?
Contract 5 cases
Reported between August 2025 and July 2026.
Arbitration 5 cases
Reported between November 2025 and September 2026.
Tort 4 cases
Reported between August 2025 and July 2026.
Career Timeline
Justice of the Court of Appeal (1 October 2025)
Judge of the High Court (1 May 2025)
to the bench as a Judicial Commissioner (2018)
Source: judiciary.gov.sg
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (1st Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore in 1995
- Master of Laws from Yale Law School and then practised at Davis Polk & Wardwell, a New York law firm
Career Before the Bench
Thereafter, he obtained a Master of Laws from Yale Law School and then practised at Davis Polk & Wardwell, a New York law firm. In 1999, on returning to Singapore, he joined Allen & Gledhill, where he was a litigator. He became a partner of the firm in 2000 and later served on the firm's executive committee from 2010 to 2018. In 2022, Justice Ang resigned as a judge to assume his role as a Deputy Attorney-General
Cases Delivered (16)
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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 allowed the appeals in part.
High Court · 10 September 2026 · [2026] SGHC 183 -
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 of Appeal allowed the appeal in part.
Court of Appeal · 16 July 2026 · [2026] SGCA 33 -
The Appellate Division allowed the appeal in part.
High Court (Appellate Division) · 17 June 2026 · [2026] SGHC(A) 18 -
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 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 -
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal in part.
Court of Appeal · 4 March 2026 · [2026] SGCA 9 -
The Appellate Division allowed the appeal in part.
High Court (Appellate Division) · 26 January 2026 · [2026] SGHC(A) 3 -
The court allowed the Law Society's application and ordered that Mr K V Sudeep Kumar be suspended from practice for five years, starting from his discharge from bankruptcy, and that Mr Dhanwant Singh…
High Court · 13 January 2026 · [2026] SGHC 9 -
The Appellate Division (Ang Cheng Hock JCA, Woo Bih Li JAD and Kannan Ramesh JAD) allowed the appeal and set aside the orders requiring Mr Yit to admit the TL Sum and the Finished Goods Sum, together…
High Court (Appellate Division) · 7 January 2026 · [2026] SGHC(A) 1 -
The Appellate Division struck out the Notice of Appeal in AD/CA 38/2025 because permission to appeal had not been obtained, so the court had no jurisdiction to hear it.
High Court (Appellate Division) · 15 December 2025 · [2025] SGHC(A) 25 -
The Appellate Division allowed Mr Kok's appeal and dismissed Mr Yap's appeal in its entirety.
High Court (Appellate Division) · 9 September 2025 · [2025] SGHC(A) 16 -
The Appellate Division dismissed the appeal, upholding the finding that the testator had testamentary capacity and knew and approved of the contents of the 2012 will.
High Court (Appellate Division) · 2 September 2025 · [2025] SGHC(A) 15 -
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal.
Court of Appeal · 21 July 2025 · [2025] SGCA 35
Coram (17)
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The Court of Appeal dismissed Russia's appeal with costs, holding that the Dutch appellate decisions establish that Russia agreed to submit the dispute to arbitration within s 11 of the Act and that…
Court of Appeal (International) · 22 September 2026 · [2026] SGCA(I) 5 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and ordered the appellants to pay the respondents costs fixed at $90,000 (all-in) on the standard basis.
Court of Appeal (International) · 15 September 2026 · [2026] SGCA(I) 4 -
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 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 allowed the appeal.
Court of Appeal · 6 May 2026 · [2026] SGCA 22 -
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 (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 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed both appeals, holding that Art 23(9) is an absolute bar to a foreign representative bringing claims under the avoidance and misconduct provisions for pre-Model Law…
Court of Appeal · 11 March 2026 · [2026] SGCA 12 -
The court dismissed the appeal.
High Court · 9 March 2026 · [2026] SGHC 52 -
The Court of Appeal allowed the application without an oral hearing.
Court of Appeal · 3 March 2026 · [2026] SGCA 7 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed Valency's appeal in CA 31 and allowed Oldendorff's appeal in CA 32, holding that neither release instruction was an act of conversion and that Valency in any event…
Court of Appeal · 12 January 2026 · [2026] SGCA 1 -
The Appellate Division allowed the husband's appeal in part.
High Court (Appellate Division) · 18 November 2025 · [2025] SGHC(A) 24 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding that the court had no power to grant the orders sought in the main application.
Court of Appeal · 14 November 2025 · [2025] SGCA 52 -
The Court of Appeal (Steven Chong JCA delivering the judgment, with Sundaresh Menon CJ and Ang Cheng Hock J) dismissed both appeals, upholding Maersk's liability for breach of the contracts of…
Court of Appeal · 5 September 2025 · [2025] SGCA 42 -
The court found due cause shown and rejected the parties' agreed position.
High Court · 4 September 2025 · [2025] SGHC 175 -
The Appellate Division dismissed the appeal in its entirety and upheld the dismissal of all three claims.
High Court (Appellate Division) · 22 August 2025 · [2025] SGHC(A) 13 -
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against the finding of contempt but reduced the sentence from one month's imprisonment to two weeks' imprisonment, so the appeal was allowed in part on…
Court of Appeal · 18 June 2025 · [2025] SGCA 26