Chua Lee Ming

Judge of the High Court 59 cases

Judge of the High Court Chua Lee Ming has 59 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026) in the SGHC.

These cases span several subject areas, most often Arbitration, Civil Procedure and Contract.

Reported decisions: 59
Courts: SGHC, SGHC(I)
Period: January 2023 to September 2026

Source: derived from 59 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision 29 September 2026.

Chua Lee Ming in the reported-judgment record

How Chua Lee Ming appeared

Delivering Judge: 55 cases
Judge: 4 cases

Recorded outcomes

Application dismissed: 5
Appeal allowed: 3
Appeal dismissed: 3
Application granted: 2
Application allowed: 2
Claim dismissed: 1
Appeal allowed in part: 1

Disposition recorded in 17 of 59 cases.

What the courts decided

[2026] SGHC 63 Appeal allowed

“I allow the appeal with costs to be paid by the respondent.”

CHUA JUN YANG v KANG MAY TENG, MARIA OLIVIA · SGHC · 25 March 2026 · Delivering Judge

[2026] SGHC 41 Appeal dismissed

“I dismiss the appeal.”

LIM CHAI HING v MOTOR INSURERS' BUREAU OF SINGAPORE & 2 Ors · SGHC · 23 February 2026 · Delivering Judge

[2025] SGHC 255 Application dismissed

“…the application is dismissed.”

DRO v DRP · SGHC · 17 December 2025 · Delivering Judge

[2025] SGHC(I) 23 Application dismissed

“The application is dismissed with costs.”

EBIXCASH LIMITED & 3 Ors v ASHOK KUMAR GOEL & Anor · SGHC(I) · 5 September 2025 · Judge

[2025] SGHC 153 Application granted

“I therefore granted the Applications to the extent that the documents were subject to the Riddick principle.”

COMPANIA DE NAVEGACION PALOMAR, S.A. & 5 Ors v ERNEST FERDINAND PEREZ DE LA SALA · SGHC · 7 August 2025 · Delivering Judge

[2025] SGHC 138 Appeal dismissed

“I dismissed the appeal and ordered the claimants to pay costs to the second defendant fixed at $5,000 (inclusive of disbursements).”

Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) & Anor v Cheng Swee Guan & 6 Ors · SGHC · 18 July 2025 · Delivering Judge

Parties in these cases

LAC Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.3 ONI Global Pte Ltd3 GNC Holdings, LLC3 CZU2 CZT2 Qing Lian Precision Pte Ltd2 Apex Precision Engineering Pte Ltd2 Ace Class Precision Engineering Pte Ltd2

What areas of law does Chua Lee Ming specialize in?

Arbitration 15 cases

Reported between April 2023 and December 2025.

Civil Procedure 14 cases

Reported between June 2023 and September 2026.

Contract 6 cases

Reported between September 2023 and April 2026.

Insolvency Law6 Trusts4 Tort3 Companies3 Administrative Law2

Career Timeline

Judicial Commissioner (2015)

in the Supreme Court Registry for three years before becoming State Counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor in the Attorney-General's Chambers (1989)

Source: judiciary.gov.sg

Education

his Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge in 1988
Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore in 1983 and was called to the Singapore Bar in 1984

Career Before the Bench

Justice Chua began his legal career in 1984. He also served in the Supreme Court Registry for three years before becoming State Counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor in the Attorney-General's Chambers in 1989. Justice Chua left for private practice in 1990 and became a Partner of the law firm, Lee & Lee in 1991. In 1998, he joined the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd (renamed as GIC Pte Ltd in 2013), where he later became the General Counsel

Total Cases

Delivered

Sat On (Coram)