Portrait of Judge of the High Court Chua Lee Ming

Chua Lee Ming

Judge of the High Court 55 cases

Judge of the High Court Chua Lee Ming has 55 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026) in the SGHC.

Reported decisions
55
Courts
SGHC, SGHC(I)
Period
January 2023 to May 2026

Source: derived from 55 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision .

Chua Lee Ming in the reported-judgment record

In Chua Lee Ming's reported cases, it appeared as delivering judge in 53 cases, judge in 2 cases. These cases were heard most often in the SGHC between 2023 and 2026. Among the 17 cases with a recorded disposition, the court's outcomes include Application dismissed (5), Appeal allowed (4), Appeal dismissed (3).

How Chua Lee Ming appeared

Delivering Judge
53 cases
Judge
2 cases

Recorded outcomes

Application dismissed
5
Appeal allowed
4
Appeal dismissed
3
Application granted
2
Application allowed
2
Application refused
1

Disposition recorded in 17 of 55 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 · · Delivering Judge
[2026] SGHC 41 Appeal dismissed

I dismiss the appeal.

LIM CHAI HING v MOTOR INSURERS' BUREAU OF SINGAPORE & 2 Ors · SGHC · · Delivering Judge
[2025] SGHC 255 Application dismissed

the application is dismissed.

DRO v DRP · SGHC · · 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) · · 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 · · 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 · · Delivering Judge

About Judge of the High Court Chua Lee Ming

Chua Lee Ming has 55 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026). These were decided across SGHC (50) and SGHC(I) (5). By subject matter, the largest shares are Arbitration (15), Civil Procedure (11) and Contract (6). Of these, 53 as the delivering judge and 2 sitting on the coram.

What areas of law does Chua Lee Ming specialize in?

Chua Lee Ming handled 15 Arbitration cases, 11 Civil Procedure cases, and 6 Contract cases between January 2023 and May 2026, across 55 total judgments in Singapore courts.

Arbitration 15 cases

Chua Lee Ming has decided 15 Arbitration cases between April 2023 and December 2025.

Civil Procedure 11 cases

Chua Lee Ming has decided 11 Civil Procedure cases between June 2023 and May 2026.

Contract 6 cases

Chua Lee Ming has decided 6 Contract cases between September 2023 and April 2026.

How many cases has Chua Lee Ming decided?

Chua Lee Ming has 55 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026), 53 of them as the delivering judge.

Which courts does Chua Lee Ming sit in?

Chua Lee Ming sits in SGHC (50) and SGHC(I) (5).

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

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

55
Total Cases
53
Delivered
2
Sat On (Coram)

Cases Delivered (53)

[2026] SGHC 103 SGHC
HU YINAN V PEH CHIN HUA & 2 ORS
14 May 2026
[2026] SGHC 96 SGHC
TENGKU ABDUL KADIR BIN MOHAMED v NEW EASTERN (1971) PRIVATE LIMITED & Anor
6 May 2026
[2026] SGHC 76 SGHC
Ever Strategy Consultants Limited v PSA International Pte. Ltd. & 11 Ors
9 April 2026
[2026] SGHC 63 SGHC
CHUA JUN YANG v KANG MAY TENG, MARIA OLIVIA
25 March 2026
[2026] SGHC 41 SGHC
LIM CHAI HING v MOTOR INSURERS' BUREAU OF SINGAPORE & 2 Ors
23 February 2026
[2026] SGHC 11 SGHC
WANG YUNHE v ATTORNEY-GENERAL
15 January 2026
[2026] SGHC 4 SGHC
ZHANG ZHENCHENG V TAN HUAY LIM & ANOR
7 January 2026
[2025] SGHC 255 SGHC
DRO v DRP
17 December 2025
[2025] SGHC 180 SGHC
VIETNAM NATIONAL INDUSTRY – ENERGY GROUP v JOINT STOCK COMPANY (POWER MACHINES – ZTL, LMZ, ELECTROSILA ENERGOMACHEXPORT)
8 September 2025
[2025] SGHC 170 SGHC
DEEPAK MISHRA & Anor v RASHMI BOTHRA
26 August 2025
[2025] SGHC 153 SGHC
COMPANIA DE NAVEGACION PALOMAR, S.A. & 5 Ors v ERNEST FERDINAND PEREZ DE LA SALA
7 August 2025
[2025] SGHC 138 SGHC
Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd (n.k.a. Altrad Services Singapore Pte Ltd) & Anor v Cheng Swee Guan & 6 Ors
18 July 2025
[2025] SGHC 113 SGHC
TAN TSE HAW v PEH TIAN SWEE & Anor
24 June 2025
[2025] SGHC 94 SGHC
Sin Chiau Soon v Aitken Robert Bond
21 May 2025
[2025] SGHC 93 SGHC
YANGBUM ENGINEERING PTE LTD V LIANG XIHONG
15 May 2025
[2025] SGHC 83 SGHC
SIM KHONG (PRIVATE) LIMITED v LION PEAK PTE. LTD.
30 April 2025
[2025] SGHC 50 SGHC
Valency International Pte Ltd v JSW International Tradecorp Pte Ltd & 2 Ors
28 March 2025
[2025] SGHC 30 SGHC
SME RESOURCES PTE LTD v KOH XIANKAI (GAO XIANKAI)
24 February 2025
[2025] SGHC 26 SGHC
Georg Alexander Höptner v Three Fins Pte Ltd
19 February 2025
[2025] SGHC 15 SGHC
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Muhammed Izwan Bin Borhan & Anor
23 January 2025
[2025] SGHC 10 SGHC
EDDIE TAN TUNG WEE v SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE LTD
21 January 2025
[2024] SGHC 309 SGHC
DJK & 2 Ors v DJN
3 December 2024
[2024] SGHC 244 SGHC
Joint Stock Company (Power Machines - ZTL, LMZ, Electrosila Energomachexport) v Vietnam Oil and Gas Group
24 September 2024
[2024] SGHC 236 SGHC
DHZ v DHY
16 September 2024
[2024] SGHC 216 SGHC
CHIA KOK KEE v TAN WAH
20 August 2024
[2024] SGHC 184 SGHC
Madison Pacific Trust Limited & 3 Ors v PT Dewata Wibawa & 2 Ors
17 July 2024
[2024] SGHC 160 SGHC
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED v ZHONG JUN RESOURCES (S) PTE. LTD.
26 June 2024
[2024] SGHC 158 SGHC
SITI HASMAH BINTE ADAM v MAJLIS PUSAT SINGAPURA
21 June 2024
[2024] SGHC 157 SGHC
SIR CORNELIUS SEAN SULLIVAN V HILL CAPITAL PTE. LTD. & ANOR
20 June 2024
[2024] SGHC 119 SGHC
HILTON INTERNATIONAL MANAGE (MALDIVES) PVT LTD v SUN TRAVELS & TOURS PVT LTD
9 May 2024
[2024] SGHC 85 SGHC
LUTFI SALIM BIN TALIB & Anor v BRITISH AND MALAYAN TRUSTEES LIMITED
25 March 2024
[2024] SGHC 71 SGHC
DFL v DFM
15 March 2024
[2024] SGHC 68 SGHC
DDI v DDJ & Anor
14 March 2024
[2024] SGHC 69 SGHC
LEE HUI CHIN v CHUBB INSURANCE SINGAPORE LIMITED
14 March 2024
[2024] SGHC 21 SGHC
CHEONG JUN YOONG v THREE ARROWS CAPITAL LTD & 2 Ors
26 January 2024
[2024] SGHC 10 SGHC
SHAILESHKUMAR MANUBHAI KHUNT V MICHAEL BERNARD KRISS & 2 ORS
18 January 2024
[2023] SGHC(I) 22 SGHC(I)
CZT v CZU
27 November 2023
[2023] SGHC(I) 21 SGHC(I)
DBO & 3 Ors v DBP & 4 Ors
20 November 2023
[2023] SGHC 271 SGHC
Tan Zhi Wei, Alan (Chen Zhiwei, Alan) v Tan Jia Lin, Jaylin
27 September 2023
[2023] SGHC 269 SGHC
SCP HOLDINGS PTE LTD v I CONCEPT GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
26 September 2023
[2023] SGHC 268 SGHC
TAN SIEW KHENG v The Personal Representative of TAN SIEW HIANG (deceased)
25 September 2023
[2023] SGHC 250 SGHC
Majestica Enterprises Limited & Anor v Kams Singapore Pte Ltd (In Compulsory Liquidation)
7 September 2023
[2023] SGHC 200 SGHC
XU YUAN CHEN @ TERRY XU v ATTORNEY-GENERAL
26 July 2023
[2023] SGHC 198 SGHC
INTERACTIVE DIGITAL FINANCE LIMITED & Anor v CREDIT SUISSE AG & Anor
24 July 2023
[2023] SGHC 185 SGHC
DAY v DAZ
5 July 2023
[2023] SGHC(I) 11 SGHC(I)
CZT v CZU
28 June 2023
[2023] SGHC 131 SGHC
LAVRENTIOS LAVRENTIADIS v DEXTRA PARTNERS PTE LTD
8 May 2023
[2023] SGHC 91 SGHC
APPANGAM GOVINDHASAMY & 3 Ors v SALAYA KALAIRANI & Anor
6 April 2023
[2023] SGHC 86 SGHC
CZD v CZE
5 April 2023
[2023] SGHC 80 SGHC
LIANG XIHONG v LOONG SOO MIN & Anor
31 March 2023
[2023] SGHC 32 SGHC
LAGUNA NATIONAL GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB LTD v LIM HOW TECK
13 February 2023
[2023] SGHC 10 SGHC
SYSTEMATIC AIRCONDITIONING PTE LTD v HO SENG KEN & 5 Ors
16 January 2023
[2023] SGHC 2 SGHC
Tsarkov Oleg Igorevich & 23 Ors v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel AMBASSADOR (IMO No. 9127148)
5 January 2023

Coram (2)