Hri Kumar Nair

Justice of the Court of Appeal 59 cases

Justice of the Court of Appeal Hri Kumar Nair has 59 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026) in the SGHC.

Reported decisions: 59
Courts: SGHC, SGCA, SGHC(A), SGHC(I)
Period: February 2023 to May 2026

Source: derived from 59 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision 20 May 2026.

About Justice of the Court of Appeal Hri Kumar Nair

Hri Kumar Nair has 59 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026). These were decided across SGHC (41), SGCA (9) and SGHC(A) (8). By subject matter, the largest shares are Civil Procedure (14), Companies (11) and Trusts (9). Of these, 46 as the delivering judge and 13 sitting on the coram.

What areas of law does Hri Kumar Nair specialize in?

Hri Kumar Nair handled 14 Civil Procedure cases, 11 Companies cases, and 9 Trusts cases between February 2023 and May 2026, across 59 total judgments in Singapore courts.

Civil Procedure 14 cases

Hri Kumar Nair has decided 14 Civil Procedure cases between February 2023 and March 2026.

Companies 11 cases

Hri Kumar Nair has decided 11 Companies cases between May 2023 and August 2025.

Trusts 9 cases

Hri Kumar Nair has decided 9 Trusts cases between April 2023 and May 2026.

Arbitration 8 Insolvency Law 8 Tort 7 Equity 5 Contract 5

How many cases has Hri Kumar Nair decided?

Hri Kumar Nair has 59 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026), 46 of them as the delivering judge.

Which courts does Hri Kumar Nair sit in?

Hri Kumar Nair sits in SGHC (41), SGCA (9) and SGHC(A) (8).

Career Timeline

Justice of the Court of Appeal (1 October 2025)

Source: judiciary.gov.sg

Career Before the Bench

Prior to his appointment to the Bench, Justice Hri Kumar was Deputy Attorney-General where he broke ground in key criminal cases which clarified the prosecution's duty of disclosure, and the prosecution's right to assert litigation privilege

59

Total Cases

46

Delivered

13

Sat On (Coram)

Cases Delivered (46)

[2026] SGCA 27 SGCA

Wong Mei Lee, Millie v Jake Ngor Shing Rong

[2026] SGCA 25 SGCA

Lian Hoe Heng v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2026] SGCA 22 SGCA

LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER v Ng Hoe Seng (formerly trading as EMCASE SG)

[2026] SGHC(A) 6 SGHC(A)

GTL Agencies (S) Private Limited v Neo Boon Huat & 2 Ors

2 February 2026

[2025] SGHC 230 SGHC

LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v TAN JEH YAW

8 December 2025

[2025] SGHC 209 SGHC

JENNY PRAWESTI v SAUW TJIAUW KOE

23 October 2025

[2025] SGHC 204 SGHC

PARK HOTEL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) & 2 Ors v LAW CHING HUNG & 3 Ors

16 October 2025

[2025] SGHC 205 SGHC

THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v LI ZHONGSHENG

14 October 2025

[2025] SGHC(A) 12 SGHC(A)

EDDIE TAN TUNG WEE v SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE LTD

[2025] SGHC 149 SGHC

PARK HOTEL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) & 2 Ors v LAW CHING HUNG & 3 Ors

[2025] SGHC(I) 16 SGHC(I)

Cooperativa Muratori and Cementisti - C.M.C. di Ravenna, Italy v Department of Water Supply & Sewerage Management, Kathmandu & Anor

[2025] SGHC 105 SGHC

PETROTECH MARINE SERVICES SDN. BHD. V WONG WAI LENG & ANOR

[2025] SGHC 77 SGHC

ArcelorMittal Holdings AG v Liberty House Group Pte Ltd

[2025] SGHC 31 SGHC

25 February 2025

[2025] SGHC 16 SGHC

SW CHAN KIT v NTEGRATOR HOLDINGS LIMITED

28 January 2025

[2024] SGHC 322 SGHC

SW TRUSTEES PRIVATE LIMITED (IN COMPULSORY LIQUIDATION) & Anor v TEODROS ASHENAFI TESEMMA & 5 Ors

16 December 2024

[2024] SGHC 318 SGHC

DUKE BAKERY PTE. LTD. v LIN LIMING & 2 ORS

13 December 2024

[2024] SGHC 289 SGHC

Kapital Fund SPC v Lee Tze Wee, Andrew & Anor

7 November 2024

[2024] SGHC 272 SGHC

SIDDIQSONS TIN PLATE LIMITED v NEW METALLURGY HI-TECH GROUP CO., LTD.

25 October 2024

[2024] SGHC 246 SGHC

AP AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES PTE. LTD. V LIEW NYOK WAH

25 September 2024

[2024] SGHC 203 SGHC

BRITISH AND MALAYAN TRUSTEES LIMITED v AMEEN ALI SALIM TALIB & 6 ORS

[2024] SGHC 191 SGHC

KHO CHOON KENG v LIAN KENG ENTERPRISES PTE LTD

[2024] SGHC 192 SGHC

GUNVOR SA v ATLANTIS COMMODITIES TRADING PTE. LTD.

[2024] SGHC 153 SGHC

HSBC INSTITUTIONAL TRUST SERVICES (SINGAPORE) LIMITED v QUARZ CAPITAL ASIA (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. & 3 Ors

[2024] SGHC 147 SGHC

EBS Flow Control Limited v Greene, Tweed & Co.Pte Ltd

[2024] SGHC 96 SGHC

THIRD EYE CAPITAL CORPORATION v PRETTY VIEW SHIPPING S.A. & 2 Ors

[2024] SGHC 87 SGHC

ZHEJIANG CRYSTAL-OPTECH CO., LTD. v CRYSTAL-MOVEON TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.

[2024] SGHC 20 SGHC

Progress Welded Mesh Sdn Bhd v Progress ABMS Pte Ltd

29 January 2024

[2024] SGHC 7 SGHC

KEPPEL DC SINGAPORE 1 LTD. v DXC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

12 January 2024

[2023] SGHC 337 SGHC

Charles Thresh & Anor

30 November 2023

[2023] SGHC 340 SGHC

JULIAN MORENO BELTRAN & Anor v TERRAFORM LABS PTE. LTD. & 3 Ors

30 November 2023

[2023] SGHC 303 SGHC

VALUE MONETIZATION III LTD v LIM BENG CHOO

27 October 2023

[2023] SGHC 283 SGHC

ANG HUA HENG & ANOR v ANG HWA KHONG, DANIEL

13 October 2023

[2023] SGHC 288 SGHC

CHAN WEI MENG V CHAN LAI WAN JOYCE

11 October 2023

[2023] SGHC 267 SGHC

22 September 2023

[2023] SGHC 260 SGHC

ASIAN ECO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. v DENG YIMING

14 September 2023

[2023] SGHC 244 SGHC

CXG & Anor v CXI & 2 Ors

12 September 2023

[2023] SGHC 236 SGHC

Lemarc Agromond Pte Ltd

[2023] SGHC 227 SGHC

ASIAN ECO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. v DENG YIMING

[2023] SGHC 211 SGHC

ELCARIM SCIENCE PTE. LTD. v ZHANG YONGTAI

[2023] SGHC 151 SGHC

Gulf International Holding Pte. Ltd. v Delta Offshore Energy Pte Ltd

[2023] SGHC 122 SGHC

Point72 Ventures Investments, LLC v FinLync Private Limited

[2023] SGHC 118 SGHC

TAN CHEE HEONG v CHEN HUA

[2023] SGHC 108 SGHC

KUA SWEE LIN v HO KIM YAN & Anor

[2023] SGHC 70 SGHC

Pappa W/O Veeramuthu v NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES GROUP PTE. LTD.

[2023] SGHC 31 SGHC

Pharma Inc. (Wordwide) Pte. Ltd. v Limb Salvage And Revision Arthroplasty Surgery Pte Ltd

13 February 2023

Coram (13)

[2026] SGCA 20 SGCA

PACMAR SHIPPING PTE LTD v SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROTECTION AND INDEMNITY ASSOCIATION (BERMUDA) LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION)

[2026] SGCA 14 SGCA

Argoglobal Underwriting Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. & 4 Ors v Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

[2026] SGCA 10 SGCA

TAN JINXIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2026] SGCA 7 SGCA

Owner of the vessel(s) CHLOE V (IMO No. 9457452) v UBS AG

[2026] SGCA 8 SGCA

GAN YUAN HONG v SIOW CHEE WEE & Anor

[2026] SGHC(A) 5 SGHC(A)

JETHANAND HARKISHINDAS BHOJWANI v DEVIN JETHANAND BHOJWANI & 2 Ors

30 January 2026

[2026] SGCA 3 SGCA

NG SOON KIAT v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

28 January 2026

[2026] SGHC 22 SGHC

THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v WILLJUDE VIMALRAJ S/O RAYMOND SURAS

22 January 2026

[2026] SGHC(A) 2 SGHC(A)

12 January 2026

[2025] SGHC(A) 22 SGHC(A)

5 November 2025

[2025] SGHC(A) 18 SGHC(A)

DJY v DJZ & Anor

12 September 2025

[2025] SGHC(A) 19 SGHC(A)

SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD & Anor v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD & Anor

12 September 2025

[2025] SGHC(A) 10 SGHC(A)

Finaport Pte. Ltd. v Techteryx Ltd.