Portrait of Judge of the Appellate Division Kannan Ramesh

Kannan Ramesh

Judge of the Appellate Division 33 cases · 3 years on the bench

About Judge of the Appellate Division Kannan Ramesh

Kannan Ramesh decided 32 judgments in Singapore courts between January 2025 to February 2026, sitting in the High Court (Appellate Division) (17), the Court of Appeal (11), the High Court (General Division) (4). Practice areas most represented include Insolvency Law (8), Civil Procedure (5), Companies (4).

Kannan Ramesh frequently sat with Steven Chong (undefined cases), Sundaresh Menon (undefined cases), Woo Bih Li (undefined cases). Across Kannan Ramesh's judgments, 586 case citations were made (460 Singapore, 126 foreign).

What areas of law does Kannan Ramesh specialize in?

Kannan Ramesh handled 8 cases in insolvency law, 5 cases in civil procedure, and 4 cases in companies between January 2025 to February 2026. Kannan Ramesh's decisions span 26 practice areas across 32 total judgments.

Insolvency Law 13 cases

Kannan Ramesh has decided 13 Insolvency Law cases between February 2025 to March 2026.

Civil Procedure 8 cases

Kannan Ramesh has decided 8 Civil Procedure cases between January 2025 to January 2026.

Trusts 6 cases

Kannan Ramesh has decided 6 Trusts cases between September 2025 to January 2026.

How many cases has Kannan Ramesh decided?

Kannan Ramesh decided 32 judgments in Singapore courts between January 2025 to February 2026. The majority were heard in the High Court (Appellate Division) (17 judgments).

Which courts does Kannan Ramesh sit in?

Between January 2025 to February 2026, Kannan Ramesh sat in the High Court (Appellate Division) (17 judgments), the Court of Appeal (11 judgments), the High Court (General Division) (4 judgments).

Which judges does Kannan Ramesh frequently sit with?

Kannan Ramesh most frequently sat with Steven Chong (undefined cases), Sundaresh Menon (undefined cases), Woo Bih Li (undefined cases) between January 2025 to February 2026.

What areas of law does Kannan Ramesh specialize in?

Kannan Ramesh has decided the most cases in Insolvency Law (8), Civil Procedure (5), Companies (4) between January 2025 to February 2026. Kannan Ramesh is the most active (ranked #1 of 26) among judges in insolvency law.

Career Timeline

Judge of the Appellate Division (1 November 2022)

Senior Counsel (2012)

Source: judiciary.gov.sg

Education

33
Total Cases
14
Delivered
19
Sat On (Coram)

Cases Delivered (14)

Coram (19)

[2026] SGCA 12 SGCA
Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners Limited (In Liquidation) & 2 Ors v Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited
11 March 2026
[2026] SGHC(A) 7 SGHC(A)
XKU v XKT
27 February 2026
[2026] SGHC(A) 6 SGHC(A)
GTL Agencies (S) Private Limited v Neo Boon Huat & 2 Ors
2 February 2026
[2026] SGHC(A) 5 SGHC(A)
JETHANAND HARKISHINDAS BHOJWANI v DEVIN JETHANAND BHOJWANI & 2 Ors
30 January 2026
[2026] SGHC(A) 1 SGHC(A)
YIT CHEE WAH v FULCRUM DISTRESSED PARTNERS LIMITED
7 January 2026
[2025] SGHC(A) 24 SGHC(A)
XHG v XHH
18 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) 16 SGHC(A)
KOK KUAN HWA v YAP WING SANG
9 September 2025
[2025] SGHC(A) 12 SGHC(A)
EDDIE TAN TUNG WEE v SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE LTD
19 August 2025
[2025] SGCA 35 SGCA
SINGAPORE COMMODITIES GROUP CO., PTE. LTD. v FOUNDER GROUP (HONG KONG) LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION)
21 July 2025
[2025] SGHC(A) 9 SGHC(A)
Thia Tiong Siong & 3 Ors v Pop Holdings Pte. Ltd.
4 July 2025
[2025] SGCA 29 SGCA
NATIXIS, SINGAPORE BRANCH v SESHADRI RAJAGOPALAN & 2 Ors
24 June 2025
[2025] SGCA 31 SGCA
Zhu Su v THREE ARROWS CAPITAL LTD & 2 Ors
24 June 2025
[2025] SGCA 30 SGCA
DA HUI SHIPPING (PTE.) LTD. (IN CREDITORS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) v AN RONG SHIPPING PTE. LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION)
23 June 2025
[2025] SGCA 27 SGCA
YIT CHEE WAH & Anor v Inner Mongolia Huomei-Hongjun Aluminium Electricity Co. Ltd
20 June 2025
[2025] SGCA 13 SGCA
SAPURA FABRICATION SDN. BHD. & 3 Ors v GAS
21 March 2025
[2025] SGCA 11 SGCA
Lau Yean Liang, Raymond v JASON ALEKSANDER KARDACHI & Anor
13 March 2025
[2025] SGHC(A) 1 SGHC(A)
VICTORY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PTE LTD v COSIMO BORRELLI & Anor
16 January 2025