Philip Jeyaretnam

Judge of the High Court 67 cases · 5 years on the bench

Judge of the High Court Philip Jeyaretnam has 67 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026) in the SGHC.

These cases span several subject areas, most often Civil Procedure, Insolvency Law and Companies.

Reported decisions: 67
Courts: SGHC, SGHC(A), SGHC(I)
Period: January 2023 to September 2026

Source: derived from 67 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision 11 September 2026.

Philip Jeyaretnam in the reported-judgment record

How Philip Jeyaretnam appeared

Delivering Judge: 60 cases
Judge: 7 cases

Recorded outcomes

Appeal dismissed: 6
Application dismissed: 5
Appeal allowed: 4
Claim dismissed: 1

Disposition recorded in 16 of 67 cases.

What the courts decided

[2026] SGHC 182 Application dismissed

“I dismiss the application for extension of time to pursue the matter in arbitration.”

FAR OCEAN SEA PRODUCTS PTE LTD v UNITED OVERSEAS INSURANCE LIMITED · SGHC · 8 September 2026 · Delivering Judge

[2026] SGHC 139 Appeal allowed

“I allow the appeal against the Decision, and restore the finding in the ID that the respondents had infringed s 34 of the Competition Act.”

Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore v CNL Logistic Solutions Pte Ltd & Anor · SGHC · 30 June 2026 · Delivering Judge

[2026] SGHC 73 Appeal allowed

“I therefore allowed the appeal.”

GENA HULASH RAM v LIM JOO HUAT ENTERPRISE PTE. LTD · SGHC · 7 April 2026 · Delivering Judge

[2025] SGHC 159 Application dismissed

“I dismiss the application and award costs to the Law Society.”

RAI VIJAY KUMAR v THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE · SGHC · 12 August 2025 · Delivering Judge

[2025] SGHC 131 Application dismissed

“I dismiss the application.”

Tang Huixian & 19 Ors v Soka Gakkai Singapore · SGHC · 8 July 2025 · Delivering Judge

[2025] SGHC 84 Appeal dismissed

“I dismissed the appeal.”

CANSTONE MANAGEMENT LTD v ALLESTARI DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. & 6 Ors · SGHC · 6 May 2025 · Delivering Judge

Parties in these cases

Official Assignee3 Tan Thiam Chin Lawrence2 Mohamed Rosli bin Mohamed2 CNC2 CNB2 CNE2 CND2 Mah Kiat Seng2

What areas of law does Philip Jeyaretnam specialize in?

Civil Procedure 20 cases

Reported between February 2023 and September 2026.

Insolvency Law 12 cases

Reported between February 2023 and August 2026.

Companies 9 cases

Reported between February 2023 and April 2026.

Arbitration 9 Contract 9 Land 6 Injunctions 6 Trusts 4

Career Timeline

Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court (4 January 2021)

Source: judiciary.gov.sg

Education

First Class Honours in 1986
the Airey Neave Award for research on the rule of law
the Young Artist of the Year Award for his literary work in 1993 and a SEA Write Award in 2003

Career Before the Bench

While in practice, he was recognised as an expert in commercial litigation, arbitration and construction law in all major legal publications. He was managing partner of Rodyk & Davidson LLP from 2011, and, following its combination with Dentons, ASEAN CEO

Total Cases

Delivered

Sat On (Coram)