Steven Chong

Justice of the Court of Appeal 147 cases · 9 years on the bench

Justice of the Court of Appeal Steven Chong has 147 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026) in the SGCA.

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

Reported decisions: 147
Courts: SGCA, SGHC, SGCA(I), SGHC(A)
Period: January 2023 to September 2026

Source: derived from 147 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision 22 September 2026.

Steven Chong in the reported-judgment record

How Steven Chong appeared

Judge: 79 cases
Delivering Judge: 68 cases

Recorded outcomes

Appeal dismissed: 33
Appeal allowed: 18
Appeal allowed in part: 12
Application dismissed: 9
Application granted: 2

Disposition recorded in 74 of 147 cases.

What the courts decided

[2026] SGCA 34 Appeal allowed

“Accordingly, we allow the appeal and set aside the Judge’s order striking out OC 366.”

KUVERA PROPERTIES PTE. LTD. v FAR EAST OPUS PTE. LTD. · SGCA · 17 July 2026 · Delivering Judge

[2026] SGCA 33 Appeal allowed in part

“Accordingly, we order that the pleadings in Suit 237 relating to HLT’s claim for Trading Losses be struck out.”

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP v HIN LEONG TRADING (PTE.) LTD (IN COMPULSORY LIQUIDATION) · SGCA · 16 July 2026 · Judge

[2026] SGCA 30 Application dismissed

“I dismiss the Application summarily without setting it down for hearing.”

Munusamy Ramarmurth v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR · SGCA · 2 July 2026 · Delivering Judge

[2026] SGCA 28 Appeal allowed in part

“Accordingly, as stated in [4] above, CA 25 is allowed in part while CA 39 is dismissed in its entirety.”

Lau Lee Sheng and others v Envy Asset Management Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and others and another appeal · SGCA · 22 June 2026 · Judge

[2026] SGCA 27 Appeal allowed

“…we allow the appeal.”

Wong Mei Lee, Millie v Jake Ngor Shing Rong · SGCA · 20 May 2026 · Judge

[2026] SGCA 24 Appeal allowed

“…we allowed the appeal, set aside the winding-up order made by the Judge, and dismissed CWU 120.”

SINGAPORE COMMODITIES GROUP CO., PTE. LTD. v FOUNDER GROUP (HONG KONG) LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) · SGCA · 8 May 2026 · Judge

Parties in these cases

The Law Society of Singapore6 Law Society of Singapore5 Saminathan Selvaraju4 Datchinamurthy a/l Kataiah4 Ramdhan bin Lajis4 Moad Fadzir bin Mustaffa3 Tan Kay Yong3 Roslan bin Bakar3

What areas of law does Steven Chong specialize in?

Arbitration 31 cases

Reported between January 2023 and September 2026.

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing 29 cases

Reported between February 2023 and July 2026.

Civil Procedure 26 cases

Reported between January 2023 and May 2026.

Criminal Law21 Insolvency Law13 Contract13 Legal Profession12 Tort10

Career Timeline

Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court (1 April 2017)

Senior Counsel (1998)

Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court (1 October 2009)

office as the 7th Attorney-General (25 June 2012)

Source: judiciary.gov.sg

Education

his Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the National University of Singapore in 1982

Career Before the Bench

He was admitted as an advocate and solicitor in 1983 and started practising law as an associate in Drew & Napier that same year. He assumed office as the 7th Attorney-General on 25 June 2012 and served for two years. During his stint, he established the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) Media Relations Unit, launched the Public Prosecution Outreach Programme, led AGC to conclude key international treaties, including the European Union-Singapore Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and initiated legislative amendments to empower the Attorney-General to represent statutory boards in legal proceedings which led to the passing of the Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act 2014