Sundaresh Menon

Chief Justice 186 cases · 13 years on the bench

Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon has 186 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026) in the SGCA.

These cases span several subject areas, most often Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, Criminal Law and Legal Profession.

Reported decisions: 186
Courts: SGCA, SGHC, SGCA(I)
Period: January 2023 to October 2026

Source: derived from 186 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision 14 October 2026.

Sundaresh Menon in the reported-judgment record

How Sundaresh Menon appeared

Judge: 102 cases
Delivering Judge: 84 cases

Recorded outcomes

Appeal dismissed: 48
Appeal allowed: 20
Appeal allowed in part: 11
Application dismissed: 9
Application granted: 1
Application allowed in part: 1
Application allowed: 1

Disposition recorded in 91 of 186 cases.

What the courts decided

[2026] SGHC 213 Appeal dismissed

“For the above reasons, we dismiss MA 9192.”

KOH YIH CHIAN (XU YIQIAN) v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR · SGHC · 14 October 2026 · Judge

[2026] SGHC 183 Appeal allowed in part

“We allow the appeal in MA 9024, and substitute the order of RT with an order of probation.”

MOHAMED ERZAN TAIB ZOHRI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR · SGHC · 10 September 2026 · Judge

[2026] SGCA 36 Appeal dismissed

“…we dismissed the appeal.”

WANG YUNHE v ATTORNEY-GENERAL · SGCA · 4 August 2026 · Judge

[2026] SGCA 35 Appeal allowed in part

“We allow the appeal against sentence, and we substitute the global sentence of 19 years and 6 months’ imprisonment imposed by the Judge with a sentence of 16 years and 7 months’ imprisonment.”

CFE v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR · SGCA · 29 July 2026 · Judge

[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 · 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

Parties in these cases

The Law Society of Singapore14 Law Society of Singapore8 Singapore Institute of Legal Education4 Singapore Medical Council4 Saminathan Selvaraju4 Datchinamurthy a/l Kataiah4 Ravi s/o Madasamy3 Tan Kay Yong3

What areas of law does Sundaresh Menon specialize in?

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing 54 cases

Reported between February 2023 and October 2026.

Criminal Law 37 cases

Reported between February 2023 and October 2026.

Legal Profession 29 cases

Reported between January 2023 and July 2026.

Arbitration 27 Civil Procedure 22 Insolvency Law 16 Contract 10 Tort 5

Career Timeline

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (6 November 2012)

Senior Counsel (2008)

6th Attorney-General of Singapore, a post he relinquished (2012)

to the Presidential Council for Minority Rights upon his appointment as Attorney-General (2010)

its Chairman (2012)

Source: judiciary.gov.sg

Education

Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore in 1986 and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1991
the White & Case Distinguished Jessup Alumni Award

Career Before the Bench

After he was called to the Bar in Singapore, he practised with major local and international law firms, primarily as an advocate, in the fields of commercial litigation and arbitration, construction law and insolvency law. Chief Justice Menon was conferred the Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Western Australia in 2022 for his services to the law and by the National University of Singapore in 2024 for his outstanding service to the practice and adjudication of law