Tan Siong Thye
Senior Judge Tan Siong Thye has 45 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026) in the SGHC.
These cases span several subject areas, most often Civil Procedure, Family Law and Contract.
- Reported decisions
- 45
- Courts
- SGHC, SGHCF
- Period
- January 2023 to October 2026
Source: derived from 45 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision .
Tan Siong Thye in the reported-judgment record
How Tan Siong Thye appeared
- Delivering Judge
- 45 cases
Recorded outcomes
- Application dismissed
- 2
- Appeal allowed
- 2
- Application allowed in part
- 1
- Appeal allowed in part
- 1
- Appeal dismissed
- 1
- Sentence imposed
- 1
Disposition recorded in 8 of 45 cases.
What the courts decided
“Therefore, HC/SUM 653/2026 is dismissed.”
“Having considered the matter, I dismiss SUM 2924, save for the issue of fortification, for which I order the claimants to pay $100,000 into court.”
“I therefore allow the Husband’s appeal in DCA 16 in part on this ground and re-calibrate the parties’ direct financial contributions towards acquiring the non-matrimonial home assets in the ratio of 50:50.”
“I dismissed the appeal because it was devoid of merit:(a) The Father’s appeal here against the 20 May 2024 Orders was an attempt to appeal against the 29 November 2023 Orders, even though the prescribed timeline to appeal against the 29 November 2023 Orders had expired.”
“I dismiss the application for permission of the General Division of the High Court to appeal.”
“I sentence the Accused to 17 years’ imprisonment and 16 strokes of the cane.”
Parties in these cases
What areas of law does Tan Siong Thye specialize in?
Civil Procedure 18 cases
Reported between March 2023 and September 2026.
Family Law 11 cases
Reported between January 2025 and September 2026.
Contract 8 cases
Reported between February 2023 and July 2026.
Career Timeline
post of Director of the Commercial Affairs Department until 2008 when he re-joined the State Courts as the Senior District Judge (later renamed the Chief District Judge (2010)
Deputy Attorney-General (1 Feb 2015)
Source: judiciary.gov.sg
Education
- Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore in 1979 and obtained his Master of Laws (Merit) degree from the University College of London under the legal service postgraduate scholarship in 1992
- the Singapore Armed Forces National Serviceman of the Year Award in 1997 and the National Day Commendation Medal (Military) in 2002
Career Before the Bench
Subsequently, he served as Singapore's first Deputy Attorney-General for a three-year term. He started his legal career as a Deputy Public Prosecutor in the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) in 1979. In 1999, he assumed the post of Director of the Commercial Affairs Department until 2008 when he re-joined the State Courts as the Senior District Judge (later renamed the Chief District Judge in 2010)