Land

14 cases · January 2025 to February 2026

Which law firms handle the most Land cases in Singapore?

Breakpoint LLC leads in Land with 2 cases between January 2025 to February 2026, followed by Aequitas Law LLP (2 cases) and Drew & Napier LLC (1 cases). 28 firms appeared in Land cases during this period.

Who are the leading Land lawyers in Singapore?

Shermaine Ng Shi Min is the most active Land lawyer in Singapore with 2 case appearances between January 2025 to February 2026, followed by Kishan Pillay s/o Rajagopal Pillay (2) and Subir Grewal (1).

Which judges handle the most Land cases in Singapore?

Philip Jeyaretnam has handled 3 Land cases between January 2025 to February 2026, the most of any Singapore judge. Christopher Tan (2 cases) and Sia Aik Kor (1 cases) are also among the most active.

Case Volume by Year

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25
2
26
2025–2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Easements — Rights of way — Section 97A of the Land Titles Act 1993 (2020 Rev Ed) 2 Strata titles — Meetings — Whether company representatives appointed under paragraph 16 of the First Schedule of the Building (Strata Management) Act 2004 are subject to the 2% proxy rule 1 Strata titles — By-laws — Whether the by-laws prohibited a subsidiary proprietor from owning a Corgi Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Whether dog owner owes a duty to take reasonable care in handling or controlling his dog — The standard of care required by a dog owner Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Whether dog owner should prevent his dog from barking 1 Interest in land — Joint tenancy — Joint tenant attempting to statutorily sever joint tenancy — Whether statutory severance was properly effected — Sections 53(5) and 53(6) of the Land Titles Act 1993 1 Sale of land — Contract — Whether further payments were consideration for option or advance payments 1 Caveats — Declaration of validity 1 Easements — Rights of way — Section 99 of the Land Titles Act 1993 (2020 Rev Ed) 1 Interest in land — Joint tenancy 1 Interest in land — Tenancy in common 1 Interest in land — Tenancy in common — Ouster 1 Sale of land — Sale under court order 1 Interest in land — Liability of trustee to account 1 Licences — Contractual licences 1 Caveats — Remedies of caveatee 1 Strata Titles — Strata Titles Board — Whether grounds of appeal against order made by Strata Titles Board raised points of law 1

Strata titles — Meetings — Whether company representatives appointed under paragraph 16 of the First Schedule of the Building (Strata Management) Act 2004 are subject to the 2% proxy rule 1 case

Strata titles — By-laws — Whether the by-laws prohibited a subsidiary proprietor from owning a Corgi Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Whether dog owner owes a duty to take reasonable care in handling or controlling his dog — The standard of care required by a dog owner Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Whether dog owner should prevent his dog from barking 1 case

Interest in land — Joint tenancy — Joint tenant attempting to statutorily sever joint tenancy — Whether statutory severance was properly effected — Sections 53(5) and 53(6) of the Land Titles Act 1993 1 case

Sale of land — Contract — Whether further payments were consideration for option or advance payments 1 case

Easements — Rights of way — Section 99 of the Land Titles Act 1993 (2020 Rev Ed) 1 case

Interest in land — Tenancy in common 1 case

Interest in land — Tenancy in common — Ouster 1 case

Sale of land — Sale under court order 1 case

Interest in land — Liability of trustee to account 1 case

Strata Titles — Strata Titles Board — Whether grounds of appeal against order made by Strata Titles Board raised points of law 1 case

Key Statutes

cited in 6 cases
Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act
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Conveyancing Act
cited in 1 case
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New South Wales Conveyancing Act
cited in 1 case
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Land Titles Ordinance
cited in 1 case

Court Distribution

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