Contract

70 cases · January 2025 to February 2026

Overview

Contract law appeared in 63 reported decisions between January 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 79 case appearances, followed by the District Court (14 cases), the High Court (Appellate Division) (12 cases), and the Magistrate Court (4 cases). Breach of contract was the most common sub-topic with 11 cases, followed by the Unfair Contract Terms Act (4 cases), certainty of terms (4 cases), general contractual terms (4 cases), and rules of construction (4 cases).

Judges Debbie Ong and Woo Bih Li each decided 5 contract law cases during this period, followed by Judges Sim Mei Ling, Choo Han Teck, and Andre Maniam with 4 cases each. Allen & Gledhill LLP was the most active firm with 8 case appearances, ahead of Drew & Napier LLC (6 cases) and Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP (5 cases).

Data coverage: between January 2025 and February 2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Breach 12
Contractual terms — Unfair Contract Terms Act 4
Formation — Certainty of terms 4
Contractual terms 4
Contractual terms — Rules of construction 4
Contractual terms — Parol evidence rule 3
Remedies — Damages 3
Contractual terms — Implied terms 3
Intention to create legal relations — Sham 2
Contractual terms — Express terms 2
Consideration — Promissory estoppel 2
Contractual terms — Construction 2
Variation 2
Illegality and public policy 2
Misrepresentation Act 2

+ 72 more sub-topics

Court Distribution

What are the most common contract law disputes in Singapore courts?

Among 63 contract law cases between January 2025 and February 2026, breach of contract (11 cases) was the most litigated issue, followed by the Unfair Contract Terms Act (4 cases), certainty of terms (4 cases), and rules of construction (4 cases).

Which law firms handle the most contract disputes in Singapore?

Allen & Gledhill LLP appeared in 8 contract law cases between January 2025 and February 2026, followed by Drew & Napier LLC (6 cases), Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP (5 cases), Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP (4 cases), and TSMP Law Corporation (4 cases).

Which judges decide contract law cases in Singapore?

Judges Debbie Ong and Woo Bih Li each decided 5 contract law cases between January 2025 and February 2026. Judges Sim Mei Ling, Choo Han Teck, and Andre Maniam followed with 4 contract cases each across the High Court divisions.

Cases

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[2025] SGHC 114
TRADESMEN PTE LTD v TEN-LEAGUE CORPORATIONS PTE. LTD.
24 June 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 109
KUVERA PROPERTIES PTE. LTD. v FAR EAST OPUS PTE. LTD.
10 June 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 86
Crystal Beauty Pte Ltd v Jasmine Xu & 4 Ors
8 May 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 84
CANSTONE MANAGEMENT LTD v ALLESTARI DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. & 6 Ors
6 May 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 75
CASTILLON SECURITY (S) PTE. LTD. v MUHAMMAD SHAUN ERIC BIN ABDULLAH
25 April 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC(I) 12
DMF v DMG
17 April 2025
SGHC(I)
[2025] SGHC 64
CROWN CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD v UNIVEL HOSPITALITY PTE. LTD.
10 April 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 66
Pierre Andre Jacques Lorinet v Helu-Trans (S) Pte Ltd
10 April 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 63
REN XIN WU V LEE KUAN FUNG & ANOR
9 April 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 58
OREXIM TRADING LIMITED v MAHAVIR PORT AND TERMINAL PRIVATE LIMITED & 2 Ors
2 April 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 50
Valency International Pte Ltd v JSW International Tradecorp Pte Ltd & 2 Ors
28 March 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 41
HAYATE PARTNERS PTE. LTD. v RAJAN SUNIL KUMAR
14 March 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 40
SHIPWORKS ENGINEERING PTE LTD v SEMBCORP MARINE INTEGRATED YARD PTE LTD
13 March 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC(A) 5
J. G. JEWELRY PTE. LTD. v SHREE RAMKRISHNA EXPORTS PVT. LTD. & 7 Ors
6 March 2025
SGHC(A)
[2025] SGDC 37
GOH KING KWEE & Anor v LIU SHU MING & 2 Ors
6 February 2025
SGDC
[2025] SGHC 19
KOK KUAN HWA v YAP WING SANG & 7 Ors
5 February 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 13
ATT SYSTEMS (S’PORE) PTE LTD & Anor v CENTRICORE (S) PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors
23 January 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 7
CHE'SOM BINTI ABDULLAH v QURRATU AIN BINTI MOHAMED YUSOPE
17 January 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 4
Jonathan William Glassberg v UBS AG, SINGAPORE BRANCH
10 January 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC(I) 1
MARKETLEND PTY LTD v QBE INSURANCE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
8 January 2025
SGHC(I)