Practice Areas

Civil Procedure is the most frequently litigated practice area in Singapore's courts, appearing in 132 reported decisions between January 2025 and February 2026…

Family law (additional catchword variant) appeared in 3 reported decisions between February 2025 and December 2025, with all 3 cases heard in the Family Court a…

Contract law appeared in 63 reported decisions between January 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 79 case appearances, foll…

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing appeared in 65 reported decisions between January 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 63 c…

Tort law appeared in 52 reported decisions between January 2025 and January 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 60 case appearances, followed …

Criminal Law featured in 57 reported decisions between January 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) accounting for 76 case appearances…

Insolvency Law appeared in 46 reported decisions between February 2025 and March 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 48 case appearances and t…

Arbitration featured in 43 reported decisions between January 2025 and February 2026, with the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) handling 26 case …

Damages appeared in 28 reported decisions between January 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 25 case appearances and the Di…

Companies law appeared in 24 reported decisions between January 2025 and December 2025, with the High Court (General Division) handling 28 case appearances and …

Trusts law appeared in 23 reported decisions between March 2025 and January 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 36 case appearances and the Hi…

Legal Profession matters appeared in 23 reported decisions between January 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 35 case appea…

Equity appeared in 20 reported decisions between January 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 19 case appearances and the Hig…

Evidence law appeared in 15 reported decisions between January 2025 and January 2026, with 14 cases heard in the High Court (General Division). Witness issues w…

Land law appeared in 14 reported decisions between January 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 13 cases. Key sub-topics incl…

Conflict of laws (additional catchword variant) appeared in 3 reported decisions between March 2025 and June 2025, heard across the Court of Appeal, the Singapo…

Building and Construction Law appeared in 9 reported decisions between February 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 15 case …

Intellectual Property appeared in 11 reported decisions between March 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 12 case appearance…

Abuse of Process appeared in 10 reported decisions between March 2025 and February 2026, heard across the High Court Registrar (4 cases), High Court (General Di…

Restitution appeared in 11 reported decisions between February 2025 and December 2025, with the High Court (General Division) handling 9 cases and the High Cour…

Limitation of Actions appeared in 6 reported decisions between April 2025 and October 2025, with the High Court (General Division) handling 9 case appearances. …

Employment Law appeared in 8 reported decisions between January 2025 and January 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 13 case appearances and t…

Courts and Jurisdiction appeared in 8 reported decisions between January 2025 and January 2026, distributed across multiple courts including the High Court (Gen…

Constitutional Law appeared in 7 reported decisions between February 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 8 case appearances …

Contempt of Court appeared in 6 reported decisions between April 2025 and February 2026, evenly split between the High Court (General Division) (4 case appearan…

Landlord and Tenant disputes appeared in 7 reported decisions between February 2025 and January 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 5 cases an…

Injunctions appeared in 7 reported decisions between February 2025 and January 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 7 case appearances. Mareva …

Probate and Administration appeared in 6 reported decisions between April 2025 and December 2025, with the High Court (Family Division) handling 3 cases, the Hi…

Admiralty and Shipping appeared in 6 reported decisions between June 2025 and January 2026, with the Court of Appeal handling 5 case appearances and the High Co…

Administrative Law appeared in 6 reported decisions between July 2025 and January 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 7 case appearances. Judi…

Res Judicata appeared in 6 reported decisions between March 2025 and February 2026, heard across the High Court (General Division) (3 cases), the Singapore Inte…

Credit and Security appeared in 5 reported decisions between March 2025 and January 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 4 cases and the High C…

Agency law appeared in 5 reported decisions between January 2025 and January 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 4 cases and the Magistrate Co…

Professions appeared in 4 reported decisions between February 2025 and January 2026, all heard in the High Court (General Division). All 4 cases concerned the m…

Debt and Recovery appeared in 4 reported decisions between July 2025 and October 2025. Cases addressed debt recovery procedures and enforcement of monetary clai…

Mental Capacity appeared in 3 reported decisions between November 2025 and January 2026. Cases addressed mental capacity assessments and related legal proceedin…

Statutory Interpretation appeared in 3 reported decisions between August 2025 and February 2026, all heard in the High Court (General Division). Cases addressed…

Insurance appeared in 3 reported decisions between January 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) handling 6 case appearances and the Si…

International Law appeared in 3 reported decisions between June 2025 and February 2026, with the Singapore International Commercial Court handling 2 cases and t…

Confidence appeared in 3 reported decisions between January 2025 and December 2025, with the High Court (General Division) handling 2 cases and the High Court (…

Banking appeared in 3 reported decisions between May 2025 and September 2025, with the High Court (Appellate Division) handling 3 case appearances and the High …

Unincorporated Associations and Trade Unions appeared in 3 reported decisions between May 2025 and November 2025. Cases addressed legal issues concerning uninco…