The Singapore High Court confirms that a monetary judgment cannot be enforced by way of a writ of seizure and sale (“WSS”) against the judgment debtor’s interest in immovable property which is held under a joint tenancy.
Category: Property Law
Building and Construction Contracts: Airforce Officer Lieutenant Colonel Ng Boo Han Wins Appeal against Neighbour for Renovation Defects
Singapore High Court: Ng Boo Han & Koo Oi Lian Audrey-Ann v Teo Boon Hiang Edward [2014] SGHC 267* Ng Boo Han, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Airforce, and his wife, Mdm Audrey-Ann Koo Oi Lian, have substantially won their appeal in the High Court against the decision of a District Judge who had…
Know Your Seller and Know Your Client: Avoiding Being Defrauded in a Property Transaction
Singapore High Court: Chu Said Thong and another v Vision Law LLC [2014] SGHC 160 A conman and audacious identity thief named Victor Tan fabricated an option which purportedly gave him the right to buy a property at Jalan Berjaya from Lum Whye Hee, its true owner. He defrauded a law firm (defendant) into acting…
