Contract Law
Contract Law is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 4931 cases from 2000 to 2025.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Contract Law, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| Drew & Napier LLC52.33% success rate | 538 cases10.9% of area |
| Allen & Gledhill LLP47.01% success rate | 351 cases7.1% of area |
| Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP43.26% success rate | 321 cases6.5% of area |
| WongPartnership LLP41.51% success rate | 320 cases6.5% of area |
| Rajah & Tann LLP47.04% success rate | 254 cases5.2% of area |
| Attorney-General’s Chambers47.85% success rate | 165 cases3.3% of area |
| Rajah & Tann52.63% success rate | 152 cases3.1% of area |
| Straits Law Practice LLC37.76% success rate | 143 cases2.9% of area |
| Tan Kok Quan Partnership41.18% success rate | 136 cases2.8% of area |
| Rodyk & Davidson LLP38.52% success rate | 136 cases2.8% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Contract Law, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Davinder Singh53.66% success rate | 96 cases1.9% of area |
| N Sreenivasan35.63% success rate | 89 cases1.8% of area |
| Alvin Yeo40.43% success rate | 80 cases1.6% of area |
| Lee Eng Beng42.27% success rate | 70 cases1.4% of area |
| Ang Cheng Hock48.28% success rate | 63 cases1.3% of area |
| Lok Vi Ming39.73% success rate | 60 cases1.2% of area |
| Thio Shen Yi42.27% success rate | 55 cases1.1% of area |
| Toh Kian Sing51.79% success rate | 54 cases1.1% of area |
| Cavinder Bull60.44% success rate | 53 cases1.1% of area |
| Hri Kumar67.61% success rate | 51 cases1.0% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 4,931 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 27 Feb 2025 | Unknown | |
| 2 | Jonathan John Shipping v Continental Shipping: Mareva Injunction & Asset Dissipation | General Division of the High Court | 25 Feb 2025 | Claimant's application granted; Defendant's application dismissed. |
| 3 | - | 25 Feb 2025 | Unknown | |
| 4 | DMZ v DNA: Permission to Commence Proceedings Against Insolvent Party in Arbitration Dispute | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 24 Feb 2025 | Application Dismissed |
| 5 | SME Resources v. Koh Xiankai: Breach of Fiduciary Duty & Share Ownership Dispute | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 23 Feb 2025 | Judgment for Defendant in OC 276; Judgment for Claimant in OC 294 |
| 6 | India Glycols v Texan Minerals: Setting Aside Arbitration Award for Breach of Natural Justice & Excess of Jurisdiction | General Division of the High Court | 20 Feb 2025 | Application allowed in part |
| 7 | Terraform Labs: Recognition of US Chapter 11 Liquidation Plan under SG Model Law | Singapore International Commercial Court | 20 Feb 2025 | Reliefs granted under Article 21(1) of the SG Model Law. |
| 8 | DLV v DLX: Setting Aside Arbitral Award for Breach of Natural Justice | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 20 Feb 2025 | Originating Application dismissed. |
| 9 | SME Care v Chan Siew Lee: Bankruptcy, Directors' Duties & Proof of Debt | General Division of the High Court | 18 Feb 2025 | Bankrupt's applications dismissed; Fulcrum's claim regarding TL Sum and Finished Goods Sum admitted. |
| 10 | Höptner v Three Fins: Wrongful Dismissal Claim over Termination Bonus & Unauthorised Relocation | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 18 Feb 2025 | Judgment for the claimant on his claim and a consent judgment in favour of the defendant on its counterclaim. |
| 11 | Novo Nordisk A/S v KBP Biosciences: Worldwide Mareva Injunction for New York Arbitration | Singapore International Commercial Court | 13 Feb 2025 | Worldwide freezing order granted; ancillary orders concerning disclosure of assets also granted; application for confidentiality orders denied; costs reserved. |
| 12 | Jiangsu New Huaming v PT Musim Mas: Breach of Contract & Agency Dispute | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 19 Mar 2024 | Claim Dismissed |
| 13 | DEM v DEL: Setting Aside Arbitration Award for Lack of Notice and Enforceability of Business Purchase Agreement | General Division of the High Court | 18 Mar 2024 | Originating Application and Summons Dismissed |
| 14 | Victory International Holdings v Borrelli: Receiver's Duty to Account & Legal Fees | General Division of the High Court | 18 Mar 2024 | Originating Application allowed in part. |
| 15 | Yeo Kee Siah v Public Prosecutor: Cheating & Falsification of Documents in Parallel Car Import Financing | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 18 Mar 2024 | Appeals against conviction and sentence dismissed. |
| 16 | Merlur Binte Ahmad v Public Prosecutor: CDSA Possession Charges & Criminal Conduct Benefits | Court of Appeal of the republic of singapore | 17 Mar 2024 | Application for permission to refer questions of law to the Court of Appeal was refused in its entirety. |
| 17 | See Jen Sen v Prudential Assurance: Appeal on Striking Out Claims for Wrongful Termination and Unjust Enrichment | General Division of the High Court | 17 Mar 2024 | Appeal allowed with costs reserved to the trial judge. |
| 18 | Jeil Crystal: BCGE v Jeil Intl - Switch Bills of Lading, Wrongful Arrest | General Division of the High Court | 14 Mar 2024 | Plaintiff's claim dismissed and defendant's counterclaim partially allowed. |
| 19 | DFL v DFM: Setting Aside Enforcement Order of Provisional Award Under DIAC Rules | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 14 Mar 2024 | Application dismissed |
| 20 | Manoj Kalwani v Bharat Kalwani: Loan Dispute & Family Business Litigation | General Division of the High Court | 14 Mar 2024 | Mr. Manoj's claim for S$2,837,418.55 and S$33,000 is dismissed. Mr. Mike's counterclaim for S$300,000 is dismissed. |
| 21 | Lee Hui Chin v Chubb Insurance: Extension of Time for Arbitration | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 13 Mar 2024 | Application Granted |
| 22 | DDI v DDJ: Setting Aside Arbitral Award for Excess of Jurisdiction, Bias, and Breach of Fair Hearing Rule | General Division of the High Court | 13 Mar 2024 | Application dismissed |
| 23 | Crystal-Moveon Technologies v Moveon Technologies: Stay of Proceedings Under Arbitration Act | General Division of the High Court | 13 Mar 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 24 | La Comida Buds Bar & Bistro Pte Ltd v Layan Management Pte Ltd: Security for Costs Application | General Division of the High Court | 13 Mar 2024 | Appeal dismissed with costs reserved to the trial judge. |
| 25 | Ollech David v Horizon Capital Fund: Appeal Against Summary Judgment & Adducing Further Evidence | Appellate Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 11 Mar 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 26 | DNG FZE v PayPal Pte Ltd: Striking Out Pleadings for Breach of Unless Order | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 11 Mar 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 27 | Luckin Coffee Inc v Interactive Digital Finance Ltd: Jurisdiction & Service Out of Singapore | Appellate Division of the High Court | 04 Mar 2024 | Luckin's application for permission to appeal is dismissed. |
| 28 | Riady Tjandra v Cheng Yi Han: Breach of Contract, Unjust Enrichment, and Fraudulent Misrepresentation in Cryptocurrency Bank Investment | General Division of the High Court | 04 Mar 2024 | Judgment for Plaintiff |
| 29 | Sacofa Sdn Bhd v Super Sea Cable Networks: Arbitration Award Setting Aside & Jurisdiction | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 27 Feb 2024 | Application dismissed. |
| 30 | Affert Resources Pte Ltd v Industries Chimiques: Insolvency Law, Undervalue Transactions & Waiver of Debt | General Division of the High Court | 27 Feb 2024 | Application dismissed. |
| 31 | Hiap Seng v Hock Heng: SOPA, Payment Response Validity & Estoppel in Construction Dispute | General Division of the High Court | 26 Feb 2024 | Setting aside application allowed in part. |
| 32 | Hall v Rapyd: Without Prejudice Privilege & Oral Admission of Liability in Commission Dispute | General Division of the High Court | 22 Feb 2024 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 33 | Axis Megalink v Far East Mining: Stay of Execution Pending Appeal | General Division of the High Court | 21 Feb 2024 | Stay of execution of the Suit 342 Orders, conditional on Axis paying to FEM’s solicitors to hold as stakeholder, within two weeks, the remainder of the damages and costs arising from the Suit 342 Orders, less the remainder of the $200,000 presently held by FEM’s solicitors. |
| 34 | Da Hui Shipping v An Rong Shipping: Permission to Appeal under Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act | Appellate Division of the High Court | 18 Feb 2024 | PTA Application dismissed. |
| 35 | - | 14 Feb 2024 | Unknown | |
| 36 | Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering: Guarantee, Contractual Terms & Pleading | Singapore International Commercial Court | 13 Feb 2024 | Claim in Originating Application No 9 of 2023 succeeds, while Originating Application No 3 of 2023 is dismissed. |
| 37 | Yong Teck Chong v ERA Realty Network: Application to Set Aside Settlement Order | General Division of the High Court | 13 Feb 2024 | Application dismissed. |
| 38 | WRP v WRQ: Appeal on Variation of Consent Order for Matrimonial Asset Division and Maintenance | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 13 Feb 2024 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 39 | Farzin Ratan Karma v Helen Campos: Minority Shareholder Oppression & Director's Duties | General Division of the High Court | 12 Feb 2024 | Mr Karma’s claim is dismissed and the defendants’ counterclaim is partially allowed. |
| 40 | Tiger Pictures v Encore Films: Copyright Infringement & Contract Formation Dispute over 'Moon Man' Film | General Division of the High Court | 08 Feb 2024 | Judgment for the claimant. |
| 41 | The "Sea Justice": Collision Dispute, Forum Non Conveniens, and Admiralty Jurisdiction | General Division of the High Court | 08 Feb 2024 | Appeals dismissed. Security to be returned to Defendant; arrest of vessel not set aside; Plaintiff to pay expert fees. |
| 42 | Alternative Advisors Investments v Asidokona Mining: Ratification of Loan Agreement | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 06 Feb 2024 | Appeal dismissed. |
| 43 | Lim Jen Lin v Energy Market Company: Striking Out & Natural Justice Appeal | General Division of the High Court | 05 Feb 2024 | The Judge recused himself from hearing the appeal on its merits. |
| 44 | Lim Swee Joo v Nan Bei Dou Mu Gong: Breach of Oral Loan Agreement for Temple Funding | General Division of the High Court | 04 Feb 2024 | Judgment for Plaintiff |
| 45 | Lin Yueh Hung v Andreas Vogel: Validity of Debt Rejection under IRDA | General Division of the High Court | 01 Feb 2024 | Application Allowed |
| 46 | Wan Sern Metal Industries v Hua Tian Engineering: Setting Aside Arbitration Award | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 31 Jan 2024 | Application dismissed |
| 47 | DFI v DFJ: Setting Aside Arbitration Award for Alleged Breach of Natural Justice | Singapore International Commercial Court | 31 Jan 2024 | Application dismissed. |
| 48 | Reliance Infrastructure v. Shanghai Electric: Forgery & Authority in Arbitration | Singapore International Commercial Court | 30 Jan 2024 | Application to set aside the Award in SIC/OA 1/2023 dismissed. |
| 49 | TA Private Capital v UD Trading: Guarantee, Performance Bond & Striking Out Defences | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 30 Jan 2024 | Defendants' appeals dismissed; judgment entered against the first defendant stands; second defendant's defence struck out. |
| 50 | Shopee Singapore v. Lim Teck Yong: Enforceability of Restraint of Trade Clauses in Employment Contract | General Division of the High Court | 30 Jan 2024 | Application dismissed |