Easements

Easements is a primary practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 21 cases from 2000 to 2024.

Leading Law Firms

Analysis of law firms specializing in Easements, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Law Firm	Cases	Success Rate	Key Lawyers	Recent Cases
Shook Lin & Bok LLP100.00% success rate	3 cases14.3% of area	100.00% success rate	Tan Wei Sze (1 cases) Eng Zixuan Edmund (1 cases) Joseph Tay Weiwen (1 cases)	Huber’s Pte Ltd v Hu Lee Impex Pte Ltd: Court-Ordered Easements, Land Titles Act, Property Redevelopment(Sep 2024) Wee Siew Bock v Chan Yuen Yee: Easement Rights, Abandonment, and Interference(Jun 2012) Chia Foong Lin v Chan Yuen Yee: Easement Dispute over Kerb Wall, Gate, Parking & Use of Private Road(Dec 2011)
Rajah & Tann LLP33.33% success rate	3 cases14.3% of area	33.33% success rate	Looi Ming Ming (1 cases) Adrian Wong (1 cases) Edwin Lee (1 cases)	Muthukumaran v Kwong: Implied Easement of Right of Way Over Staircase Under Land Titles Act(Oct 2014) Yickvi Realty v Pacific Rover: Easement Dispute over Road Realignment(Sep 2009) Lee Tat v MCST Plan No 301: Easement Extinguishment & Right of Way Dispute(Nov 2008)
Ong Tan & Nair50.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	50.00% success rate	Prabhakaran Nair (1 cases) Prabhakaran N Nair (1 cases)	Lian Kok Hong v Lee Choi Kheong: Easement Dispute over Right of Way on Belmont Road(Apr 2010) Lian Kok Hong v Lee Choi Kheong: Easement Dispute over Access Road Construction(Jan 2009)
Lee & Lee0.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	0.00% success rate	Quek Mong Hua (1 cases) Nicholas Poa (1 cases) Loo Ngan Chor (1 cases)	Botanica Pte Ltd v Management Corporation: Realignment of Easement & Injunctive Relief(May 2012) Cheng-Wong v Oei: Implied Easement of Way & Locus Standi in Land Titles Act Dispute(Mar 2006)
Rodyk & Davidson LLP100.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	100.00% success rate	Ling Tien Wah (2 cases) Norman Ho (2 cases) Joseph Lee (1 cases)	Yickvi Realty v Pacific Rover: Easement Dispute over Road Realignment(Sep 2009) Pacific Rover v Yickvi Realty: Easement Realignment & Injunctive Relief(Mar 2009)
Rajah and Tann100.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	100.00% success rate	Edwin Lee (2 cases) Looi Ming Ming (2 cases)	Lee Tat v Management Corp: Issue Estoppel & Right of Way Dispute(Apr 2005) Lee Tat Development v Management Corp: Issue Estoppel & Right of Way Dispute(Sep 2004)
Tan Lee & Partners100.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	100.00% success rate	Choo Yean Lin (2 cases) Krishnasamy Siva Sambo (1 cases) Rebecca Yeo (1 cases)	Muthukumaran v Kwong: Implied Easement & Land Titles Act Dispute(Dec 2015) Muthukumaran v Kwong: Implied Easement of Right of Way Over Staircase Under Land Titles Act(Oct 2014)
Allen & Gledhill100.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	100.00% success rate	K Shanmugam (2 cases) Prakash Pillai (1 cases) K. Muralidharan Pillai (1 cases)	Frontfield v MCST 938: Easement Extinguishment for Right of Way Abandonment(Jun 2001) Xpress Print v Monocrafts: Right of Support for Buildings & Negligence in Excavation(Jul 2000)
Pereira & Tan LLC0.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	0.00% success rate	George Pereira (1 cases) George Barnabas Pereira (1 cases) Keith Chua (1 cases)	Muthukumaran v Kwong: Implied Easement & Land Titles Act Dispute(Dec 2015) Muthukumaran v Kwong: Implied Easement of Right of Way Over Staircase Under Land Titles Act(Oct 2014)
Arfat Selvam Alliance LLC50.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	50.00% success rate	Ernest Balasubramaniam (1 cases) Ernest Yogarajah s/o Balasubramaniam (1 cases)	Lee Tat v MCST Plan No 301: Easement Extinguishment & Right of Way Dispute(Nov 2008) Grange Heights MCST v Lee Tat: Right of Way Dispute Over Servient Tenement(Mar 2007)

Notable Lawyers

Leading lawyers practicing in Easements, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Lawyer	Cases	Success Rate	Expertise Level	Recent Cases
Looi Ming Ming75.00% success rate	4 cases19.0% of area	75.00% success rate	Experienced73.75% relevance score	Lee Tat v MCST Plan No 301: Easement Extinguishment & Right of Way Dispute(Nov 2008) Grange Heights MCST v Lee Tat: Right of Way Dispute Over Servient Tenement(Mar 2007) Lee Tat v Management Corp: Issue Estoppel & Right of Way Dispute(Apr 2005)
Edwin Lee75.00% success rate	4 cases19.0% of area	75.00% success rate	Experienced73.75% relevance score	Lee Tat v MCST Plan No 301: Easement Extinguishment & Right of Way Dispute(Nov 2008) Grange Heights MCST v Lee Tat: Right of Way Dispute Over Servient Tenement(Mar 2007) Lee Tat v Management Corp: Issue Estoppel & Right of Way Dispute(Apr 2005)
Ernest Balasubramaniam0.00% success rate	3 cases14.3% of area	0.00% success rate	Experienced70% relevance score	Grange Heights MCST v Lee Tat: Right of Way Dispute Over Servient Tenement(Mar 2007) Lee Tat v Management Corp: Issue Estoppel & Right of Way Dispute(Apr 2005) Lee Tat Development v Management Corp: Issue Estoppel & Right of Way Dispute(Sep 2004)
Tan Cheng Han0.00% success rate	3 cases14.3% of area	0.00% success rate	Experienced70% relevance score	Grange Heights MCST v Lee Tat: Right of Way Dispute Over Servient Tenement(Mar 2007) Lee Tat v Management Corp: Issue Estoppel & Right of Way Dispute(Apr 2005) Lee Tat Development v Management Corp: Issue Estoppel & Right of Way Dispute(Sep 2004)
Ling Tien Wah100.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	100.00% success rate	Highly Specialized92.5% relevance score	Yickvi Realty v Pacific Rover: Easement Dispute over Road Realignment(Sep 2009) Pacific Rover v Yickvi Realty: Easement Realignment & Injunctive Relief(Mar 2009)
Norman Ho100.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	100.00% success rate	Highly Specialized92.5% relevance score	Yickvi Realty v Pacific Rover: Easement Dispute over Road Realignment(Sep 2009) Pacific Rover v Yickvi Realty: Easement Realignment & Injunctive Relief(Mar 2009)
Choo Yean Lin100.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	100.00% success rate	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Muthukumaran v Kwong: Implied Easement & Land Titles Act Dispute(Dec 2015) Muthukumaran v Kwong: Implied Easement of Right of Way Over Staircase Under Land Titles Act(Oct 2014)
Deborah Barker0.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	0.00% success rate	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Wee Siew Bock v Chan Yuen Yee: Easement Rights, Abandonment, and Interference(Jun 2012) Chia Foong Lin v Chan Yuen Yee: Easement Dispute over Kerb Wall, Gate, Parking & Use of Private Road(Dec 2011)
George Pereira0.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	0.00% success rate	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Muthukumaran v Kwong: Implied Easement of Right of Way Over Staircase Under Land Titles Act(Oct 2014) Wong Yack Yoon v Wong Ah Chen: Easement of Access and Right to Park on Vacant Land(Apr 2005)
Yan Yijun100.00% success rate	2 cases9.5% of area	100.00% success rate	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Muthukumaran v Kwong: Implied Easement & Land Titles Act Dispute(Dec 2015) Muthukumaran v Kwong: Implied Easement of Right of Way Over Staircase Under Land Titles Act(Oct 2014)

Recent Judgments

Displaying 21 most recent judgments out of 21 total cases

No.	Title	Court	Decision Date	Outcomes
1	Huber’s Pte Ltd v Hu Lee Impex Pte Ltd: Court-Ordered Easements, Land Titles Act, Property Redevelopment	General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore	05 Sep 2024	Application Allowed
2	Muthukumaran v Kwong: Implied Easement & Land Titles Act Dispute	Court of Appeal	13 Dec 2015	Appeal Dismissed
3	Muthukumaran v Kwong: Implied Easement of Right of Way Over Staircase Under Land Titles Act	High Court	14 Oct 2014	Originating Summons dismissed
4	Wee Siew Bock v Chan Yuen Yee: Easement Rights, Abandonment, and Interference	Court of Appeal	27 Jun 2012	Both appeals dismissed with costs.
5	Botanica Pte Ltd v Management Corporation: Realignment of Easement & Injunctive Relief	High Court	07 May 2012	Defendant's Striking Out Application is dismissed with costs.
6	Chia Foong Lin v Chan Yuen Yee: Easement Dispute over Kerb Wall, Gate, Parking & Use of Private Road	High Court	11 Dec 2011	Plaintiffs' claim dismissed with costs to the defendant.
7	Lian Kok Hong v Lee Choi Kheong: Easement Dispute over Right of Way on Belmont Road	Court of Appeal	27 Apr 2010	Appeal Allowed
8	Yickvi Realty v Pacific Rover: Easement Dispute over Road Realignment	Court of Appeal	17 Sep 2009	Appeal Dismissed
9	Pacific Rover v Yickvi Realty: Easement Realignment & Injunctive Relief	High Court	17 Mar 2009	Declaration granted that Yickvi Realty had no right to injunctive relief over the proposed realignment.
10	Lian Kok Hong v Lee Choi Kheong: Easement Dispute over Access Road Construction	High Court	13 Jan 2009	Plaintiff's claim for an injunction dismissed; defendant's counterclaim for access to easement allowed.
11	Lee Tat v MCST Plan No 301: Easement Extinguishment & Right of Way Dispute	Court of Appeal	30 Nov 2008	Appeal Allowed
12	Grange Heights MCST v Lee Tat: Right of Way Dispute Over Servient Tenement	High Court	04 Mar 2007	Declaration granted in favour of the plaintiff, Management Corporation of Grange Heights Strata Title No 301.
13	Cheng-Wong v Oei: Implied Easement of Way & Locus Standi in Land Titles Act Dispute	Court of Appeal	30 Mar 2006	Appeal Allowed
14	Cheng-Wong v Oei: Easement of Way Dispute under Land Titles Act	High Court	13 Oct 2005	Originating Summons dismissed
15	Lee Tat v Management Corp: Issue Estoppel & Right of Way Dispute	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	11 Apr 2005	Appeal Dismissed
16	Wong Yack Yoon v Wong Ah Chen: Easement of Access and Right to Park on Vacant Land	Court of Appeal	05 Apr 2005	Appeal Allowed
17	Lee Tat Development v Management Corp: Issue Estoppel & Right of Way Dispute	High Court	27 Sep 2004	Lee Tat was estopped from claiming the main reliefs sought.
18	Wong Ah Chen v Wong Yack Yoon: Land Ownership Dispute over Shared Property Rights	High Court	15 Sep 2004	Judgment for Applicants
19	Frontfield v MCST 938: Easement Extinguishment for Right of Way Abandonment	High Court	29 Jun 2001	Declaration granted.
20	The Management Corporation v Tan Kia Sai: Easement Rights & Land Use Dispute	High Court	01 Aug 2000	Declarations and orders made regarding the scope of easement rights.
21	Xpress Print v Monocrafts: Right of Support for Buildings & Negligence in Excavation	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	23 Jul 2000	Appeal allowed.