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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 15:49 |
Ang Meng Lee v Ng Siam Khui and Another[2008] SGHC 223
Singapore
| Suit No: | Suit 563/2005 | | Decision Date: | 28 Nov 2008 | | Court: | High Court | | Coram: | Lai Siu Chiu J | | Counsel: | Alvin Chang Jit Hua and Prakash Mulani (M & A Law Corporation) for the plaintiff, Chiah Kok Khun, Hui Choon Wai and Tan Hsuan Boon (Wee Swee Teow & Co) for the defendants |
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Judgment | 28 November 2008 | Judgment reserved | Lai Siu Chiu J: 1 This was a claim by a sister-in-law Ang Meng Lee (“the plaintiff”) against her brother-in-law See Tji Kiong @ Zaina Siman (“the second defendant”) and his wife Ng Siam Khui (“the first defendant”) for the sale proceeds of a prime property situated at No 20B, Nassim Road, Singapore (“the property”), which property the plaintiff alleged was held in trust for her by the first defendant. (Hereinafter the two defendants will be referred to collectively as “the couple” or “the defendants”). The facts 2 The plaintiff married See Chi Kang @ Edison Jonathan (“Jonathan”) @ Usman Siman in 1979. Jonathan is the second defendant’s older brother. The Siman family (“the family”) is from Indonesia. Save for the plaintiff (who is a Singaporean) and Jonathan, the family’s members reside in Jakarta, Indonesia although they would visit Singapore from time to time. The plaintiff and Jonathan live in Singapore and are shareholders of a Singapore company called Biru & Sons Pte Ltd (“the company”). The business was managed by the plaintiff and Jonathan even CLICK HERE FOR FULL FREE JUDGEMENT
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