High Court Provides Guidance on the Adjudication of Competing Claims to Seized Property in a Disposal Inquiry

09 Feb 2023

The High Court recently expounded on the principles to be applied in determining the party to whom property seized in criminal proceedings should be returned in a disposal inquiry, especially where there is more than one claimant who was in lawful possession of the seized property.
 
In this update, Samuel Koh discusses William Lim Tien Hou v Ling Kok Hua [2023] SGHC 18 and its practical implications.

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