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

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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