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Singapore
Leading Case
abolitionqualified titlecaveat requirementsavings provisions
TSM Development Pte Ltd v Leonard Stephanie Celine nee Pereira
[2005] SGCA 41; [2005] 4 SLR(R) 721
Key Principle
The Land Titles Act 1993 abolished adverse possession as a means of acquiring title (registered or unregistered) from 1 March 1994, subject to saving provisions: possessory rights accrued before that date are preserved only if the statutory caveat/notice requirements are satisfied when the land becomes registered while title remains qualified.
Area of Law
Land & Property
Related Cases
Lim Chin San Contractors Pte Ltd v Shiok Kim Seng [2013] SGCA 6; [2013] 2 SLR 279 (candidate report [2013] 2 SLR 689 was wrong on the page number; the Court of Appeal decision is reported at [2013] 2 SLR 279, as cited in [2017] SGHC 200 and multiple academic sources)