Singapore Leading Case indefeasibilitypersonal equitiesforgery fraudland titles act s46

United Overseas Bank Ltd v Bebe bte Mohammad

[2006] SGCA 30; [2006] 4 SLR(R) 884

JurisdictionSingapore

CourtCourt of Appeal of Singapore

Year2006

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Indefeasibility of registered title under the Land Titles Act is paramount; 'personal equities' against a registered proprietor are confined to the finite statutory exceptions in s 46(2) and recognised legal/equitable causes of action, not free-standing unconscionability.

Area of Law

Land & Property

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