A man has lost a Singapore High Court case seeking to recover $369,000 he spent on lavish gifts for his ex-girlfriend, with the judge ruling in the woman’s favour.
The court found that the man had willingly showered the woman with gifts, including before the two became a couple. The ruling means he cannot claw back the money covered by his claim.
The case centred on whether the gifts should be returned after the relationship ended. The judge’s comments indicated that the spending was voluntary, rather than something the man had been forced to undertake.
The ruling highlights the difficulty of reclaiming gifts given willingly during the course of a relationship, although the information available does not provide further details about the individual gifts or the legal arguments presented by either side.
The High Court’s decision, reported on September 11, 2026, leaves the woman successful in the dispute and the man unable to recover the $369,000 described in the case.
