Deborah Barker, S.C.

Partner | Singapore


Secretary Wendy Chia

Operating as Withers KhattarWong LLP in Singapore.

 

Track record

Breach of Contract

[2023] SGHC 144: Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia Pte Ltd v NPE Print Communications Pte Ltd.

Breach of Contract

Acted for an Indonesian company in a claim exceeding USD 30 million against a Malaysian conglomerate in relation to a project for the development of land and successfully settling the same after mediation.

Easement / Right of access

Acted for a company linked to Singapore's sole national trade union in a claim relating to easements and right of access for land encircled by neighbouring land.

Misrepresentation

[2024] SGHC 133: Acting in a claim against an expert for misrepresentation.

A major Singaporean communications services provider

Represented the Company and its Chief Executive Officer, who are co-defendants in an ongoing litigation commenced by an ex-employee of the Company in respect of alleged wrongful termination of employment, and alleged defamation by the Company's Chief Executive Officer. 

Alleged wrongful termination and defamation

Represented the Company and its Chief Executive Officer, who are co-defendants in an ongoing litigation commenced by an ex-employee of the Company.

Fraud and conspiracy involving 4 jurisdictions

[2023] SGHC(A) 37, [2020] SGHC 29: Represented 4 Cypriot companies with respect to a claim of more than USD22milion based on fraud and conspiracy commenced by the Singapore -based investment arm of a Japanese public listed company.

Evidence by video link

[2020] SGCA 5: Anil Singh Gurm vs J S Yeh & Co. and another - Successfully obtained leave in the Court of Appeal for a foreign witness to give evidence by video-link from Australia. The witness had a fear of being prosecuted for an offence under Singapore's Residential Property Act were he to come to Singapore. In a ground-breaking decision, the Court of Appeal held that this was not a bar to his giving evidence by video-link.

Talks

  • ‘My Property and the property of others: Acquiring and disposing ownership of land (including HDB flats) and acquiring and defending other property rights', Grassroots Club on Me - 16 March 2013, lecturer