Track record
Acted for a majority shareholders in resisting an injunction
Acted for a majority shareholders in resisting an injunction to restrain the shareholders from convening an extraordinary general meeting to pass resolutions.
Acted for liquidators in pursuing claims against former directors
Acted for liquidators in pursuing claims against former directors of a gold-mining company for breaches of their duties to the company and insolvent trading.
Claim involving allegations of breach of trust and conspiracy
Acted for the beneficiaries in a claim for over $20 million involving allegations of breach of trust and conspiracy.
Probate dispute concerning the validity of a will
Acted for the beneficiaries in a probate dispute concerning the validity of a will and an estate worth over $500 million.
Setting aside a Mareva injunction
Acted for the applicant in setting aside a Mareva injunction (a freezing order).
Airport construction dispute
Acted for a statutory body in a construction dispute relating to an airport where completion of work was substantially delayed.
Allegations of breach of duty and misrepresentation
Acted for a foreign private bank in a claim brought against it for damages for more than S$100 million by former customers involving allegations of breach of duty and misrepresentation.
Alleged wrongful termination of a lease agreement
Acted for a luxury hotel in Singapore in a claim brought against it for an alleged wrongful termination of a lease agreement.
Appeal against alleged offences under the Securities and Futures Act
Acted for an independent director of a Singapore-listed company on his appeal against his conviction for alleged offences under the Securities and Futures Act for making false and misleading statements in a public announcement.
Application for judicial review
Acted for a securities exchange on an application for judicial review of its decision to publicly reprimand a director of a listed company.
Application to resist an anti-suit injunction
Acted for a Singapore company with coal mining assets to resist an anti-suit injunction to restrain it from, among other things, continuing to prosecute proceedings in Indonesia.
Arbitration involving construction delays of a naval facility
Acted for a government ministry in an arbitration where completion of a naval facility costing more than $150 million was substantially delayed.
Arbitration relating to the completion of a large-scale residential development
Acted for a statutory body in an arbitration where the dispute related to the completion of a large-scale residential development costing nearly $400 million.
Arbitration under the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration rules
Acted for the respondent in an arbitration under the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration rules of arbitration where the dispute related to an agreement for sale of a vessel.
Breaches of an agreement for the sale of intellectual property
Acted for a publicly listed Singapore-incorporated company in a multi-million-dollar claim involving allegations of the breaches of an agreement for the sale of intellectual property.
Claim arising from a joint venture relating to the ownership and management of luxury hotels in Australia
Acted for a publicly listed Singapore-incorporated company in a claim arising from a joint venture relating to the ownership and management of luxury hotels in Australia worth approximately $700 million.
Claim involving allegations of medical negligence
Acted for one of Singapore’s largest hospitals in a claim involving allegations of medical negligence.
Claim involving allegations of professional negligence
Acted for a leading law firm in Singapore in a claim involving allegations of professional negligence.
Committal proceedings
Acted for an applicant in committal proceedings for an order that the defendant be committed to prison for contempt.
Dispute relating to the construction of two LNG carriers
Acted for a vessel owner in a dispute against the builder relating to the construction of two LNG carriers.
Fraud and breaches of directors’ duties
Acted for a Singapore-incorporated company in a multi-million-dollar claim involving fraud and the breaches of directors’ duties.
Joint venture dispute relating to broadcasting rights
Acted for a leading Indonesian media company in a joint venture dispute relating to broadcasting rights.
Multimillion-dollar claim involving allegations of fraud
Acted for a publicly listed company in a multimillion-dollar claim involving, among other things, allegations of fraud.
Contractual dispute relating to the construction and management of a luxury hotel
Acted for a Malaysian-incorporated company in a contractual dispute relating to the construction and management of a luxury hotel in Malaysia.
Dispute involving the use and occupation of lands and buildings
Acted for a Singapore-incorporated company in a dispute for a claim for $900 million over the use and occupation of lands and buildings.
Representing a high-ranking government official in a defamation claim
Acted for a high-ranking government official in a defamation claim arising from the publication of an article in an online publication.
Representing a leading Vietnamese technology company
Acted for a leading Vietnamese technology company in a joint venture dispute relating to online gaming and mobile services.
Representing a professional body in an application for judicial review
Acted for a professional body in an application for judicial review of its decision to discipline its members.