Civil Matters

• Disputes between shareholders: Acting for a subsidiary of a Malaysian listed company in an international arbitration governed by UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and administered by the SIAC, against its Indonesian joint venture partner in relation to a palm oil business. This shareholders’ dispute involves issues of breach of contract and claims in oppression under section 216 of the Companies Act 1967.
• Breach of duties / Errant employees: Acted for a subsidiary of a Korean listed company in its claims against its former employees and their spouses for breach of duties, conspiracy, dishonest assistance and knowing receipt.
• Construction and Engineering: Acted for a Singapore engineering company against its sub-contractor, in respect of claims and counterclaims arising from a construction project, which involved various issues including interpretation of contract, variations, defects, abandonment of site and alleged wrongful termination of contract.
• Insurance: Acted for an insurer in a High Court suit relating to a claim under a Contractors’ All Risks insurance policy for damage arising from a collapse of a seawall during construction works at a shipyard.
• Performance Guarantees: Acted for a Singapore listed company against an Indonesian bank, in a High Court suit relating to performance guarantees and counter guarantees that were issued for a power plant project. 
• Banking / Financial Institutions: Advised and assisted a bank in successfully resisting a FIDReC complaint which involved allegations of negligence and misrepresentation and a claim exceeding USD1.5 million. 
• Banking / Financial Institutions: Acted for a bank in respect of allegations of collusion and illegality made against it and a debt of over S$16 million owed to it.
• Insolvency / Fraud: Advised and acted for a creditor of a high-profile insolvent debtor in the cryptocurrency industry, in respect of proprietary and debt claims, and potential claims for fraud, conspiracy, dishonest assistance and knowing receipt against the directors and employees of the debtor.
• Contract disputes: Acted for a cryptocurrency services provider in an SIAC arbitration against a European entity also in the cryptocurrency space, in respect of contractual claims.
• Employment / Wrongful dismissal: Advising and acting for an ex-employee of a subsidiary of a multi-national company, in respect of a wrongful termination claim.
• Medical malpractice / negligence claims: Acted for an obstetrician and gynaecologist in a claim relating to the management of a pregnancy and delivery of a child who was diagnosed with severe brain injuries at birth. 

Criminal Matters

• Offences under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992 (“CDSA”): Acted for an accused person who was charged for the offence of possession of property which the accused had reasonable grounds to believe represented another person’s benefits from criminal conduct, under Section 54(3) of the CDSA. 
• Housebreaking / Theft: Acted for an accused person who was charged for the offence of housebreaking in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment, punishable under Section 451 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224, Rev Ed 2008).
• Offences under the Moneylenders Act 2008 (“MLA”): Acted for an accused person who faced charges for harassing borrowers, an  offence under Section 47 of the MLA. 
• Sexual offences: Acted for an accused person who faced numerous charges for sexual offences against minors, including but not limited to charges for offences under Section 7 of the Children and Young Persons Act (Cap. 38, Rev Ed 2001) and Sections 377BA, 377BF and 377BK of the Penal Code (Cap. 224, Rev Ed 2008).