Commercial Litigation

Notable Matters

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  Successfully acted for a client in her claim before the Singapore High Court for fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation and unlawful conspiracy against multiple real estate developers and their directors in relation to the sale and purchase of a property in Niseko, Japan — Astrawati Aluwi v Lo Yew Seng and another (Infinity Capital Group Ltd and others, third parties) [2025] SGHC 188.

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  Acted for a joint venture company in resisting an application by its minority shareholder before the Singapore International Commercial Court, in which the minority shareholder sought to make the joint venture company jointly and severally liable with the majority shareholder for a buy-out of its shares — one of the largest court-ordered buy-outs before the Singapore Courts, involving several novel points of law — Kiri Industries Ltd v Senda International Capital Ltd and Dystar Global Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC(I) 14.

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  Acted for a global multimedia conglomerate and its Indian corporate arm in applying to the Singapore International Arbitration Centre for an emergency interim injunction restraining India's largest listed media company from pursuing Indian court proceedings to enforce a merger, on the basis of the latter's failure to satisfy pre-conditions to the merger.

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  Acted for a listed Malaysian company in a SIAC arbitration against a Singapore company and an Indonesian company for breaches of a joint venture agreement pertaining to the development of an oil palm plantation in Indonesia.

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  Acted for the founder and shareholder of one of the Philippines' largest coffee product distributors in a SIAC arbitration against a global coffee products manufacturer and retailer, concerning the interpretation of put and call options determining the buy-out price of the founder's shares.

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  Acted for the minority shareholder of a prominent medical group against its majority shareholder in a minority oppression action. The medical group was listed on the stock exchanges of Singapore and Hong Kong, and the matter required consideration of laws from both jurisdictions.

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  Acted for the minority shareholder of a regional fintech group against its majority shareholder. The parties involved are Chinese commercial parties and institutions.

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  Acted for a supplier of polymer and silicon parts in its claim before the Singapore High Court against its former directors for breaches of fiduciary duties — alleged diversion of valuable business opportunities to the directors' related companies and the siphoning of substantial sums from the supplier.

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  Successfully acted as defence counsel for a director of a US-incorporated diamond and jewellery supply and retail company in an unlawful conspiracy action commenced against him by a Singapore company before the Singapore High Court.

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  Acted for a Singapore-listed company in its Singapore High Court action against an Indonesian bank for repudiatory breaches of bank guarantees and counter-guarantees. The client obtained an expeditious and favourable outcome in settlement.

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  Acted for No Va Land Investment Group Corporation, a leading real estate developer listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, in connection with its ~US$300 million convertible bond offering and in the landmark restructuring of the bonds via the first ever cross-border pre-pack scheme approved by the Singapore International Commercial Court – obtained within 15 days of the application and named “Restructuring Deal of the Year” at the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2025 — Re No Va Land Investment Group Corp [2024] SGHC(I) 17.

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  Successfully acted for a prominent technology venture capital firm in Singapore High Court proceedings, securing the dismissal of all claims for unlawful and lawful means conspiracy involving alleged duress, undue influence and breaches of fiduciary duty — ACE Spring Investments Ltd v Balbeer Singh Mangat and another [2024] SGHC 277.

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  Acted as defence counsel for a leading insurance company in a Singapore High Court action commenced by a global shipping company seeking reimbursement under a Contractor's all-risk policy for losses arising from the collapse of a seawall during construction.

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  Acted as lead counsel in obtaining a worldwide Mareva Injunction against the majority shareholder in a minority oppression action before the Singapore High Court.

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  Acted as lead counsel for a global financial technology company in successfully resisting an application for the appointment of interim judicial managers brought by its investors in the General Division of the High Court of Singapore, and subsequently before the Singapore Court of Appeal — Point72 Ventures Investments LLC v FinLync Pte Ltd and others [2023] SGHC 122.

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  Acted for the liquidators of a Hong Kong-incorporated shipping company (appointed by the Hong Kong courts) in applying to the General Division of the High Court of Singapore for recognition of the winding-up order and the liquidators' appointment in Singapore, pursuant to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency.

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  Acted for debtors in contested High Court bankruptcy proceedings, successfully obtaining court approval for individual voluntary arrangements under the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, including arguing for the grant of interim orders and assisting the appointed nominees in preparing the debtors’ proposals.

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  Advised the liquidators of a Singapore-incorporated holding company within a global renewable energy group, and acted for the company in Singapore High Court proceedings involving claims in excess of US$350 million.

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  Advised the liquidators of a Singapore-incorporated bond issuer on creditor claims arising under guaranteed convertible bonds, in the context of members' voluntary liquidation proceedings.

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  Advised a bank on a high-value cross-border banking dispute spanning Singapore, the UK, Jersey and the Isle of Man, involving potential breaches of the Banking Act, the Moneylenders Act and MAS regulations, and on the terms of a proposed assignment of debt.

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  Acted for a client in a shareholders’ dispute involving allegations of minority oppression and breaches of directors’ duties, including the exercise of statutory rights of inspection under the Companies Act.

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  Acted for a Respondent in a Court of Appeal matter involving misrepresentation, in which the appeal was dismissed and the High Court’s award of approximately S$1.25 million to the client was upheld.

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  Acted as transaction counsel for the seller in a US$20 million cross-border sale of shares in a Singapore-based process automation and systems integration provider, conducted against the backdrop of a multi-party shareholder dispute and concurrent arbitration in the Singapore International Arbitration Centre commenced by a minority co-shareholder, and structured a resolution via an arbitral consent award enabling the client to acquire full ownership of the target and complete the sale.

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  Advised a global medical device company with operations across the USA, China and Singapore on cross-jurisdictional asset sales, employment and contractual matters, and acted for it in the court-ordered winding up of a Singapore subsidiary.