Our directors, Nichol Yeo, Clement Tan and Qua Bi Qi published a guide on Complex Commercial Litigation in Singapore on Lexology.

Successful applied for and obtained a worldwide Mareva injunction against a defendant in respect of purported gifts obtained. The injunction prohibited the defendant from disposing or dealing with assets up to S$ 10.2 million.

Instructed as counsel for a worldwide Mareva injunction arising out of matrimonial proceedings. The assets involved exceeded the sum of S$ 100 million.

Successfully resisted an application to dismiss, terminate and/or set aside third party proceedings within ongoing commercial litigation. The matter required detailed procedural strategy and careful navigation of multi-party liability issues.

Successfully defended a striking out order on appeal. The claim that was struck out involved an ex-director of an SGX listed company claiming for fraudulent misrepresentation.

Successfully resisted, both at first instance and on appeal, an application for unless order premised on alleged non-compliance with a production order.

Successfully obtained a worldwide Mareva injunction for S$ 1.7 million in a claim by the executrix of an estate. The claim involves allegations of breach of fiduciary duties, resulting trust, undue influence and unconscionability.

Represented an accused person convicted of murder under Section 300(c) of the Penal Code on appeal. Involved in the arguments on the defence of sudden fight.

Represented the executrix of an estate sued in her personal capacity in defending a claim for an account of rental monies from a coffeeshop. Involved arguments on resulting trust and common intention constructive trust.

Argued and obtained an urgent injunction that was obtained at short notice (within 24 hours) to restraining the holding of an EGM of a SME. This maintained the Board control of the SME. Successfully defended an application to strike out the originating application, both at first instance and on appeal.

Successfully applied to strike out without prejudice material from affidavit evidence in a highly contested matrimonial dispute. Also successfully obtained an order to compel to production of documents and answers to interrogatories.

Successfully struck out a claim for a share in a private residential property, or a share in the sale proceeds of the property, in its entirety. Involved complex arguments involving sections 3 and 23 of the Residential Property Act 1976, the use of the Vandepitte procedure, and trust over choses in action.

Successfully claim in enforcement of an unusual guarantee clause. The matter turned on novel issues of contractual construction and the commercial intent underpinning the security arrangement.

Successfully claimed for damages against the guarantor for a settlement agreement. The guarantee imposed a unique obligation – instead of the usual wording where the guarantor had to pay on the debtor’s behalf, the guarantor had to find a third party to pay on the debtor’s behalf. 

Successfully invoked the privilege of self-incrimination against a court application for pre-action discovery in a high-profile cryptocurrency case.