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About Lumen Law

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Extensive experience in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution and also in non-contentious work – some notable cases handled are as follows:

1. Acting for the main contractors in the landmark High Court decision of Prosperland Pte Ltd v. Civic Construction Pte Ltd [2004] 4 SLR(R) 129; 
2. Acting for the contractors in an application to the High Court for various declarations to the effect that the contractors’ Arbitration action was not time-barred; 
3. Acting for the contractors in the High Court to set aside an Arbitration Award due to misconduct of the Arbitrator;  4
4. Acting for the contractors in the High Court and the Court of Appeal to set aside an Arbitration Award due to breach of natural justice (see Lim Chin San Contractors Pte Ltd v. L W Infrastructure Pte Ltd 
5. Acting for the contractors in the High Court case of L W Infrastructure Pte Ltd v. Lim Chin San Contractors Pte Ltd [2014] 1 SLR 1221 (the aftermath of the cases in Paragraph 4 above), where novel and important issues on the role or function of an Arbitrator were decided in favour of the contractors; 
6. Acting for the main contractors in the High Court and the Court of Appeal to set aside a Partial Arbitration Award due to breach of natural justice (see AQU v. AQV [2015] SGHC 26); 
7. Acting for the contractors sued by their sub-contractors for work done (in a cluster housing project) in a multi-million dollar Arbitration involving issues like work done, delay and liquidated damages; 
8. Acting for the marine sub-contractors in a case involving termination of contract and damages – in that case, the marine sub-contractors won at every level, i.e. at all the interlocutory applications, the Trial in the High Court (see Lim Chin San Contractors Pte Ltd v. Sanchoon Builders Pte Ltd [2005] SGHC 227), the Appeal in the Court of Appeal and the assessment of damages in the High Court (and the appeal therefrom); 
9. Advised various contractors and suppliers in connection with their claims against two (2) major construction companies in financial difficulties; 
10. Acting for various parties in an action in the High Court for alleged conspiracy, fraud and unfair competition; 
11. Acting for the sub-contractors in an Arbitration claim against an insurance company for repudiation of a Workmen’s Compensation policy – the sub-contractors successfully recovered all the moneys (including costs on a full indemnity basis) paid to their injured worker; 
12. Acting for a former managing director sued by a major food supplier in the High Court for alleged misrepresentation, misappropriation of funds and other alleged breaches of fiduciary duty; 
13. Acting for the beneficiaries of an undertaking and guarantee against the managing director of a company purchasing a theme park/tourist attraction (see Tang Dynasty City Pte Ltd v. Tan Seng Heng [2000] SGHC 56); 
14. Acting for the main sub-contractors against the aluminium sub-contractors in the High Court – the case was significant in that the main sub-contractors recovered a substantial part of the backcharges and liquidated damages for delay (see LF Construction Pte Ltd v. Yeo Pia Thian (trading as System Aluminium Works) [2007] SGHC 45); 
15. Acting for a firm of contractors in a major theme park development in Sentosa against the signage sub-contractors for defective works and other claims (see Longyuan-Arrk (Macao) Pte Ltd v. Show and Tell Productions Pte Ltd and another suit [2013] SGHC 160); 
16. Acting for the administratrix of an estate against her half-brother in the High Court (see Ng Ai Tee (administratrix of the estate of Yap Yoon Moi, deceased) v. Ng Chee Chuan [2008] SGHC 40), which went on Appeal to the Court of Appeal (see Ng Chee Chuan v. Ng Ai Tee (administratrix of the estate of Yap Yoon Moi, deceased) [2009] 2 SLR(R) 918); 
17. Acting for the respondent in a multi-party case involving alleged breach of contract in an Arbitration under the International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A); 
18. Acting for the purchasers of a multi-million dollar property against the vendor (involving issues of fraud and non est factum) in the High Court (see Ahuja Vivek Gopaldas and Another v. Sukanda Sutisna [2007] SGHC 224) and the Court of Appeal; 
19. Acting for the vendors of a multi-million dollar property sued by the intending purchaser in the High Court, in which the latter made multiple applications for discovery; 
20. Acting for the main sub-contractors (for a light industrial development) in a multi-million dollar Arbitration dispute involving termination of contract, damages and work done; 
21. Acting for the purchasers of a property against the vendor and alleged co-conspirator in the High Court; 
22. Acting for the defendants-appellants in an Appeal to the Court of Appeal (unreported) in respect of a trade mark infringement case filed by a major cosmetic company (see Clinique Laboratories, LLC v. Clinique Suisse Pte Ltd & Anor [2010] 4 SLR 510); 
23. Acting for the property owners/landlords in a claim involving proprietary estoppel and alleged misrepresentation (see Lim Chin San Contractors Pte Ltd v. Shiok Kim Seng (trading as IKO Precision Toolings) [2011] 1 SLR 433), and the Appeals from the Assessment of Damages to the High Court (see Lim Chin San Contractors Pte Ltd v. Shiok Kim Seng (trading as IKO Precision Toolings) [2012] 3 SLR 595) and the Court of Appeal (see Lim Chin San Contractors Pte Ltd v. Shiok Kim Seng (trading as IKO Precision Toolings) and another appeal [2013] 2 SLR 279); 
24. Acting for the sub-contractors in their claims against the main contractors in various Arbitration proceedings (residential and industrial projects); 
25. Acting for the claimants in various Adjudications under the Building & Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B) (“the SOP Act”) and successfully procuring favourable decisions in respect of nearly all the applications; 
26. Acting for the respondents in various Adjudications under the SOP Act and successfully procuring the dismissal of nearly all the applications; 
27. Acting for the respondents in an Appeal to the High Court, where an important issue relating to Offers to Settle was decided in favour of the respondents (see Tanner Sheridan Wayne v. NRG Engineering Pte Ltd [2014] 1 SLR 475); 
28. Acting for the Japanese investment advisor in the High Court case of Hayate Investment Co Ltd v. ManagementPlus (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2012] SGHCR 3 to recover unpaid advisory fees;  29) acting as instructed counsel in one of the largest claims by a Management Corporation for defects arising in a condominium development (see Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No. 3322 v. Mer Vue Developments Pte Ltd & Ors (King Wan Construction Pte Ltd & Ors, third parties) [2016] 2 SLR 793) – single-handedly arguing in that case before the Court of Appeal on a novel issue of civil procedure (see Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No. 3322 v. Mer Vue Developments Pte Ltd [2016] 4 SLR 351); 
29. Acting as instructed counsel in a multi-million dollar international arbitration between two (2) foreign parties; 
30. Acting for the plaintiffs in an application to lift the stay of proceedings imposed by the Companies Act (Cap 50), in which the Court was invited to depart from a prior Court of Appeal decision (see SCK Serijadi Sdn Bhd v. Artison Interior Pte Ltd [2018] SGHC 8) – the matter went up to the Court of Appeal (see SCK Serijadi Sdn Bhd v. Artison Interior Pte Ltd [2018] SGCA 5)
31. Assisting in the appeal against a conviction under Section 56A of the Public Utilities Act (Cap 261), in which the High Court accepted a novel interpretation of the statutory provision and found in favour of the appellants (see Soil Investigation Pte Ltd v. Public Prosecutor [2018] 5 SLR 354).