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LLB (Hons)
(Lond), LLM (NUS)
Joint LLM in International Commercial Law
(Nottingham / NUS)
FSIArb, FCIArb, ASIT(Taxation), GCIA
Barrister (Middle Temple), England and Wales
Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore
Arbitrator, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
Arbitrator, Law Society Arbitration Scheme
Mediator, CASE
Associate Mediator, Subordinate Courts of Singapore
Associate Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre
Called to the English Bar: 1995
Called to the Singapore Bar: 1996
Contact: (65) 63240613
Mobile: (65) 97370110
Practice areas:
Having
graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (2nd
Upper Class) in 1994, Steven pursued his English
Barrister qualification on a scholarship, and
subsequently obtained a first Masters of Laws in
2000 (specialising in International Trade and
Taxation and Corporate Insolvency/ Restructuring)
followed by another Masters in 2003 (specialising in
Intellectual Property, International Commercial Law
and Shipping Law). In 2006, he was awarded the Book
Prize in Drafting and Award Writing by the President
of London’s Chartered Institute of Arbitrator.
Currently he is a Fellow of London’s Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators and Singapore Institute of
Arbitrators and an Associate of the Singapore
Institute of Taxation.
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Experience
:
Just prior to joining JTJB, Steven was a senior
lawyer in an international law firm handling complex
corporate matters and over 80 international
commercial arbitrations (in various parts of the
world, from New York, London, Middle East, China and
other parts of South East Asia) specialising in
shipping, international trade, reinsurance and
insurance disputes and cross-borders mergers and
acquisitions.
Whilst in private practice from 1996 to 2005, Steven
had a broad-based corporate and dispute resolution
practice (appearing in arbitrations and at the
various levels of the Court System in Singapore).
Notable High Court and Court Of Appeal Cases
:
·
Ng Song Leng v Soh Kim Seng Engineering & Trading
Pte Ltd and Another
[1997]
SGHC 289 (Court
of Appeal) - Insurance matter whereby the Court Of
Appeal fully analyzed the legal jurisprudence
behind the compensatory principles of damages.
·
Awang
Bin Dollah v Shun Shing Construction & Engineering
Co Ltd & Other Appeals
[1997] 3
SLR 677 (Court of Appeal) - Insurance claim which
determines the limits of insurers’ liability in
matters involving illegal workers the definition of
an “employer” under the Factories Act and the
Workmen Compensation Act.
·
Stansfield Business
International Pte Ltd v Another v VCS Vardan
[1998] 1
SLR 641(Court of Appeal) - Court of Appeal
decided on the extend of discovery available under
the pre-action discovery regime of civil procedure.
·
Indian
Bank v Sadeco-Sarl Pte Ltd & Ors
[1998]
SGHC 397 (Court of Appeal)
–
decision on how
alleged fraudulent conduct on the part of the
Plaintiff’s employees would impact on a claim by the
bankers under a guarantee.
·
Tan
Ngo Hwa & Anor v Siew Mun Phui
[1998]
SGHC 376 (Court Of Appeal)
-Insurance matter where the Court made rulings on
the methodology for assessing dependants’ claims.
·
AG v R
Anpazhakan
[1999]
SGCA 38 (Court of Appeal)
–
Court considered extend of
vicarious liability and government immunities for
government agencies.
·
PP v
Lim Siong Khee [2001]
SGDC 32, 2 SLR 34– conducted
the trial of the first case under the Computers
Misuse Act (cap 50A) for illegal hacking and access
to email account.
·
PP v
Muhammad Faizal Bin Sahad [2003]
SGDC 37, Magistrate’s Appeal No 197-2003 (High
Court) – Criminal appeal to the Chief Justice on the
principles as to when fresh evidence could be
adduced on appeal and also the factors in deciding
whether probation or Reformative Training should be
ordered.
·
Stone Forest Consulting Pte
Ltd v Wee Poh Holdings Ltd
[2004]
3 SLR 216; [2004] SGHC 134 (Court of Appeal)
–
Restructuring and claims by
and against consultants assisting the re-structuring
and M&A.
·
Chua Mui Gek v Ng
Soon Kim
[2005]
SGDC 70 (High Court) - impact of indirect and
direct contributions on the issue of the division of
matrimonial asset in a divorce proceeding.
Corporate, Joint Venture, Re-structuring And
M&A Experience
Steven
was previously the General Counsel of a
multinational oil and gas and shipping company, was
involved in the negotiations and legal documentation
of the JV and M&A of several oil and shipping
related companies in Singapore, BVI. Bermuda, China,
Malaysia and Hong Kong, and the establishment of an
oil exchange in Guangzhou
and Hong Kong. Before that he was the Chief Legal
Officer of a medical healthcare provider and was
involved in the merger and acquisition of the centre
by a listed entity and several other mergers and
acquisitions of hospitals in China. Whilst in
practice, Steven also handled a take-over and
eventual re-structuring of a multinational education
provider in Singapore and China.
Academic / Training Roles
:
·
Lecturer
in Evidence Gathering, Interview and Interrogation
techniques and Court Room Preparations for
Investigators in various government agencies and
statutory boards.
·
Lecturer of UniSIM and Nanyang Polytechnic teaching
contract law and corporate governance and company
law:
·
External Lecturer of the Central Queensland
University and University of Southern Queensland,
teaching international business law and corporate
governance;
·
Lecturer of NUS Extension Programme teaching
business law and insurance law;
·
Trainer
in the Law Society’s Advocacy Training Programme for
PLC students since its inception in 2002.
·
Trainer
in the NUS Law School’s Advocacy Training Programme
for the undergraduates.
Other Involvements
:
·
Independent
Director of the Singapore Heart Stroke and Cancer
Centre;
·
Independent
Director of the Prestige Healthcare Investments Pte
Ltd;
·
Partner-Associate and Consultant of the Legal Aid
Bureau of the Ministry of Law providing
trainings to
the Legal Officers and Executives of LAB on areas of
civil and commercial litigation;
·
Town
Councillor - Pasir Ris – Punggol Town Council and
other key appointments in several grassroots
organisations.
·
Former
Committee Member in the Supreme Courts’ Committee on
Promoting Singapore Law Internationally;
·
Former
Committee Member of the Films Review Committee
Ministry of Information, Communication the Arts
(“MICA”);
·
Former
Committee Member of the Remaking Singapore
Committee.
·
Panel Lawyer, Embassy of The
People's Republic Of China
For
his community and other contributions to society he
was awarded the Public Service Medal (PBM)
by the President of Singapore in 2005. |
