REPORTED / PROMINENT CASES SINCE 2000

 

Some reported and/or prominent cases handled by Mr Chia and/or Ms Wong include:

  • 2012 – Representing a few professionals charged in relation to the prominent online under-aged prostitution case and securing as favourable a deal / sentence as the circumstances allowed.
  • 2012 – Representing an alleged contraband alcohol syndicate and securing very favourable outcomes after a trial.
  • 2012 – Representing an Indonesian in a million dollar monetary dispute and securing the debtor’s agreement to repay the monies.
  • 2012 – Representing a company director / shareholder in a minority oppression case and securing full payment of $1.6 million.
  • 2012 – Representing the parents of a child murdered by their Indonesian maid in an action against the maid agency.
  • 2012 – Representing a businessman charged for drink-driving and securing a discharge amounting to an acquittal after a trial.
  • [2011] SGHC 219 – Successfully defending a public-listed company against a Receiver’s application to compel the public-listed company to issue $4 million worth of shares under a Scheme of Arrangement.
  • [2011] SGHC 157 – Taking over and successfully appealing on behalf of the husband against a divorce ancillaries order where the lower court had drawn an adverse inference against him and awarded the whole of the matrimonial home to the wife.
  • 2011 – Successfully securing a warning (in lieu of prosecution) for an Australian expatriate accused of molest.
  • 2011 – Successfully securing a warning (in lieu of prosecution) for a German expatriate accused of molest.
  • 2011 – Successfully securing a warning (in lieu of prosecution) for an Indian expatriate accused of molest.
  • 2010 – Representing a public listed company in successfully persuading the High Court that its Scheme Administrator (a prominent auditing company) was in a position of conflict of interests, and successfully replaced them in a contentious Court hearing.
  • 2010 – Representing an expatriate in the food and beverage industry charged in Court for assaulting a taxi driver, and successfully persuading the Prosecution to issue him a conditional stern warning and a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.
  • 2010 – Representing a shoplifter and successfully persuading the Prosecution to issue him a stern warning in lieu of prosecution.
  • 2010 – Setting up various structures for the purpose of carrying on investment business with private funds from high net-worth individuals.
  • 2010 – Procuring sole custody care and control for a father of a 4-year old daughter where the mother had abandoned the infant for a period of time.
  • 2009 – Securing an acquittal for a manager accused of molesting a woman on board a crowded MRT train in a 2-day trial.
  • [2009] SGDC 188 – Representing a foreigner in an outrage of modesty case where the foreign embassy was closely involved in the mitigation process.
  • 2009 – Representing a high flying expatriate in the aviation industry in a high profile case of assault on a taxi driver, securing a rare conditional discharge when the usual punishment was a term of imprisonment.
  • 2009 – Acting in matrimonial proceedings involving 2 high profile expatriates and successfully negotiating an amicable settlement for their multi-million matrimonial assets.
  • [2009] SGDC 249 – Representing a foreign entrepreneur in an immigration-related case.
  • 2008 – Advising and representing a public listed company in Singapore dealing in commodities and minerals in various matters, including implementing a Voluntary Scheme of Arrangement for capital injection.
  • 2008 – Representing an individual in a High Court claim by a Malaysian bank arising from a property investment in Malaysia that went awry.
  • 2008 – Representing 2 individuals in 2 separate multi-million dollar claims against an international and a local bank arising from the 2008 global financial crisis.
  • 2008 – Representing a Korean company in a multi-million dollar High Court claim against a big local company.
  • 2008 – Advising and representing a public listed company in Singapore dealing in precision machining in various matters, including a multi-million dollar dispute involving a Subscription Agreement and Securities Lending Agreement.
  • 2008 – Representing an individual in a High Court claim in respect of a family dispute over the ownership of a multi-million dollar property in Geylang.
  • 2008 – Representing a high flying banker in a molest charge and successfully persuading the Attorney-General's Chambers to withdraw the charge.
  • 2008 – Advising a listed company in 2 loan agreements totaling $60 million.
  • 2008 – Advising and representing a public listed company in Singapore dealing in system integration solutions and telecommunication related equipment in various matters, including another multi-million dollar dispute involving a Subscription Agreement and Securities Lending Agreement.
  • 2008 – Representing the former General Manager of a local company in a multi-million dollar High Court claim in respect of employer-employee fidelity issues.
  • 2008 – Representing a restaurant owner charged for making false declarations to the Ministry of Manpower and securing for him a fine despite the Ministry of Manpower pressing for a deterrent custodial sentence.
  • 2008 – Representing a public listed company in Singapore in successfully defending a GST claim of about $750,000.00.
  • 2008 – Representing an individual in a High Court claim against his former employer for personal injuries sustained at work and recovering $330,000.00 compensation for him.
  • 2008 – Representing a spouse in a cross-border divorce involving the issue of paternity of a child born out of allegedly adulterous relationship.
  • 2008 – Representing an individual in a molest case and successfully negotiating the composition of the offence thus averting a criminal conviction.
  • 2007 – Advising and representing a public listed company in Macau / Hong Kong dealing in steel and metallurgical materials in a multi-million dollar arbitration.
  • 2007 – Representing a group of minority objectors in a high profile Strata Titles Board hearing involving a multi-million dollar condominium enbloc sale.
  • 2007 – Representing the plaintiffs in a suit against a well-known up-market furniture dealer for misrepresentation.
  • 2007 – Representing the vendors of 2 Malaysian companies who were subject to a multi-million dollar take-over by a Singapore company.
  • 2007 – Advising a prominent foreign law firm on aspects of Company Law in Singapore, in particular, the intricacies of incorporating a company dealing with financial software services.
  • 2007 – Representing 2 former directors of a prominent public charitable organization against civil claims as well as prosecution for breach of directors' duties under the Companies Act.
  • 2007 – Member of an ad hoc committee of the Law Society of Singapore in the submission of the Law Society's response to the Government's proposed amendments to the Penal Code.
  • 2006 – Successful High profile defamation suit against a Presidential candidate running for the office of the President of Singapore.
  • 2006 – Advising and representing several high net-worth individuals, including a prominent businessman, lawyer and architect in their respective divorces and multi-million dollar financial settlements.
  • 2006 – Co-chaired a Law Society committee that liaised with the Ministry of Law and the Attorney-General's Chambers to address the relevance and scope of capital punishment in contemporary Singapore.
  • 2006 – Advising on the structuring of a trust involving a landmark Temple in Singapore.
  • 2005 – Advising and representing the estate of an ex-President of the Law Society, including the settlement and dissolution of his legal practice.
  • 2005 – Advising on the structuring of a multi-million dollar estate of a prominent Muslim businessman.
  • [2005] SGHC 125 – Representing a gunman who faced a capital charge of shooting at a police officer.
  • [2005] 3 SLR 583 – Representing a lawyer accused of professional misconduct.
  • [2005] SGDC 184 – Representing an executive director of a company accused of criminal breach of trust.
  • 2005 – Co-chaired a Law Society committee that liaised with the Ministry of Law and Ministry of Home Affairs to improve the criminal justice system, particularly, in respect of accused persons' treatment and access to defence counsel whilst in police custody as well as the prosecution's disclosure of documents in criminal trials.
  • [2004] 4 SLR 622 – Advising and representing the estate of a businesswoman and her daughter in a high profile Indonesian maid double-murder case.
  • [2004] SGDC 155 – Representing an individual accused of corruption involving prominent multinational companies.
  • [2009] SGDC 249 – Representing a foreign entrepreneur in an immigration-related case.
  • [2004] 1 SLR 628 – Representing the widow of a high ranking police officer who was fatally injured by a Malaysian motorcyclist in a civil claim against the latter involving cross border actions and the successful recovery of about RM 1 million from the motorcyclist's insurer for the estate.
  • [2003] SGHC 46 – Representing an individual accused of murder and the successful negotiations with the Attorney-General's Chambers resulting in the reduction of the charge to one of manslaughter and escaping capital punishment.
  • [2003] 3 SLR 139 – Representing an entrepreneur cum inventor (convicted of giving false evidence in judicial proceedings) in an appeal to the High Court against the decision of a District Court, and successfully persuading the Chief Justice to reduce the term of imprisonment.
  • [2002] 4 SLR 364 – Representing a company whose heavy machinery was seized under a writ of distress, in a case involving an important point of law on ownership rights being considered by the High Court.
  • [2001] SGHC 75 – Representing and successfully defending a law firm against a civil claim arising from a property transaction that went wrong for the various parties involved.
  • [2001] SGHC 366 –- Representing a drug trafficker in a capital case.
  • [2001] SGDC 42 – Representing a youth in drugs related offences and successfully persuading the Court to grant a probation order instead of imposing a typical term of imprisonment. This case has since been relied on by many other offenders as a precedent for a probation order instead of imprisonment.
  • [2000] SGHC 8 – Representing the former managing director of a shipping company against a multi-million dollar claim in secret profits, successfully reducing a $3 million claim to $300,000.00.
  • [2000] 3 SLR 233 – Representing and successfully defending a law firm against a civil claim arising from a property transaction that went wrong for the various parties involved.