Silvester Legal was founded in 2018 by disputes practitioner Walter Silvester and has grown from just him to a team of five fee earners. It specialises in shareholder disputes. Over the past five years, the firm has served almost 500 clients in over 10 areas of expertise. Managing director and head of commercial litigation Silvester is the key contact for disputes. Director and commercial disputes specialist Walter Alexander is also a name to note.
The minority shareholder in a local employment company has instructed the team on its claim against the majority shareholders and the company. This is a curious minority oppression case because the client is essentially the whistleblower but was reluctant to report the company and directors, fearing a devaluation of his shares. In an employment case, the team is acting for the defendant in a long-running case regarding the enforcement of a judgment in Japan. The client is now prosecuting the enforcement of the judgment against a director who is overseas and will file a suit personally against this director soon. One important issue under employment law that was discussed is whether the employment of an employee is considered terminated by the employer if the employee was forced to submit his resignation letter. Silvester Legal was successful in the counterclaim for its client. The team scored another win for an injured expatriate employee who made a personal injury claim against a government-linked company after he suffered serious injury at the worksite of the defendant. The client received a settlement offer that he was happy with, including full salary and benefits for when he was unable to work. The legal team leveraged the fact that neither defendant was inclined to go to court and expose the poor safety standards which led to the injury.
Client feedback
“They managed the facts of the case well and provided options as necessary. Silvester is extremely well-learned and knows the law confidently, which aided my case.” – Commercial and transactions
“They secured my objective of achieving peace to stop the counterparty from making baseless allegations.” – Commercial and transactions
“They did well in getting the right details and facts as this is a High Court case where every piece of evidence is necessary. Proper research was done and I was even surprised when they had evidence that I did not have myself.” – Commercial and transactions
Siraj Aziz
“He understands the situation and works very hard for justice to be done. He is hard-working and works day and night to meet the deadline.”
Walter Silvest
“He is empathic aernd communicates well.”
“He listens and cares about the case. Then he offers a few options. He was able to help me achieve my objective without making me feel overstretched in effort, time and money.”
