TSMP Law Corporation is prominent on significant commercial, international arbitration and construction mandates. Its commercial litigation team focuses on complex boardroom, shareholder and investment disputes. The firm is constantly sought after for the largest and most intricate matters in both established and developing fields and has an impressive track record. It is also growing its reputation for intellectual property and trust practice. The firm has a dedicated Korea desk and the commitment and investment to its Korean clientele is reflected in the hiring of an experienced construction partner from a domestic Korean firm, Kim Mijung. The team moves up a notch in the private client rankings this year.
The practice is driven by senior counsels Thio Shen Yi and Jeffrey Chan Wah Teck, while other key names include head of construction Derek Loh, head of litigation Melvin Chan, head of employment Ian Lim, private wealth and trusts specialist Kelvin Koh and head of IP and technology, media and telecommunications Adrian Tan. The firm also has, as consultants, Hans Tjio, who wrote books on company, securities and trust law, and Tang Hang Wu, who is a renowned expert on equity and trusts.
The firm continues to act on a claim brought on behalf of Ok Tedi Fly River Development Foundation and eight members of communities living in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea who were affected by environmental damage caused by the Ok Tedi Mine. This is a highly complex case that revolves around several key issues, namely the recourse available to the thousands of villagers where monies meant for their benefit are misapplied; its relation to one of the biggest environmental disasters in PNG, almost 30 years ago; and a large-scale investigation into the expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars by the
Program Company in PNG.
The construction team is defending clients, CSYA and Chan Sau Yan, against claims of fraud, conspiracy, negligence, and breaches of duty as an architect in the construction of three good class bungalows. This is one of the longest High Court trials ever in Singapore, at 91 days over three years in four tranches, and it is still ongoing.
Hansfort Investment enlisted the intellectual property litigators for a copyright infringement dispute with a royalty collection organisation, COMPASS. The case will deal with the issue of whether collective management organisations (CMOs) like COMPASS are entitled to collect licensing fees on behalf of the actual copyright owners. The Singapore government has indicated that there seems to be a lack of transparency as to whether CMOs actually possess administration rights over works which they claim to administer, and how CMOs calculate the quantum of licence fees. The Singapore government is considering regulating the operation of CMOs. In an application for withdrawal of interrogatories, the TSMP team succeeded in arguing a novel point of law that Deputy Registrars of the State Court are not bound by decisions of Assistant Registrars of the High Court. The claim was deemed discontinued when the plaintiff did not take action for more than a year.
On the labour front, the firm acted for Peter Tan, a former senior financial services manager at Prudential, in a $2.5 billion claim by Prudential over alleged mass poaching of agents, which led to breaches of contractual non-solicitation obligations and fiduciary duties. This long-running case finally came to a close after a confidential settlement in April 2022.
Construction specialist Justin Ee left for Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu.
The group’s list of clients includes Citibank, DHL, Disney, Emerson, Facebook, GS Engineering & Construction, IBM, KPMG, Lippo Group, Tempo Scan Pacific, Twitter and YTL PowerSeraya.
Client feedback
“On-point advice and attentive team.” – Insolvency
“Strong team providing legally sound and commercially realistic advice and support.” – Labour and employment
Melvin Chan
“Technically solid and responsive.”
Felicia Tan
“Attentive and on-point advice.”
Stefanie Yuen
“Business-like and straight to the point.”
TSMP Law Corporation is prominent on significant commercial, international arbitration and construction mandates. Its commercial litigation team focuses on complex boardroom, shareholder and investment disputes. The firm is constantly sought after for the largest and most intricate matters in both established and developing fields and has an impressive track record. It is also growing its reputation for intellectual property and trust practice. The firm has a dedicated Korea desk and the commitment and investment to its Korean clientele is reflected in the hiring of an experienced construction partner from a domestic Korean firm, Kim Mijung. The team moves up a notch in the private client rankings this year.
The practice is driven by senior counsels Thio Shen Yi and Jeffrey Chan Wah Teck, while other key names include head of construction Derek Loh, head of litigation Melvin Chan, head of employment Ian Lim, private wealth and trusts specialist Kelvin Koh and head of IP and technology, media and telecommunications Adrian Tan. The firm also has, as consultants, Hans Tjio, who wrote books on company, securities and trust law, and Tang Hang Wu, who is a renowned expert on equity and trusts.
The firm continues to act on a claim brought on behalf of Ok Tedi Fly River Development Foundation and eight members of communities living in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea who were affected by environmental damage caused by the Ok Tedi Mine. This is a highly complex case that revolves around several key issues, namely the recourse available to the thousands of villagers where monies meant for their benefit are misapplied; its relation to one of the biggest environmental disasters in PNG, almost 30 years ago; and a large-scale investigation into the expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars by the
Program Company in PNG.
The construction team is defending clients, CSYA and Chan Sau Yan, against claims of fraud, conspiracy, negligence, and breaches of duty as an architect in the construction of three good class bungalows. This is one of the longest High Court trials ever in Singapore, at 91 days over three years in four tranches, and it is still ongoing.
Hansfort Investment enlisted the intellectual property litigators for a copyright infringement dispute with a royalty collection organisation, COMPASS. The case will deal with the issue of whether collective management organisations (CMOs) like COMPASS are entitled to collect licensing fees on behalf of the actual copyright owners. The Singapore government has indicated that there seems to be a lack of transparency as to whether CMOs actually possess administration rights over works which they claim to administer, and how CMOs calculate the quantum of licence fees. The Singapore government is considering regulating the operation of CMOs. In an application for withdrawal of interrogatories, the TSMP team succeeded in arguing a novel point of law that Deputy Registrars of the State Court are not bound by decisions of Assistant Registrars of the High Court. The claim was deemed discontinued when the plaintiff did not take action for more than a year.
On the labour front, the firm acted for Peter Tan, a former senior financial services manager at Prudential, in a $2.5 billion claim by Prudential over alleged mass poaching of agents, which led to breaches of contractual non-solicitation obligations and fiduciary duties. This long-running case finally came to a close after a confidential settlement in April 2022.
Construction specialist Justin Ee left for Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu.
The group’s list of clients includes Citibank, DHL, Disney, Emerson, Facebook, GS Engineering & Construction, IBM, KPMG, Lippo Group, Tempo Scan Pacific, Twitter and YTL PowerSeraya.
Client feedback
“On-point advice and attentive team.” – Insolvency
“Strong team providing legally sound and commercially realistic advice and support.”
– Labour and employment
Melvin Chan
“Technically solid and responsive.”
Felicia Tan
“Attentive and on-point advice.”
Stefanie Yuen
“Business-like and straight to the point.”
