Suchitra Ragupathy is a Partner in our Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group and Co-Head of the Family/Matrimonial practice. Suchitra is an active trial lawyer with 32 years of experience in the courts. Since 1993, she has made numerous appearances before the High Court and the Court of Appeal as lead. She has successfully represented many clients in contentious court proceedings.
Her area of practice is matrimonial law and contentious trust and probate matters. She has handled high-profile divorces and custody cases, some of which are high-publicity-risk matters, including cases involving foreign marriages and division of matrimonial assets which run into the tens of millions.
Suchitra's experience in divorce and family law also includes litigating and negotiating complex matters such as high-net-worth divorce, child custody, and cross-border issues.
Her experience includes the representation of accomplished people in the fields of law, finance, medicine, real estate, business, and public service. She also regularly represents their spouses.
Suchitra also represents clients in court litigation involving property and estates disputes. She has also handled estate and trust disputes including trustee resignation/removal, undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty and related claims, and accounting. Recent trial experience includes: Successfully acting for a client to intervene in, and defeat a claim in the Singapore High Court for $13 million that was based on sham agreements between the client’s ex-husband and his first ex-wife in Chiang Ai Ling v Tan Kian Chye and another [2024] SGHC 330. Successfully acting for the client (the wife) in a High Court case on the division of matrimonial assets and garnering a 85% division in her favor in WRZ v WSA [2023] SGHCF 51.
Before specializing in family law and estate matters, Suchitra had commercial litigation experience. Her experience in this area underpins her strategic approach in matters involving financial structures and valuation issues.
Suchitra has handled cases in the Family Court, High Court and Court of Appeal.
She is also a certified collaborative lawyer.
