Construction & Engineering

Our experience includes:

• Advised and acted for a global company in the offshore oil and gas industry in a multi-million dollar claim regarding a multi-million dollar dispute in relation to an Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Construction (“EPIC”) contract.

• Assisted in representing a hydraulic engineering company in an SIAC arbitration in a dispute involving a contract for the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of hydraulic systems for a landmark local attraction.

• Acted for specialised engineering company in a patent infringement claim and defending a patent revocation counterclaim.

• Acted in claim against main contractor for unpaid fees for construction work, including adjudication proceedings under the Building And Construction Industry Security Of Payment Act (“SOPA”).

• Advised on claims and termination of construction contract involving delay, liquidated damages, defects, and incomplete works.

• Advised and acted for construction company in claims for breach of contract, defending claims alleging multiple defects and delay in completion.

• Advised and acted for a property developer in a claim arising from breaches of contract and misrepresentation in relation to the sale of a property, and losses incurred due to consequent delays to redevelopment plans.

• Acted for employers, main contractors and sub-contractors of various levels in adjudication proceedings under SOPA, involving issues such as defects, extension of time, acceleration and prolongation costs, and disputed variation orders.

• Acted for a Grade A1 Singaporean contractor in an adjudication and thereafter an SIAC arbitration against a leading Malaysian property developer, involving claims of liquidated damages, disputed variation orders and wrongful certification by the project architect.

• Advised a main contractor on complex issues arising out of a land reclamation project, involving the use of novel technology which posed challenges that fell outside the contemplation of the public sector standard form of construction contract.

• Successfully secured >95% of a main contractor's claim against a subcontractor undergoing a multi-jurisdictional restructuring effort, overcoming a statutory moratorium under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act.

• Advised leading digital infrastructure companies, as both external and in-house counsel, on the development of data centres across the Asia-Pacific region, including drafting and negotiating construction contracts, consultancy agreements, equipment purchase contracts and other supply agreements.

• Retained to advise on all legal matters relating to the development of a luxury hotel in Singapore, seeing the matters from tender to a successful closure of final accounts on terms favourable to the client.