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Shook Lin & Bok LLP Offices

Shook Lin & Bok LLP
1 ROBINSON ROAD
#18-00 AIA TOWER
SINGAPORE 048542
Singapore
Visit website 65 6535 1944 65 6535 8577

Mr Joseph Tay

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+65 6439 0621 joseph.tay@shooklin.com

Work Department

Construction & Projects; Employment; International Arbitration; Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Position

Joseph Tay specialises in Litigation & Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration and Construction & Projects.

As a dispute resolution specialist, Joseph has a strong track record in securing favourable outcomes for his clients, with a remarkable win-ratio in matters where he has acted as lead counsel. He has appeared at all levels of the Supreme Court of Singapore, in international commercial arbitrations administered by leading arbitral institutions, and in adjudication proceedings commenced under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap. 30B). Clients have described Joseph to be “formidable” and “talented” as an advocate, and “spectacular” in his conduct of trials and cross-examination.

Joseph’s experience and expertise extends to a wide range of matters relating to contractual disputes, interlocutory injunctions and freezing (Mareva) order injunctions, financial services and securities, building and construction, infrastructure and projects, real estate sale and lease, employment laws and directors’ duties, non-competition obligations and restrictive covenants, commodities and trade, restructuring and insolvency, shareholders’ disputes and commercial fraud.

Joseph is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.  Joseph is listed on the panel of arbitrators for the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (Reserve Panel) and on the panel of arbitrators for Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (Secondary Panel).  Joseph is concurrently a member of the Inquiry Panel of the Law Society of Singapore.

Languages

English; Mandarin

Education

Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore, 2008
LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore, 2007
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
Arbitrator listed on the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Reserve Panel
Arbitrator listed on the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, Secondary Panel

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Labour and employment: local firms

Shook Lin & Bok LLP is well-known for its work in contentious employment matters, largely acting for corporate clients in cases concerning non-competition and confidentiality obligations, wrongful dismissal and harassment claims, misconduct investigations, and employee terminations. The firm has further expertise in the advisory segment, including on employment contracts and ongoing human resources advice. Probin Dass is a senior litigator with experience in contentious and non-contentious issues. Teo Mae Shaan and Joseph Tay are also key partners.

Singapore > Dispute resolution: local firms

Shook Lin & Bok LLP has a fine history in dispute resolution, especially in banking and financial services disputes, insolvency and restructuring cases, and fraud and asset recovery. Along with its steady diet of banking and financial services cases, the firm has continued to land major engagements in the fraud segment, often cases stemming from large-scale insolvencies. It acted for the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in a claim of more than $80m against the ex-directors and ex-employees of Hin Leong Trading, concerning allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy by unlawful means, procurement of breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation. Sarjit Singh Gill SC has more than 40 years of experience in big-ticket litigation and arbitration, including corporate and banking disputes. David Chan is another senior practitioner with an outstanding record in fraud and insolvency cases. Ng Yeow Khoon and Probin Dass are also key practitioners, along with Joseph Tay, Moses Lin and Daniel Tan, the latter being an emerging talent.

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