Ms Laura Chang > WongPartnership LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Ms Laura Chang

+65 6416 2565 laura.chang@wongpartnership.com View profile

Work Department

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group; Energy, Projects & Construction Practice.

Position

Partner – Energy, Projects & Construction Practice.

Career

Laura’s main areas of practice are litigation and arbitration disputes, with a focus on construction and engineering projects, civil and commercial disputes.

Work Highlights

Matters of significance in which Laura has been involved in include acting for the following:

• A main contractor in an ICC arbitration with the Employer over various claims including that for variations, extensions of time, prolongation costs and recovery of liquidated damages relating to a construction of a waste treatment project in the Middle East.
• An owner and operator of a hydrogen and synthesis gas plant in an SIAC arbitration with its end user over a prolonged outage at the plant, and the transfer of the plant to the end user, including issues relating to the plant assets to be transferred.
• A main contractor in an SIAC arbitration with its sub-contractor over various breaches of contract involving piling works relating to the construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore.
• A developer in an SIA arbitration against the main contractor for the construction of a mixed residential development in Singapore for various breaches of contract including issues relating to delay, disruption and defective works.
• Main contractors and sub-contractors in various adjudications, both as claimant and respondent under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap. 30B).

Languages

English.

Memberships

Member, Society of Construction Law.

Education

Admitted, Singapore Bar; University of Nottingham (LL.B., Hons.); Lincoln’s Inn (Barrister-at-Law); National University of Singapore (Grad Dip Singapore Law); Acc. Spec. (Building & Construction), Singapore Academy of Law.