WongPartnership LLP

Infrastructure, Construction & Engineering; India

Vishi Sundar is a Partner in the Infrastructure, Construction & Engineering Practice and the India Practice.

Vishi has a broad dispute resolution practice, with a focus on civil and commercial litigation, and international arbitration. He has substantial experience with disputes in the infrastructure, construction and engineering sectors, both internationally and in Singapore. He has also advised and acted for government bodies, corporations and high net-worth individuals in matters involving corporate crime and investigations, public and administrative law, restructuring and insolvency law, defamation law, employment law and intellectual property law.

Written judgments by the Singapore courts have commended Vishi for his “able conduct” of his clients’ case, for demonstrating “a mastery of the authorities and evidence at hand”, for his “immensely helpful” submissions, and for being “fundamentally cognisant” of his “duty to the Court and in the administration of justice”.

Vishi is also recognised for his disputes work in a number of legal directories.

For example, The Legal 500 - Asia Pacific 2025 ranks Vishi as a Next Generation Partner for the Construction practice area, describing him as a “sure bet as a future market leader”, and highlighting that what sets him apart “is his strategic thinking, and his ability to provide clear, crisp and concise advice that goes to the heart of the issues”.

Likewise, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025 ranks Vishi as a Future Star for the Construction practice area.

Vishi also regularly represents individuals who are unable to afford a lawyer on a pro bono basis under the Law Society’s Criminal Legal Aid Scheme.

Vishi graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Nottingham and a Master of Laws from the University College London. He is admitted to the Singapore Bar.

Relevant experience:

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

SECC Holdings Pte Ltd, as lead counsel, in its successful appeal which involved a novel question about the purport and effect of a direct payment arrangement in the construction industry, including whether such an arrangement operated as an assignment of debt, or as a vicarious performance of a debt obligation: see SECC Holdings Pte Ltd v Helios PV (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd (Sinohydro Corporation Limited (Singapore Branch), garnishee) [2024] SGHC 215. The Land Transport Authority of Singapore, as lead counsel, in its successful appeal which involved a question of general principle to be decided for the first time, and a question of public importance, relating to the entitlement to certain rebates under the Road Traffic Act and its subsidiary legislation: see Land Transport Authority v Kenso Leasing Pte Ltd [2022] SGHC 222. Representing a leading Asian supplier of turnkey mission critical communication solution, as lead counsel, in SIAC arbitration proceedings against a European supplier of solutions to mission critical segments of the professional mobile radio market, arising out of a joint venture agreement involving claims and counterclaims of around SGD 40 million. A European global leader in air transport communications and technology in an SIAC arbitration against a major Asian regional technology provider, arising out of a long-term teaming agreement for the provision of airport technology in Southeast Asia, involving underlying claims in the region of SGD 600 million. An industry-leading European designer and manufacturer of steel plants in an SIAC arbitration against one of Asia’s largest steel producers, arising out of the construction of a large-scale integrated extrusion complex in South Asia. The dispute involved complicated issues of law and fact, including issues relating to suspension of works, variations, delays, fitness for purpose, and defects. The Attorney-General of Singapore in various civil proceedings in the High Court and the Court of Appeal commenced by prisoners awaiting capital punishment, including for leave to commence judicial review, and for declaratory and private law reliefs.

Publications:

Researcher, Law and Practice of Construction Contracts (5th edition, 2018) Contributor, Singapore Civil Procedure 2018