TSMP Law Corporation

Litigation and Construction

Partner, Co-head of Construction & Engineering

Melvin Chan co-heads TSMP's Construction & Engineering practice. His main area of practice is civil and commercial litigation, where he has extensive experience in contentious construction and engineering disputes, both in court and in arbitration.

In the field of building construction litigation, Melvin has successfully argued a number of landmark decisions in the High Court and Court of Appeal, including the seminal case of Chip Hup Hup Kee Construction v Ssangyong Engineering and Construction [2010] 1 SLR 658 under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, and more recently MCST Plan No 3322 v Mer Vue Developments Pte Ltd & Ors [2016] SGHC 38, where the High Court decided for the first time, in a claim by an MCST against an architect, that the architect can rely on the independent contractor defence. The decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal.

Melvin graduated with an LLB (Hons) from King's College London, where he was awarded Laws Exhibitions in consecutive years, as well as various subject prizes. Apart from a sound grasp of the law, Melvin brings an extremely hands-on approach to dealing with each individual case, and believes that a lawyer best serves their client by providing efficient, effective and commercially workable solutions tailor-made to fit each individual client's needs.

English, Chinese (Mandarin)

Law Society of Singapore

Singapore Academy of Law

Fellow of Singapore Institute of Arbitrators