In the field of litigation, Wei Chin was lead counsel for many types of matters and clients such as:

1. Civil and commercial disputes
2. Submitting and presenting mitigation pleas successfully to obtain lighter sentences for clients charged in criminal matters, including non-custodial sentences
3. Divorce and ancillary matters disputes, including helping parties through Court Mediation
4. Private prosecutions for a government statutory board and obtaining deterrent sentences against the offenders
5. General solicitors’ work in extracting Grant of Probate and Letters of Administration
6. General solicitors’ work in managing landlord and tenancy agreements and disputes
7. General Commercial Drafting and Advisory Work

His wide range of experience in litigation includes tenancy disputes, writs of possession, claims concerning breaches of director’s duties, probate matters, criminal matters, matrimonial matters and various other types of litigation work.

Wei Chin recognises that not all matters need to proceed for a full-fledged trial. Having taken Mediation & Negotiation modules in NUS, Wei Chin can capably advise on settlement options, achieving an amicable resolution which is more affordable and efficient than going for trial.

Wei Chin has also advised government agencies and statutory boards, helping them to resolve disputes through negotiations and litigation, depending on their goals and aims.

Wei Chin also takes on commercial contract drafting and contractual negotiation work to protect the interest of his clients when they are entering commercial deals. He has experience being a legal advisor to a local tertiary educational institute and assisted in vetting their intellectual property contracts.

Civil & Commercial Disputes

• Lead Counsel in a dispute involving an ex-finance manager of a renowned bakery being sued for breach of fiduciary duties and other money claims – successfully defended the manager such that all claims were dismissed.
• Lead counsel in contract dispute regarding business consultancy agreements, limitation issues and Legal Profession Act.
• Lead counsel in construction dispute with interior designer for defective works.
• Lead counsel in a supply agreement dispute concerning a local beautician boutique.
• Negotiating a successful settlement involving a potentially Michelin-starred restaurant and its renovation contractors, avoiding a lawsuit of close to $0.4 million.
• Lead counsel in a High Court claim for contractual breach: acted for an independent business consultant in suing 3 business owners for breach of consultancy agreement.
• Lead counsel in High Court defamation claim of a manager defaming a director of a listed company.
• Negotiating a successful settlement involving a defamation claim by a businessman against a university professor.
• Assisting counsel in obtaining a Mareva Injunction for a claim amounting to more than S$3 million.
• Negotiating a successful settlement involving an anti-competition lawsuit by a large rice supplier, thus preventing a prohibitive injunction.
• Advising and successfully negotiating a settlement for a government statutory board concerning a dispute with an oil supplier.

Criminal Matters

• Lead Counsel in a disposal enquiry between two victims of a Bitcoin scam.
• Lead counsel in securing an acquittal for client charged with criminal trespass and outrage of modesty in Marina Bay Sand hotel.
• Lead counsel in successfully securing probation for an Uber driver suffering from frotteurism who touched passenger’s thigh. During appeal by the Prosecution, the Accused did not appoint Mr Che as a lawyer (due to financial constraints). Accused’s sentence was later increased to imprisonment when fresh facts arose during appeal.
• Lead counsel in a shop theft matter where Accused took toys without payment from a well-known toy store.
• Lead counsel in various plead guilty matters for offences regarding:
  • Penal Code Section 377BB (voyeurism)
  • Penal Code Section s. 405 to 409 (criminal breach of trust)
  • Companies Act Section 157 (breach of company director’s duties)
  • Road Traffic Act (reckless driving, drink driving etc)
  • Common Gaming House Act (gambling)
  • Animals and Birds Act 1965 (importation of live animals etc)