Wei Chin is primarily involved in various aspects of commercial and litigation practice, and has a broad range of practice areas covering both disciplines. He had the privilege of being featured on Channel 8 News several times to provide his legal opinions.

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

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

Sample Cases

Commercial & Property Disputes

• 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.

Dispute Resolution

• Lead counsel in securing an acquittal for client charged with criminal trespass and outrage of modesty in Marina Bay Sand hotel.
• Lead counsel in High Court defamation claim.
• 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.