Clara Lim
Associate
Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore
claralim@lvmlawchambers.com
+65 8859 5810
Clara is part of the practice group specialising in complex disputes and appeals. She was called to the Singapore Bar in 2022. Prior to being called to the Singapore Bar, Clara completed her Relevant Legal Training at a mid-sized boutique dispute resolution firm before completing her Training Contract with LVM Law Chambers LLC.
Since graduation, Clara has accumulated significant experience in high-stakes disputes in the Singapore High Court. Some of the high-profile matters that Clara has been involved in include proceedings brought by a Foundation on behalf of the citizens of Papua New Guinea to recover funds held in a Singapore-incorporated company; one of Singapore’s longest criminal trials relating to the 2013 S$8 billion penny stock crash; proceedings to obtain a Mareva injunction against cryptocurrency exchanges; and proceedings brought by the victim of a Ponzi scheme known as SureWin4U against her uplines.
Clara has also been involved in multiple commercial mediations and has appeared before the Strata Titles Board in an evidential hearing.
Clara graduated from Kings College London in 2020 with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and was awarded the Law School Prize in Jurisprudence and Legal Theory. Clara was also second position on the Singapore Institute of Legal Education’s Commendation List and Prize Award for Part A of the Bar Examinations (2021 Session 1) with two distinctions.
During the weekends, Clara enjoys spending time with her dogs and gardening.
Case Highlights
- Representing a victim of a Ponzi scheme known as SureWin4U against her uplines for a claim of more than HKD 41 million.
- Representing professional engineers in a high-profile regulatory matter arising out of environmental and conservation issues.
- Representing a British Virgin Islands-incorporated company in commencing a claim against a company and its director for breach of a loan agreement and guarantee, with the quantum of claim at more than $5 million.
- Assisted in advising an insurance company on its liability in relation to vehicular damage caused by a flash flood in Singapore.
- Assisted in proceedings brought by a Foundation on behalf of the citizens of Papua New Guinea to recover funds held in a Singapore-incorporated company.
- Assisted in advising on one of Singapore’s longest criminal trials relating to the 2013 S$8 billion penny stock crash.
- Assisted in the commencing of a claim by a Singapore entity in the business of wholesale of liquor and beverages against its foreign distributors for fraudulent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and conspiracy.
- Assisted in representing a designer in mediation and in commencing a claim for copyright infringement against entities in the business of providing management, operational and promotional services to luxury hotels and resorts.
- Assisted in filing a Complaint on behalf of a Singapore multinational hospitality brand to the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Centre in relation to a domain name dispute.
Appointments
- Member, Law Society of Singapore
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law
