Matthew Chow

Arbitration / International Arbitration
• Assisted the counsel team in a commercial arbitration governed by the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules between a Singapore incorporated company and a foreign incorporated company in the business of supplying products and solutions to mission critical segments of the professional mobile radio market. The matter involved allegations of oppression, breaches of a joint venture agreement, misrepresentation and the assessment of damages arising from repudiatory breaches.

• Assisted the counsel team in a construction-related arbitration governed by the SIAC Arbitration Rules between a Singapore incorporated subsidiary of a reputable construction and engineering company listed on the Shanghai stock exchange and a Singapore incorporated company being the contractor. The matter involved allegations of delay, claims for costs of taking over of the construction contract, associated damages incurred in carrying out omitted works and associated damages incurred in relation to the delay in completion of works.

• Assisted the counsel team in a commercial arbitration and emergency arbitration governed by the HKIAC Arbitration Rules between various shareholders of a Singapore incorporated company which is a trustee-manager of a publicly listed Singapore business trust. The matter involved allegations of breaches of a shareholders’ agreement and the seeking of injunctive and declaratory relief.

• Assisted the counsel team in a commercial arbitration governed by the SIAC Arbitration Rules between a company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China and a company incorporated in the Hong Kong Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. The matter involved allegations of breach of contract.

Commercial litigation
• Assisted the counsel team in representing a Singapore entity linked to established American jewelry retailers against one of India’s largest manufacturer and supplier of diamonds and jewelry in multi-million cross claims, amounting to the estimated aggregate sum of US$70million, involving breaches of a joint venture agreement, fraudulent misuse, conspiracy, inducement of breaches and quantum meruit.

• Assisted the counsel team in representing certain directors in City Developments Ltd, a renown Singapore incorporated company listed on the Singapore exchange, including its executive chairman, in an action against certain other directors. The matter involved allegations of corporate governance issues, with reliefs sought to amongst others, to annul resolutions passed by the latter directors.

• Assisted the counsel team in representing high net-worth individuals and a Singapore incorporated company in an action concerning the issue as to when litigation funding outside of insolvency-related contexts should be considered as champertous and/or contrary to public policy.

• Assisted the counsel team in representing a high net-worth individual and an Estate in resisting an application under Section 328(10) of the Companies Act for an advantage over the other creditors of the recovered proceeds from a litigation commenced by a company in liquidation.

• Assisted the counsel team in representing directors of a Singapore company who were former members of the company’s EXCO defending allegations of breaches of their directors’ / fiduciaries’ duties, specifically for breaches of the no conflict of interest rule, in connection with the extension of six loans from the company / its subsidiaries to their affiliate companies (which amounted to the estimated aggregate sum of US$800million).

• Assisted the counsel team in representing a non-independent non-executive director and major shareholder of a Singapore incorporated company which is a trustee-manager of a publicly listed Singapore business trust, in an action against directors of the trustee-manager to annul resolutions passed by in potential breaches of constitution.

• Assisted the counsel team in representing a high net-worth individual in relation to defending a claim for investment losses brought by a managing director of a listed company and a high net-worth individual.

• Assisted the counsel team in representing a high net-worth individual in claims for repayment of capital injection under a joint venture from the estate of an individual.

• Assisted the counsel team in representing several MCSTs on a diverse range of issues relating to the management of their respective strata-titled developments.

Advisory
• Assisted the counsel team in their representation of and advice to DBS Trustee, a subsidiary of Singapore’s largest local bank, in respect of ongoing investigations into the demise of the Eagle Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust, a REIT with an aggregate valuation of US$1 billion.

• Assisted the counsel team in advising a listed company in Japan in relation to a potential fictitious transaction entered into with a Singapore company, on the possible causes of actions which the company may pursue in Singapore to unwind the transaction or claim against the relevant third parties personally (such as conspiracy, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duties, dishonest assistance and knowing receipt).