“His advice was a combination of efficiency and commercial practicality.” and “His high level of professionalism instilled strong confidence.” – Legal 500
Jared has more than a decade’s experience helping his clients protect and preserve their wealth, investments, and businesses. He has been described as a leader in his field of work by Legal 500.
Jared has practiced at two of top-tier dispute resolution firms. He undertakes a broad range of contentious work with a focus on private wealth disputes. He is well versed at handling trial, appellate, arbitration and advisory matters.
EXPERIENCE
Trust Disputes
- Advised a $100 million charitable trust concerning allegations made by beneficiary charity.
- Counsel for a Singapore investment holding company in Court proceedings and coordinated strategies with estate proceedings in Estonia and insolvency proceedings in Northern Ireland: HC/OS 1050/2021
- Advised a trustee services company on subrogation rights under a bank loan.
- Advised a beneficiary on actions against an errant trustee.
- Advised a Singapore private bank on obligations with respect to investment accounts held by a senior member of the Bahraini royal family prior to his passing and on communications with surviving family members.
Investment Disputes
- Advised Singapore’s leading cryptocurrency exchange on matters arising from the collapse of Three Arrows Capital.
- Counsel for a dissatisfied investor in a Malaysian hotel development project: HC/S 195/2021
- Counsel for a private company in a claim arising from an investment loan: HC/S 1244/2020.
- Counsel in a dispute arising from seed investments into the development of a platform to deliver near real time news verification: DC/OC 1159/2022.
Representing Family Businesses
- Counsel for a family in defending a S$30.9 million arbitration claim arising from the sale of their family business: SIAC Arb No. 254 of 2022.
- Counsel for a family in an arbitration involving a US$2.4 billion fraud claim arising from the sale of a family-owned pharmaceutical company: ICC Case No. 19074/CYK.
- Counsel for a family in a joint venture dispute concerning a Asian supply chain for polymer parts used in the manufacture of high-end consumer electronics: HC/S236/2017; HC/S 238/2017; HC/S 910/2017; HC/S 312/2018.
- Counsel for a family business in cross-appeals before the Singapore Court of Appeal and reduced quantum of judgement sum to nominal damages: CA/CA 155/2017; CA/CA 157/2017.
- Counsel for a family’s waste to energy business in a dispute over a services contract: HC/S 468/2015.
- Counsel for family’s interest in a die cut business and resisted an appeal on the basis that the matter was functus officio: CA/CA 147/2019; CA/CA 148/2019.
- Counsel for a family in a joint venture dispute concerning a Asian supply chain for polymer parts used in the manufacture of high-end consumer electronics: HC/S236/2017; HC/S 238/2017; HC/S 910/2017; HC/S 312/2018.
Shareholder & Joint Venture Disputes
- Counsel in a shareholders’ dispute over a palm oil conglomerate.
- Counsel in a shareholders’ dispute arising from a family run food and restaurant conglomerate: HC/S 465/2021.
- Counsel for a minority shareholder in a dispute over corporate control of a fund manager: HC/S 374/2019; HC/S 490/2019.
- Advised an LSE listed mining company on a potential shareholders’ dispute.
- Advised a shareholder in a dispute over a company manufacturing military and controlled equipment.
- Counsel for majority shareholders in valuation proceedings: HC/S 125/2014.
- Counsel for a majority shareholder in arbitrations arising from a joint venture to construct, develop and operate an integrated marina, residential and commercial development in MoDao Island, China: SIAC Arb 48/2018; SIAC Arb 70/2018.
- Counsel for a substantial shareholder in a dispute over the corporate control of a Singapore public listed company: HC/S571/2017.
- Represented shareholders in a joint venture dispute over the construction and development of a mix-use property development known as the Capitol Singapore: HC/OS 1007-9/2016; HC/CWU 72-4/2016.
Financial Services Disputes
- Counsel for the Singapore branch of a French bank in a US$60 million claim arising from the fraudulent presentation of documents under a letter of credit: HC/S 459/2020.
- Advised the Singapore branch of a Malaysian bank in a US$70 million claim arising from the fraudulent presentation of documents under a letter of credit.
- Counsel for a private bank in defending against claims for unauthorized currency trading: HC/S 125/2011.
- Counsel for a trustee services company from claims arising from falsified payment instructions: SIAC Arb 55/2021.
- Advised a Cayman segregated portfolio company in a dispute with an investment manager concerning the management of US$800 million in assets.
- Represented a local bank in defending claims for misrepresentation and contravention of the Financial Advisers Act: HC/S 232/2017.
- Represented a project development company in defending a claim for payment for financial advisory services in relation to the development of a US$2 billion aromatic chemicals plant: CA/CA 95/2013; CA/CA 97/2013.
Workplace & Employment Disputes
- Counsel for a former employee of a FinTech company in a claim for unpaid commissions: HC/OC 78/2023.
- Counsel for a French group of companies in resisting a former employees claims for retrenchment benefits: DC/OC 1431/2024.
- Counsel for a large accounting firm concerning a former partner’s claim for psychiatric harm: HKIAC/PA21255.
- Counsel for an insurance company in a multibillion-dollar claim arising from the mass solicitation of an agency unit: HC/S 722/2016; AD/CA 78, 79 and 97/2021
- Advised a large distributor of fast-moving consumer goods in investigations concerning the breach of fair employment regulations.
- Advised the Inquiry Committee of a government-linked company on investigations into a sexual harassment complaint made against a senior board member.
- Counsel for a project development company in the trial involving an employment dispute: DC/S 3012/2012/H.
- Counsel for an advertising company in a trial involving the enforcement of restrictive covenants and payment of employee benefits: HC/S 353/2012; HC/S 409/2012.
- Counsel for former employees of a security firm in an employment dispute: HC/S 671/2010.
Commercial Disputes
- Counsel for a NYSE listed company in international trade disputes with a Japanese trading partner: SIAC Arb 412/2023; SIAC Arb 218/2023.
- Instructing counsel for a large food caterer to the aviation industry in an application to restrain Korean proceedings commenced in breach of an arbitration agreement: SIC/OA 14/2023; CA/CAS 12/2023.
- Counsel for a commodities trading company in numerous arbitration and litigation proceedings in connection with claims arising from the actions of a rogue trader: HC/S 227/2017; HC/S 362/2017; SIAC Arbs 143-202/2017; SIAC Arb 216/2017; SIAC Arb 188/2018.
- Counsel for the liquidators of a company in claims against its former directors and senior employees for losses caused by mismanagement and corruption: HC/S 1067/2015.
- Counsel for a Malaysian government-linked company in pursuing a claim against an Indonesian government-linked insurer under a credit insurance policy: SIAC ARB 011/10/MM.
- Counsel for secured creditors of the OW Bunker Group in numerous arbitration and litigation proceedings in connection with the recovery of assets secured under a US$700 million credit facility following the collapse of the group.
- Counsel for a Malaysian-listed company and its Singapore subsidiary in defending fraud and conspiracy claims brought by the Singapore Comptroller of Income Tax: HC/S 350/2014; CA/CA 189/2015.
- Successfully invoked the High Court’s inherent case management powers to stay proceedings in favour of arbitration: HC/S 362/2017.
- Disputes counsel on a team advising a large social media and messaging platform on the launch of their P2M services.
- Advised a US petrochemical trader on a dispute with a trading partner.
Reported Decisions
- Asiana Airlines, Inc v Gate Gourmet Korea Co, Ltd [2024] SGCA(I) 8
- Gate Gourmet Korea Co, Ltd v Asiana Airlines, Inc [2023] SGHC(I) 23
- Annus, Kristin v Annus, Jekaterina [2023] SGHC] 110
- Prudential Assurance Co Singapore (Pte) Ltd v Tan Shou Yi Peter [2021] SGHC 109
- Wei Fengpinv Low Tuck Loong Raymond [2021] SGHC 90
- Retrospect Investment (S) Pte Ltd v Lateral Solutions Pte Ltd [2020] SGCA 15
- Liew Kit Fah and others v Koh Keng Chew [2019] SGCA 78
- Tan Choon Wee v Pine Capital Group Ltd [2019] SGHC 201
- Poh Lian Construction (Pte) Ltd (in liquidation) v Lauw Wisanggeni [2019] SGHC 114
- Shanghai Turbo Enterprises Ltd v Liu Ming [2019] SGCA 11
- Koh Keng Chew v Liew Kit Fah [2018] SGHC 262
- Shanghai Turbo Enterprises Ltd v Liu Ming [2018] SGHC 172
- Biofuel Industries Pte Ltd v V8 Environmental Pte Ltd [2018] SGCA 28
- BASF Intertrade AG Singapore Branch v H&C S Holding Pte Ltd [2017] SGHCR 10
- Biofuel Industries Pte Ltd v V8 Environmental Pte Ltd [2017] SGHC 184
- ARX v Comptroller of Income Tax [2016] SGCA 56
- Precious Shipping Public Co Ltd v OW Bunker Far East (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2015] SGHC 187
- Choo Liang Haw v Chua Seet Mui [2015] SGHC 47
- Kraze Entertainment (S) Pte Ltd v Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd [2013] SGHC 39
MEMBERSHIPS / DIRECTORSHIPS
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Affiliate, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
- Independent Director, EtonHouse Community Fund
