Rebecca started as a junior lawyer who was given the responsibility for setting up and organising the system for the loan recovery work for financial institutions such as the Bank of China. From there, she actively advises local and foreign banks on many issues relating to their banking business. Much of her work involves managing and advising banking clients on their claims and disputes as well as various issues involving banker-customer relationship. For example, she has represented Bank of China in a reported case concerning paramount mortgagee’s rights. She was also part of the team that represented Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB in the high profile case against Asia Pacific Brewery Pte Ltd relating to the fraud perpetrated by Chia Teck Leng on the Brewery and the Bank. As a senior litigator in the firm, she is also responsible for ensuring the high quality of litigation service provided by the firm to its clients.

In addition to banking/commercial litigation, Rebecca Chew has substantial experience in the area of disputes involving joint ventures and projects in Mainland China and entities from Mainland China. She is extremely conversant in Mandarin and has successfully represented PRC companies and banks in a number of high profile disputes. In a recent High Court trial in Singapore, she successfully represented a Mainland Chinese company to sue on a Chinese Court Judgment and obtain full recovery from the Judgment Debtor in Singapore. This is the first reported case of a Singapore Supreme Court recognising and enforcing a Chinese Court Judgment in Singapore. This decision has far-reaching implication not only in the Singapore context but for claims filed in Mainland China for recovery of sums due under a Singapore Court Judgment.

Rebecca’s experience covers other areas of the law including disciplinary proceedings particularly for medical professionals and medical malpractice. She actively advises medical institutions and healthcare boards as well as patients in the area of medical ethics, malpractice and management. She is a Domain B member of the National Healthcare Group DSRB and has been actively involved in the ethical review of clinical trial protocols. As mentioned, she is particularly experienced in the area of public law and administration, medical ethics, disciplinary proceedings for professionals. Rebecca has represented a number of statutory boards including the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board, Singapore Nursing Board, Singapore Pharmacy Council etc in disciplinary proceedings and in advising them on various issues involving administration of complaints etc. She has successfully represented the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board in a number of notable landmark decisions.