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Timothy Oen focuses his practice on civil and commercial dispute resolution for clients in Asia and Europe. He has additional experience in commercial, contractual, information technology and insolvency matters as well as employment law matters.
Timothy Oen focuses his practice on civil and commercial dispute resolution for clients in Asia and Europe. He has additional experience in commercial, contractual, information technology and insolvency matters as well as employment law matters.
Dispute Resolution
- Acted for a distributor of Caterpillar equipment against a buyer who refused to take delivery of ordered equipment (Tractors Singapore Ltd v Pacific Ocean Engineering & Trading Pte Ltd [2021] 2 SLR 47). Acted for the distributor on appeal by the buyer (Pacific Ocean Engineering & Trading Pte Ltd v Tractors Singapore Limited [2021] 4 SLR 44)
- Defended a majority shareholder in an up-and-coming commodities trading firm against an action for minority oppression (Ronnie See Eng Siong v Sassax Pte Ltd and Anor [2020] SGHC 96)
- Acted for liquidators in resisting an application by a creditor claiming security over substantial assets of the company in liquidation (Aavanti Offshore Pte Ltd (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) v BAB Al Khail General Trading and Anor [2020] SGHC 50)
- Acted for an Indonesian company part of the Asia Pulp & Paper Co group in a dispute against an Indian counterparty arising out of a contract for the supply of underground piping (Sunrise Industries (India) Ltd v PT. OKI Pulp & Paper Mills and Anor [2023] SGHC 3,). Acted for the Indonesian company on appeal (PT. OKI Pulp & Paper Mills and Anor v Sunrise Industries (India) Ltd [2023] SGHC 3)
- Defended a financial services provider of payment processing services in the credit/debit card industry in a dispute involving whether the financial services provider provided payment processing services to the said counterparty (B High House International Pte Ltd v MCDP Phoenix Services Pte Ltd and Anor [2023] SGHC 12). Discharged a freezing injunction obtained against the client in the action before trial
- Acted for a Chinese state-owned entity in a UK-seated ICC arbitration in a claim of about US$12 million against a Canadian listed company for unpaid fees under a seismic data acquisition contract
- Represented a private investor in a claim by another potential investor against the client in respect of the sale of US$15 million worth of shares. Settlement agreed in mediation
- Represented a Kenyan company in a breach of contract claim against a Singaporean company arising from a distributorship agreement under which the Kenyan company was given distributorship rights for telephone calling cards in Somalia and South Sudan. Settlement agreed in mediation
- Represented a SaaS logistics solutions provider in a dispute with a logistics services provider who used the client’s software logistics solutions. Agreed out of court settlement
CREDENTIALS
Education
- Faculty of Law, Bachelor of Laws, Second Class Honours (Upper), National University of Singapore, 2018
Professional History
- Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales (2023)
- Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2019)
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