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MR. NG LIP CHIHDIRECTORContact number: +65 6236 5919
Email: ng.lipchih@fnqlaw.com Mobile number: +65 9667 2109 Disputes Resolution and Business Law Services Practice Address: 30 Cecil Street, #11-04, Prudential Tower Singapore 049712 Mr Ng Lip Chih was educated at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is qualified as a solicitor in England. Upon graduation in 1996, he joined the largest law firm in Singapore as a pupil and subsequently as an associate. He was made a Partner after six years in 2001. In 2004, Lip Chih was seconded to SGX to act as its Head of Enforcement. After spending ten years at the law firm, Lip Chih founded Ng Lip Chih & Co. In 2009, Lip Chih founded NLC Law Asia LLP and was appointed to act as its Managing Partner. In 2014, Lip Chih founded NLC Law Asia LLC and was appointed to act as its Managing Director. In April 2017, Lip Chih joined Foo & Quek LLC to head Foo & Quek LLC’s new Disputes Resolution and Business Law Services departments. |
While his expertise is in corporate and commercial litigation, Lip Chih has extensive experience in a wide range of practice areas including but not limited to white collar crime, corporate matters, employment matters, family & matrimonial matters, estate matters, criminal law and insolvency matters.
Lip Chih has been instructed on numerous high profile cases and his clientele includes international clients from Japan, China, Indonesia, Holland and the USA.
Lip Chih has been appointed by the Minister For Law to act as a Statutory Member of the Singapore Law Society Council pursuant to Section 48(1)(B) of the Legal Profession from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2018. Lip Chih has been re-appointed by the Minister For Law to act as a Statutory Member of the Singapore Law Society Council pursuant to Section 48(1)(B) of the Legal Profession from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020.
Lip Chih is also a committee member of the Professional Development And Practice Chapter, Singapore Academy of Law. The Professional Development And Practice Chapter focuses on the development and upgrading of the legal professionals in Singapore.
In addition, Lip Chih is a serving member of the Audit Committee of the Tanglin Club. The Tanglin Club is one of the oldest clubs in Singapore.
Lip Chih also serves as a Council Member of a Management Corporation for a condominium development in Singapore.
PUBLICATIONS
Contributed to:
"Business Conduct" in Halsbury's Laws of Singapore (Volume 17 - Securities) (with Soo Seong Theng). (Butterworths Asia, 2003). pp 100 - 214.
"Interrogatories" and "Interrogatories Before Action" in Singapore Civil Procedure 2003 (Sweet & Maxwell, 2003), pp 515 - 530.
EXPERIENCE
The matters which Lip Chih has handled include the following:
A number of significant cases which Lip Chih has handled are as follows:-
Lip Chih has been instructed on numerous high profile cases and his clientele includes international clients from Japan, China, Indonesia, Holland and the USA.
Lip Chih has been appointed by the Minister For Law to act as a Statutory Member of the Singapore Law Society Council pursuant to Section 48(1)(B) of the Legal Profession from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2018. Lip Chih has been re-appointed by the Minister For Law to act as a Statutory Member of the Singapore Law Society Council pursuant to Section 48(1)(B) of the Legal Profession from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020.
Lip Chih is also a committee member of the Professional Development And Practice Chapter, Singapore Academy of Law. The Professional Development And Practice Chapter focuses on the development and upgrading of the legal professionals in Singapore.
In addition, Lip Chih is a serving member of the Audit Committee of the Tanglin Club. The Tanglin Club is one of the oldest clubs in Singapore.
Lip Chih also serves as a Council Member of a Management Corporation for a condominium development in Singapore.
PUBLICATIONS
Contributed to:
"Business Conduct" in Halsbury's Laws of Singapore (Volume 17 - Securities) (with Soo Seong Theng). (Butterworths Asia, 2003). pp 100 - 214.
"Interrogatories" and "Interrogatories Before Action" in Singapore Civil Procedure 2003 (Sweet & Maxwell, 2003), pp 515 - 530.
EXPERIENCE
The matters which Lip Chih has handled include the following:
- Acting for a bank against another bank for a claim arising out of Clause 3.2 of C6. Cheque Truncation System (CTS) - Bank Practices and Liabilities of the ABS Bye-Laws & Regulations.
- Acting for a steel mill plant owner in arbitration in the Philippines where the claimed amount was S$ 1 billion.
- Acting in a high profile white collar crime matter involving a charity.
- Acting in mergers and acquisitions of companies.
- Acting in the drafting and review of master supply agreements, including a master supply agreement for a well-known American coffee brand.
- Acting in the drafting and review of joint venture agreements, including a joint venture for a test laboratory in Shanghai.
- Acting in the drafting and review of distribution agreements, including a distribution agreement for a well-known Japanese F&B brand.
- Acting in the drafting and review of internal compliance policies, including an internal compliance policy for an international pharmaceutical company.
- Acting for clients in General Corporate matters.
- Representing the landlord in the lease negotiations for a one of its kind converted office space in Singapore.
- Acting in the drafting of a franchise agreement between a PRC company and Hong Kong company for the setting up of an American food chain in the PRC.
- Acting in the due diligence exercise for the acquisition of a logistics and transport company located in Foshan.
- Acting for the vendor in the sale of a logistics building in the value of $15 million.
- Acting for the Directors in an application for Judicial Management of the Company.
- Acting for Liquidators in the liquidation of companies.
- Acting and advising in estate matters.
- Advising major landlords in Singapore in the leasing of office, commercial and industrial properties.
A number of significant cases which Lip Chih has handled are as follows:-
- Tuitiongenius Pte Ltd v Toh Yew Keat [2020] SGCA 103: Successfully defended the Defendant against claims for breach of his employment agreement, breach of his fiduciary duties as well as for the tort of passing off.
- Sun Electric Pte Ltd v Menrva Solutions Pte Ltd [2019] SGCA 51 and Sun Electric Pte Ltd v Menrva Solutions Pte Ltd [2018] SGHC 264: Successfully acted for Defendants in resisting claim by Plaintiffs for breach of contract and duties of care, and obtained judgment for liability in respect of the 1st Defendant's counterclaim for its contractual fees.
- Lyu Yan @ Lu Yan v Lim Tien Chiang [2019] SGHC 10: Successfully obtained Mareva Injunction for the victim of a Ponzi scheme, preventing the defendants from moving their assets pending trial.
- Sudha Natrajan v The Bank of East Asia Limited [2016] SGCA 66 and The Bank of East Asia Limited v Sudha Natrajan [2015] SGHC 328: Successfully acted for the Defendant in resisting action by bank to enforce a deed of assignment, allowing the client to retain her matrimonial home
- Maybank Kim Eng Securities Pte Ltd v Lim Keng Yong [2016] SGHC 68: Successfully stayed action by the bank against our client in the High Court in favour of arbitration.
- Boon Lay Choo and another v Ting Siew May [2013] SGHC 175: Acted for the Plaintiffs who backdated an Option to Purchase for their purchase of a residential property. The Court held that the backdated Option to Purchase was valid and enforceable
- Aliev Firoudin v Kon Yin Tong & another [2013] SGHC 128: Acted for the Liquidators in a Proof of Debt exceeding the value of S$1 million
- Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 2746 and Others v Boon Kee Battery Service and Another [2012] SGSTB 2: Successfully defended the Defendants against a claim brought by the Management Corporation. The Management Corporation's claims against the Defendants to pay fines for breaching various By-Laws were dismissed by the Strata Titles Board.
- Baumann Xiaoyan v Tong Lian Joo and another [2011] SGHC 178: Successfully defended the 2nd Defendant in a misrepresentation claim brought by the Plaintiff for a contract for the sale of art works.
- Baldor Electric (Asia) Pte Ltd v Liew Chin Choy and others [2010] SGHC 32: Successfully acted for the Plaintiff in claiming against its former Sales Manager for breaches of duty of fidelity and good faith.
- AAR and another v AAS (liquidator and trustee of B and others) and others [2009] 4 SLR(R) 33; [2009] SGHC 139: Acted for the applicants of an injunction to resist the Respondents' application to vary the injunction.
- Lee Chee Wei v Tan Hor Peow Victor and others [2008] 4 SLR(R) 80; [2008] SGHC 88: Acted for the 1st Defendant in a dispute for a sale of shares. The contract price for the shares was S$4.5m.
- Public Prosecutor v Tan Hor Peow Victor [2006] SGDC 148: Acted for the accused, a CEO and Managing Director of a Singapore listed company, who was charged for multiple charges including conspiracy to cheat, falsification of documents, making false or misleading statements and failing to act honestly as a director.
- CEF (Capital Markets) Ltd and Another v Goh Chin Soon and Others [2001] SGHC 342: Acted for the Plaintiff, a merchant bank based in Hong Kong, in a dispute arising from its loan amounting to US$40m to a businessman in support of his purchase of 40% of the equity of a public listed company in Malaysia.
- Baldor Electric Company v Goh Kee Boon [1998] SGHC 352: Acted for the Plaintiff in an action against its former director for misappropriation of its subsidiary company's property.
- OCBC Securities Private Limited (Formerly known as OCBC Securities Pte Ltd) v Lim Wee Beng Eddie [1998] SGHC 400: Acted for the Plaintiff against its customer for outstandings. The Plaintiff was awarded the sums claimed together with costs on an indemnity basis.