Litigation

Infinitus Law Corporation has an established reputation in the fields of Construction disputes, Management Corporations, Intellectual Property Rights, Commercial disputes and general litigation including complex cases involving voluminous documents. The Litigation Team of Infinitus Law Corporation is also experienced in handling Mediation and Arbitration.

The Litigation Team comprises 7 Lawyers, 3 Legal Executives with law degrees and experienced supporting litigation secretaries. The Team has vast experience in:

• Civil and commercial litigation, including cases involving contractual disputes, tort, building and construction claims
• Trademarks and patent infringement, passing off, breach of trade secrets and confidential information
• Management Corporations
• Tenancy disputes
• Land disputes
• Anton Piller Orders / Mareva injunctions
• Partnership and joint venture disputes
• Freight-forwarding matters
• Criminal cases
• Insurance claims / Industrial and vehicular accidents
• Defamation
• Employment (wrongful dismissal) and restraint of trade disputes
• Workmen’s compensation
• Product liability
• Insolvency
• Letter of credit disputes
• Family/Matrimonial matters
• Contested and uncontested probate matters
• Adoption
• Debt collection

Management Corporation (Strata Title) Matters

We have an established reputation in the specialised area of advising management corporations in the interpretation and working of the Land Titles (Strata) Act, the Building and Management (Strata Maintenance) Act and related legislation. Having advised more than 700 management corporations over more than 35 years, we have gained extensive practical experience and know-how in this niche area.

We have an active practice in Building and Construction matters, covering the essential areas of building and construction work, from drafting, general advice and litigation on agreement, documentation, certifications, extension of time delays and liquidated damages, variations, sub-contractors’ completion, negligence, performance bond, insurance and building defects.

We work in tandem with related building professionals including architects, engineers, chartered building surveyors, land surveyors, quantity surveyors and others to give our clients the multi-disciplinary cutting edge in legal solutions.

We have acted for contractors, developers, hotel owners, homeowners, management corporations, architects, and surveyors on various aspects of building and construction agreements, defects and rectification works.

Our experience extends across litigation, arbitration, and mediation in this area.

Language proficiency: English, Mandarin, Malay, Tamil, and Dialects: Cantonese, Hokkien, Teochew and Hainanese.

The Litigation Team acts for/advises the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), the National Environment Agency (NEA), Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board and the Building Construction Authority of Singapore (BCA).

RECENT SUPREME COURT CASES

• HC/DCA 13/2024 – Samson Chow Chee Chang v Yong Tian Cheng Terence
• HC/DCA 12/2024 – Thong Chee Leong v Yong Tian Cheng Terence
• HC/OA 115/2024 – MCST 555 v Joyalukkas Jewellery International Pte Ltd
• HC/OC 582/2024 – Sub MC No. 3 – MCST 4674 v (1) MS Residential 1 Pte Ltd (2) MS Residential 2 Pte Ltd (3) MS Commercial Pte Ltd (4) Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co Ltd
• HC/OC 573/2024 – Flow Duty Free B.V. v (1) Universal Licensing Pte Ltd (2) Ma Kam Yuk