Partnership Announcement of Gerard Quek and New Hires for our Practice
Partnership Announcement of Gerard Quek and New Hires for our Practice Partnership Announcement of Gerard Quek Peter Doraisamy LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Gerard Quek as Partner of the Firm with effect from 11 May 2020. Gerard’s main areas of practice include fraud and asset recovery, commercial disputes, financial services law and […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Refusing to call at unsafe port
COVID-19: Refusing to Call at Unsafe Ports More than 4.5 billion people – half the world’s population, are living under social distancing measures.[1] Despite the impact of COVID-19, the shipping industry is expected to continue playing an important role in supply chain and logistics, and in keeping the affected countries’ economies and essential activities going. […]
Accusations fly over failed jungle investment
Accusations fly over failed jungle investment Accusations fly over failed jungle investment – Counsel Gerard Quek quoted in The Sydney Morning Herald. Click the link below to read more. Link
Firm successfully obtained a dismissal of the landlord’s appeal in the High Court
Firm Successfully Dismisses Landlord’s High Court Appeal We represented the tenant in a District Court action commenced by its landlord in respect of various alleged breaches of the tenancy agreement. Our client, the tenant, was the owner and operator of Drinks & Co Kitchen located at Club Street. The landlord alleged that the lease had […]
Acted for Taiwanese owners of a department store chain that operates an extensive network of branches under the “SOGO” brand name
Taiwanese Department Store Chain Owners Defamation Claim We act for the Taiwanese owners of a department store chain that operates an extensive network of branches under the “SOGO” brand name who have commenced a defamation claim against Mr George Quek, the founder and chairman of the BreadTalk Group. Our clients have commenced a Singapore High […]
Advising on salvage, towing and disposal operations involving a shipwrecked 1912 World War II vessel
Salvage, Towing, and Disposal Operations Andrew Lee is currently advising on salvage, towing and disposal operations involving a shipwrecked 1912 World War II vessel which sank in 1942 and lay submerged in the waters off the coast of the Sultan Shoal Island.
Andrew Lee featured as one of Singapore's most influential lawyers aged 40 and under for 2018
Peter Doraisamy LLC Recognised by Asialaw Profiles 2021 In February 2019, Andrew was featured as one of Singapore’s most influential lawyer aged 40 and under for 2018 by the Singapore Business Review. As part of its annual listing, the Singapore Business Review put together 20 of the most promising legal luminaries aged 40 and under […]
Bugis Hotel Pool Drowning: Peter Doraisamy and Gerard Quek are acting for the estate of Madam He Ying
Bugis Hotel Pool Drowning: Legal Representation We are acting for the estate of Madam He Ying, who drowned minutes after going into the swimming pool of the Hotel Grand Pacific in Bugis last year. The case is ongoing. Link to article in The New Paper: https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/shortcomings-found-bugis-hotel-pool-where-woman-drowned
Acted for clients who are the defendant owners of a vessel which was involved in a collision
Defense in Vessel Collision Case We acted for clients who are the defendant owners of a vessel which was involved in a collision with two other vessels. Solicitors for the plaintiffs filed an in rem writ in the Singapore High Court against our clients. There was subsequent correspondence between the Plaintiffs’ solicitors and our clients’ […]
Acted for the ship managers of 2 LNG carriers
Representation for LNG Carrier Managers We acted for the ship managers of 2 LNG carriers. The Plaintiffs were the mortgagee bank whereas the 1st Defendant was the borrower who defaulted on the vessels’ mortgage with an outstanding sum of US$34 million. The Plaintiffs sought to obtain a permanent injunction in the High Court of Singapore […]