LVM Law Chambers LLC

🌟 Happy New Year from all of us at LVM Law Chambers! 🌟As we step into 2025, we reflect on our journey and the milestones we've achieved together. We are extremely proud to be recognised as a top-ranked law firm by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and Benchmark Litigation. More than just rankings, they are a testament to the difference we have made to our clients. In the coming year, we hope to continue and improve as a firm. Here’s to new beginnings, continued partnerships, and a successful year ahead! Here's wishing all of our friends and followers a prosperous and fulfilling 2025! 🎉 #NewYear #LVMLC #lawfirm #LegalExcellence

We are closed today - the last working day of 2024. Tomorrow a new year begins, we hope with a renewed sense of mission and optimism. To everyone out there, here's a very happy new year from all of us at LVM Law Chambers! May the new year spark joy within all of us! #newyear #lvmlc

Some people call this the happiest time of the year, and on the eve of Christmas, we'd like to wish a very Merry Christmas to all our friends and supporters! We had a mini-Christmas celebration in office last week, with some pictures to show for it. It has been a great year for the Firm and we're thankful that you're part of our journey. We hope that you have a great time celebrating the end of the year too! #lvmlc

𝐋𝐕𝐌 𝐋𝐚𝐰'𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚-𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 The Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific rankings for Singapore were just released yesterday. We'd like to share the good news with everyone that the Firm was ranked in Band 3 for Litigation, Construction, Corporate Investigations / Anti-Corruption, and Shipping disputes. Some of the feedback that we have received are as follows: "The team is very knowledgeable about the law. They understand the needs of the business and give tailored practical solutions. They are also responsive and always there when I need them." "They pay attention to detail and have the open mindedness to explore all evidential and legal issues. They have a willingness to explain the situation to clients in a frank and open manner." "I greatly appreciated their extremely sound legal skills and creative thinking within extremely compressed timelines." Our Vi Ming Lok SC continues to be ranked as a Band 2 practitioner for litigation and a Band 4 practitioner for insurance. Clients feedback that he "𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺." Our Joseph Lee continues to be ranked for his work in construction and was ranked for the first time for litigation. Clients have commended him for having "𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥" and being "𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴." Our Haireez Jufferie has also been recognised for the first time as a Up and Coming practitioner for shipping. Clients have commended him for "𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥." These rankings are wonderful and we've prepared some slides to showcase the rankings in this post. But even better are the comments from our clients that have really encouraged us and affirmed the difference that we bring to the table. Congratulations to all - this is really a good way to end the week and the year. And a shoutout to the rest of the Singapore bar who likewise were recognised for the work they do - congratulations as well! #lvmlc #chambers #rankings #law

The Annual CPD Day organised by The Law Society of Singapore is held every year for practitioners to obtain CPD points. This year, one of the topics discussed was the new Law Society Workplace Bullying and Harassment Guidelines. A webinar was held to discuss some of its implications for the legal profession, and we are so proud that our colleague Joanne Ooi Huey Hien was on a panel to discuss the Guidelines and the broader topic of workplace bullying and harassment. The legal fraternity should constantly strive to be a more inclusive and safe place, and with colleagues like Huey Hien, we know that it will. A shout out too to fellow panellists Shobna Chandran, FSIARB and Christine Low. Thank you for having this very important discussion! #lvmlc #harassment #bullying #psychologicalsafety

At LVM Law Chambers, we often work together with other firms to serve clients. And in the just released decision of the "Maersk Katalin", our Vi Ming Lok SC, Haireez Jufferie, and Ying Xuan Thong worked together with teams from Allen & Gledhill LLP and Helmsman LLC - Advocates & Solicitors and succeeded in obtaining judgment in favour of UOB against Maersk for the sum of US$39,372,300.00 together with interest. The Maersk Katalin is the latest misdelivery High Court decision arising from the collapse of Hin Leong Trading in 2020. An important focus of the judgment was the Court's examination of the defence of causation in the context of misdelivery with a consideration of recent UK case law on the topic - in particular, The Nika and The Sienna. It is the only Singapore High Court decision to-date that has comprehensively considered these developments in a misdelivery claim after a trial. Justice Mohan also considered and unequivocally rejected numerous other defences that the Carrier raised such as the defence of consent, spent BLs and the defence of the alleged lack of good faith. Well done team, and thank you for the fantastic teamwork on this matter Corina Song, Daniel Liang, KarLuis Quek, Ian Teo, Jonathan Tan! #shipping #lvmlc #law #Singapore #billsoflading #tradefinance

Yesterday, our Vi Ming Lok SC, Jonathan Muk, and Qabir Sandhu were privileged to attend an event hosted by Kroll featuring Tom Wright and Angela Barkhouse talking about the 1MDB scandal. The 1MDB scandal is regarded as the world's largest kleptocracy. Upon the fall of the Barisan Nasional government in 2018, Malaysia's former Prime Minister, Najib Razak, was charged with multiple counts of criminal breach of trust, money laundering, and abuse of power. He is presently behind bars, an outcome which was unimaginable just about 10 years ago. The night showed us how critical it was that everyone plays a part in holding power to account. While the criminal trials are going on, what is perhaps less known are the civil trials that are now taking place against Najib, his wife Rosmah, and other entities in Malaysia and across the world. It is civil recovery where perhaps firms like Kroll and ourselves can come in, and play a part in restoring what rightfully belongs to the people of Malaysia. Thanks for the invite - it was a night where we truly enjoyed the stories being told! #corruption #whitecollar #lvmlc #1mdb

Just coming off a marathon 52 day trial for some of our colleagues, our Firm embarked on its long-awaited (some may say delayed) Firm trip to Bali! Barring the occasional serious conversation about work, we did quite many things during the trip! We all attempted to cook Balinese cuisine at a cooking class, some of us sang impromptu, some of us surfed, some of us cafe hopped, some of us watched Manchester United cruise to yet another defeat at home, but it was really quite fun! Thank you to all our colleagues who joined us and made this such a fun trip! Looking forward to the next already! Vi Ming Lok SC , Joseph Lee , Ge Huangbin , Haireez Jufferie , Waltan Pak , Justin Chan , Joanne Ooi Huey Hien , Qabir Sandhu , Ying Xuan Thong , Qabir Sandhu ,Kah-Wai Tan (陈嘉炜) , WenXiong Zhuang , Edric Chia Samuel Ling , Monisha Cheong , Xiao Wei Wong Benjamin Ow , May Ning Law , Jiabao Li , Clara Tay , Clara Lim , Jervis Ng

Recently, The Straits Times published an article which covers in fair detail the reasons for why the Appellate Division of three High Court ruled in our client's favour against her uplines in the Ponzi scheme, SureWin4U. The case was argued by our Vi Ming Lok SC, Joseph Lee, Jonathan Muk, Qabir Sandhu, and Clara Lim. Among others, the article highlights the fact that the uplines deleted their correspondence with the masterminds and the uplines' post-collapse behaviour was inexplicable contributed to the eventual finding of the Court of Appeal. In recent times, white collar crimes have surged in Singapore: https://lnkd.in/gSZv_Hy6. At LVM Law Chambers LLC, we are well placed to assist clients to recover the monies which they had paid out to fraudsters and have handled matters on behalf of individuals and corporations which find themselves victims of fraud. We would be more than happy to assist on such matters, should there be one which requires our assistance, especially where they involved civil-related remedies. #scams #litigation #lvmlc

The asialaw 2024 rankings were released last week. We are extremely proud that our Firm has been ranked in the following key sectors for the work that we do: 📣 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 📣 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 📣 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 📣 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 📣 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 In addition to the rankings that our Firm attained, our Vi Ming Lok SC has been recognised as an Elite Practitioner for Dispute Resolution, our Joseph Lee has been recognised as a Distinguished Practitioner for Dispute Resolution, our Haireez Jufferie has been recognised as a Notable Practitioner for Shipping, and our Jonathan Muk has been recognised as a Notable Practitioner for Dispute Resolution. To our clients and supporters, thank you for all the kind words and support that you have shown to us. We aim to do better and improve every single year, and such affirming developments make us even more determined to do so! #lvmlc #disputes #law