TANG Shangwei

Matters of significance in which Shangwei has been involved in include acting for the following:

• A Singapore based oil trading house in a transboundary dispute involving concurrent court proceedings in Singapore and arbitration in the United Kingdom. The matter involved a contractual dispute where WongPartnership successfully defended a claim in the arbitration involving an oil cargo with a market value of over US$30 million and successfully resisting an application in the Singapore High Court for a worldwide freezing order.
• A prominent businessman in a shareholder dispute where a successful claim was made out in minority oppression and conspiracy. The matter involved allegations of diversion of contracts, assets and resources, acting against the business interests of the company and/or exposure of the company to criminal liability.
• The joint-executors of the estate of the deceased in the successful claim against AIA Singapore Pte Ltd under personal accident policies worth S$1.2 million for the death of the deceased. The matter involved novel legal issues and is now a landmark decision in respect of how the definition of "accident" should be interpreted and applied in Singapore.
• A Malaysian businessman who was the administrator of his wife's estate in a claim against a prominent General Surgeon for medical negligence. The matter involved issues of whether informed consent was provided and/or whether intra-operative and post-operative treatment were reasonably provided to the patient.
• The former General Manager of Ang Mo Kio Town Council in the widely publicised criminal trial involving allegations of corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
• The former Managing Director of a large general contracting company involving 537 involving allegations of corruption, bribery and/or the issuance of "supporting quotations" in respect of contracts that were valued in excess of S$40 million.

Related Practices

• Professional & Enterprise Disputes
• White Collar & Enforcement