Niru & Co’s Civil and Commercial Litigation team is one of the oldest and well-established boutique Dispute Resolution practices in Singapore. The litigation teams in the Firm have handled complex and substantial civil and commercial disputes involving major clients within jurisdiction, as well as cross-border transactions involving multiple parties and sectors.

The litigation teams in the Firm have appeared before the Courts at all levels in the conduct of civil and commercial disputes.

With the Firm’s track record and experience attained over the years, the litigation teams in the Firm possess in depth knowledge across various areas of commercial and civil disputes and therefore well-equipped to provide substantive legal advice on all these areas, to the clients.

The Firm has represented and continue to represent clients in major and high-profile  disputes, a number of which also include multiple jurisdictional proceedings, one of which currently involves an appeal from Mauritius to the Privy Council.

The Firm will continue to develop its core practice area of Civil and Commercial Litigation to enhance its position as one of the leading boutique practices specialised and frequently involved in substantial complex and high-profile disputes.

Some Reported Cases:

• Sun Line (Management) Ltd v Canpotex Shipping Services Ltd [1986] 2 MLJ 348
• Grace Shipping Inc And Hai Nguan & Co v C F Sharp & Co (Malaya) Pte Ltd [1987] 1 LLR 207 [Privy Council] *
• Pars Carpet Gallery Pte Ltd v Marina Centre Holdings Pte Ltd [1997] 2 SLR 486
• Marina Centre Holdings Pte Ltd v Pars Carpet Gallery Pte Ltd [1997] 3 SLR 625 [Court Of Appeal] **
• Ramakrishna Mission v The Comptroller Of Property Tax [1998] 2 SLR 666 [Court Of Appeal] **
• A Kanesananthan v Singapore Ceylon Tamils’ Association [2003] 3 SLR 539
• Centaurus Enterprise (S) Pte Ltd v Foong Yew Eong Christopher and Others [2008] SGHC 195
• John Reginald Stott Kirkham and others v Trane US Inc and others [2009] 4 SLR(R) 428 **
• Ferco Seating Systems (M) Sdn Bhd v The Product People Pty Ltd [2009] 6 MLJ 874
• Chia Kim Huay (litigation representative of the estate of Chua Chye Hee, deceased) v Saw Shu Mawa Min Min and another [2012] 4 SLR 1096
• Seri Mukali Sdn Bhd v Kertih Port Sdn Bhd [2012] 7 MLJ 437
• Tekital Sdn Bhd v Sarina bt Kamaludin & Ors [2012] 8 MLJ 734
• Hong Hin Kay Albert and another v AAHG, LLC and another [2014] SGHC 206*
• Columbia Asia Healthcare Sdn Bhd v Hong Hin Kit Edward and another and another appeal [2015] 2 SLR 395
• Integrated Marine Works Sdn Bhd v Petronas Penapisan (Melaka) Sdn Bhd [2018] 1 LNS 381
• 3 Corporate Services Pte Ltd v Grabtaxi Holdings Pte Ltd [2020] 4 SLR 941 **

NOTE: ** Landmark Decisions; * Notable Decisions