Lesley Tan

Practice Areas

Lesley Tan is a Partner in the Energy, Projects & Construction Practice. Her main areas of practice encompass both front-end project advisory work and acting in contentious disputes.

Lesley's experience in front-end project advisory work includes drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts and tender documents for various mega infrastructure projects such as integrated resorts, petro-chemical plants, airports, a major sports facility, aeronautical engineering facility, offshore supply base and a desalination plant. As part of such review, she has adapted standard forms for use in projects performed locally and overseas, project management and consultancy agreements. She has also been consulted on issues relating to the administration of contracts and risks management, and has advised on the scope of insurance coverage required for compliance purposes, indemnities, bonds and guarantees.

Lesley's practice also includes contentious work where she has advised statutory boards and acted for developers, consultants and contractors at various stages of litigation, arbitration and adjudication proceedings, involving issues such as variations, acceleration, extension of time claims and prolongation claims. Lesley has acted for and advised both employers and contractors in high-value disputes relating to commercial buildings, residential developments, airport terminals and tunnelling works in Singapore and in the Middle East. Separately, she has also represented parties in enforcement proceedings such as garnishee applications, companies' winding up and performance bonds.

Publications

- Contributing Editor of the Singapore "White Book" (Singapore Civil Procedure)