Yee Leong Chong
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 5 : Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
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Provided by Yee Leong Chong
Practice Areas
Construction & Engineering; International Arbitration; Restructuring & Insolvency
Career
With over 33 years of experience, Yee Leong is recognised as a leading international dispute resolution practitioner. He is Co-Head of the Firm’s International Arbitration Practice and Head of the Restructuring & Insolvency Practice.
Yee Leong has been involved in numerous arbitrations administered by or in accordance with the rules of SIAC, ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, AIAC and UNCITRAL. He specialises in energy, oil and gas, power and infrastructure projects in Singapore, and the region.
He was also involved in all the recent high-profile insolvency and restructuring matters in Singapore such as Hyflux, Hin Leong/Ocean Tanker/Xihe groups and Zenrock involving complex issues of insolvency law, and a myriad of regulatory and technical issues.
Professional Memberships
Advocate & Solicitor of Law Society of Singapore, Solicitor of England & Wales and Advocate & Solicitor of High Court of Malaysia. Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow, CIArb and SIArb. Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, SIAC. Panel of arbitrators, SIAC, Presidential Panel of CIArb, JCAA, AIAC and BICAM. Faculty member, SIAC Academy. Principal Examiner SILE. Senior Accredited Specialist in Building and Construction Law, Singapore Academy of Law
Publications
General Editor of Arbitration in Singapore, A Practical Guide (2nd Edition) Sweet & Maxwell 2018. Author of Chapter 13/14, “Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Award” of Arbitration in Singapore, A Practical Guide (1st (2014) and 2nd (2018) Edition) and Chapter 1, “Framework of International Arbitration In Singapore” of Singapore International Arbitration Law & Practice (1st (2014) and 2nd (2018) Edition)
Education
National University of Singapore
LL.B. (Hons) degree
Languages Spoken
English; Malay
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Chong Yee Leong is experienced in the market, regularly works on commercial arbitrations and is qualified to act in Singapore and Malaysia.
Articles, highlights and press releases
3 items provided by Allen & Gledhill LLP
SICC dismisses application to set aside arbitral award on grounds of invalidity of agreement
In CPU v CPX, the SICC dismissed an application to set aside an arbitral award on the grounds that the underlying arbitration agreement was invalid by reason of the applicants’ incapacity, and that there had been a breach of the rules of natural justice.
Framework for conditional fee agreements in Singapore in effect from 4 May 2022
The framework for conditional fee agreements in Singapore has come into operation from 4 May 2022.
Third-party funding permitted for more categories of legal proceedings in Singapore
From 28 June 2021, the third-party funding framework in Singapore has been expanded to cover domestic arbitration proceedings, certain proceedings in the Singapore International Commercial Court, and related mediation proceedings.
SICC dismisses application to set aside arbitral award on grounds of invalidity of agreement
In CPU v CPX, the SICC dismissed an application to set aside an arbitral award on the grounds that the underlying arbitration agreement was invalid by reason of the applicants’ incapacity, and that there had been a breach of the rules of natural justice.
Framework for conditional fee agreements in Singapore in effect from 4 May 2022
The framework for conditional fee agreements in Singapore has come into operation from 4 May 2022.
Third-party funding permitted for more categories of legal proceedings in Singapore
From 28 June 2021, the third-party funding framework in Singapore has been expanded to cover domestic arbitration proceedings, certain proceedings in the Singapore International Commercial Court, and related mediation proceedings.
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