Yee Leong Chong
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Band 5 : Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
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About
Provided by Yee Leong Chong
Practice Areas
Construction & Engineering; India Practice; International Arbitration; Litigation; Restructuring & Insolvency
Career
Yee Leong is the Co-Head of the Firm’s International Arbitration Practice and Head of the Firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency Practice. In international arbitration, he focuses on the areas of construction, energy, oil and gas, power and infrastructure projects and investment and commercial disputes in South East Asia, South Asia, East Asia and Africa. In practice for more than 34 years, Yee Leong is recognised as a leading international dispute resolution practitioner in the Asia-Pacific region.
For restructuring and insolvency, Yee Leong has been involved in the high-profile restructuring matter for Hyflux involving complex issues of insolvency law as well as myriad of regulatory and technical issues including the successful restructuring of the TuasOne project. Yee Leong was also involved in the extremely rewarding restructuring of Pacific International Lines and the judicial management and liquidation of the Hin Leong Group.
Yee Leong has been consistently recommended for his capability in international arbitration, restructuring and insolvency in various leading legal publications.
In 2018, he was among the inaugural batch of select practitioners to be recognised as a Senior Accredited Specialist in Building and Construction Law by the Singapore Academy of Law.
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, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Panel of arbitrators, SIAC, Asian International Arbitration Centre, CIArb Presidential Panel, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association, and Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation. Principal Examiner Singapore Institute of Legal Education. Senior Accredited Specialist in Building and Construction Law, Singapore Academy of Law. Member, Competition Appeal Board.
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)
Languages Spoken
English; Malay
Education
Graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B. (Hons) degree in 1989.
1989
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"His ability to see through the facts of the case, providing sound legal guidance, is just remarkable."
"His ability to see through the facts of the case, providing sound legal guidance, is just remarkable."
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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