Patrick Tan
Email : patricktan@patrick.com.sg
DID : (65) 6645 4500

Experience

Patrick Tan is the founder and CEO of our firm and specializes in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, wealth and legacy management, and real estate. He is a Commissioner for Oaths, as well as an accredited Associate Mediator, appointed by the Singapore Mediation Centre and the Primary Dispute Resolution Centre of the Subordinate Courts of Singapore.

Patrick obtained an LL.B. (Hons) at the University of Nottingham. He received top honours, clinching several academic prizes in land law, company law and partnership law. Whilst at Nottingham, he served as an editor on the editorial boards of the university's Law Society and Malaysian and Singaporean Society.

Not only well-versed in legal know-how but also well-spoken and charismatic, Patrick is a highly sought-after seminar speaker. He has been engaged by a plethora of organisations, ranging from Multi-National Corporations such as British American Tobacco to governmental boards such as the Ministry of Defence.

In 2005, Patrick was nominated for the Spirit of Enterprise Award in Singapore for founding M/s Patrick Tan & Associates (“PTA”), as it was then known.

Patrick speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Hokkien and Cantonese.

Notable Works

His recent work includes:

• An international arbitration involving a USD200 million dollar joint venture project involving Indonesian and Hong Kong parties

• Cross-border multi-million dollar credit recovery exercises for major golf resorts in Malaysia and Singapore

• Representing a Singapore telecommunications company in the successful recovery of a land parcel for redevelopment

• Representing public-listed companies in insolvency and liquidation legal proceedings

• Representing minority shareholders in court action involving minority oppression, breach of trust and directors' fiduciary duties

• Representing individuals in various high net worth legal proceedings involving complex estate and trust disputes

• PP v Tan Kiam Peng (Court of Appeal capital case involving drug trafficking)

• PP v Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi (Court of Appeal capital case involving drug trafficking)

Pro Bono Efforts

Patrick devotes a significant portion of his time to pro bono work. Apart from taking on capital cases and criminal cases under the Legal Aid Scheme for Capital Offences and the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, his other pro bono efforts include serving in:

• the Law Awareness Committee under the Law Society of Singapore

• the Practice Management Committee under the Law Society of Singapore

• the Anti-Money Laundering Committee under the Law Society of Singapore

• the South East CDC Community Legal Clinic @ The Singapore Post Centre

• the HELP Centre Criminal Legal Clinic @ The Subordinate Courts of Singapore

• the Legal Clinic @ Marine Parade Community Club

• the Legal Clinic @ Henderson Community Club

• the Legal Clinic @ NTUC Income Building

Talks / Seminars

As mentioned earlier, Patrick is a regular speaker and trainer at seminars and workshops on wealth and legacy management, wills and probate, trusts, matrimonial and tenancy matters. He conducts such courses for a wide range of organizations, includingthe North East CDC, the People's Association, various Community Clubs and Residents Committees, NTUC Income, M1, PSA, HDB, ERA, DTZ, Singapore Power, Ministry of Defense, CSIT, Defense Science Organization, IATA (Singapore), Breast Cancer Foundation, the Singapore Buddhist Lodge, Yishun Junior College, HELP Family Service Centre (Ang Mo Kio), DHL, British American Tobacco, and many other private corporations.

Appointments / Memberships

Commissioner for Oaths, the Subordinate Courts of Singapore

Associate Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre and the Subordinate Courts of Singapore

Member, Law Society of Singapore

Member, Singapore Academy of Law

Member, ASEAN Law Association

Chairman, Law Awareness Committee, Law Society of Singapore

Member, Practice Management Committee, Law Society of Singapore

Member, Anti-Money Laundering Committee, Law Society of Singapore

Diana Chin
Email : dianachin@patrick.com.sg
DID : (65) 6645 4505

Experience

Diana Chin is a Legal Associate in our Private Client Practice Group. She specialises in Family Law. She is experienced in advising and representing individuals in their matrimonial disputes, as well as guiding individuals in proceedings relating to maintenance, protection orders, divorce, adoption, appointment of deputy under the Mental Capacity Act, and the application for Probate and Letters of Administration. Diana also has vast experience in work relating to bankruptcy and individual insolvency.

Diana obtained an LL.B. (Hons) at the University of Hull, United Kingdom and was called to the Utter Bar in London in 2001. Diana subsequently obtained a Graduate Diploma in Singapore Law at the National University of Singapore and was admitted to the Singapore bar in 2003.

Diana also volunteers regularly with legal clinics held at various local community centres.

Diana joined the firm in 2010 and speaks fluent English and Chinese.

Appointments / Memberships

Member, Law Society of Singapore

Member, Singapore Academy of Law

Member, Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, U.K.

Alfred Lim
Email : alfredlim@patrick.com.sg
DID : (65) 6645 4507

Experience

Alfred is a Legal Associate in our Corporate Client Practice Group. He specialises in general litigation, with a particular emphasis on construction and engineering disputes. Alfred has vast experience involving litigation and arbitration at all levels of Singapore's courts as well as non-contentious work such as the drafting of commercial contracts.

Alfred obtained a Bachelor of Engineering, Civil (Hons) before he obtained an LLB(Hons) at the National University of Singapore. Whilst in law school, Alfred achieved the title of "2nd runner-up" in the prestigious Advocacy Cup Competition, organised by Drew & Napier, one of Singapore's biggest law firms. Alfred commenced his legal practice in the litigation and dispute resolution department of a "Big Four" leading law firm, where he completed his pupillage with a Senior Counsel.

Recently, Alfred also authored the chapter on Contract Law in the 4th edition of "You and the Law", a legal guide published by the Law Society of Singapore.

Alfred joined the firm in 2011 and speaks fluent English, Mandarin and Hokkien.

Notable Works

Alfred's civil work includes:

• Assisting in a 19-day High Court trial and appeal to the Court of Appeal in relation to a defamation suit against the President of a social club. Parties have filed cross-appeals to the Court of Appeal and judgment has been reserved.

• Assisting in an arbitration hearing involving multi-million dollar claims for variations, delays and defects rectification in a high-end residential development.

• Assisting in the defence of multi-million dollar claims in relation to shareholder and breach of agreement disputes involving multiple plaintiff, defendants and third parties.

Alfred's work with MOM includes:

• Leading and training a team of prosecutors in the enforcement of the Factories Act (now Workplace Safety and Health Act)

• Drafting the Workplace Safety and Health Act (Act 7 of 2006)

• Representing MOM in the enforcement of various statues, ranging from immigration and employment offences to Workmen Compensation Act offences

Alfred's criminal work includes:

• Being one of two lead prosecutors in the prosecution of a high profile steel-latticework collapse which resulted in two fatalities and injuries to 29 others.

• Prosecuting a multi-national process engineering company where a safety lapse resulted in two fatalities.

• Prosecuting a multi-national construction company where a safety lapse in the maintenance of the lifting equipment resulted in one fatality.

• Prosecuting various cases involving the harbouring of illegal immigrants, abuse of work passes and false declarations of work pass applications.

• Successfully plea-bargaining and mitigating for an accused to be sentenced to a collective 9-month imprisonment term for 9 counts of offences under the Moneylenders Act (when the usual benchmark is about 16 months).

• Successfully plea-bargained for 14 counts of various employment-related charges against the director of a company to be withdrawn and/or compounded.

• Assisting in the prosecution of a high profile traffic accident which resulted in road rage.

• Assisting in the prosecution of an outrage of modesty case where the accused had argued that he was legally blind.

• Assisting in the prosecution of various cases involving fights between members of rival triad societies.

Appointments / Memberships

Member, Singapore Academy of Law

Member, Law Society of Singapore

Josephus Tan
Email : josephustan@patrick.com.sg
DDI : (65) 6645 4504

Experience

Josephus Tan is a Legal Associate in our Private Client Practice Group. He specialises in criminal defence. Josephus has had extensive criminal work experience involving the Subordinate Courts, the Juvenile Court, the Military Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Military Court of Appeal.

Josephus obtained an LLB (Hons) at the University of Southampton. As early as his university days, Josephus began demonstrating a passion backed by flair for criminal law. He scored outstandingly in the following courses: Criminal Law, Criminology, Youth Justice, and Penal Policy. Upon graduation, he completed his pupillage with Singapore’s renowned criminal lawyer, Mr. Subhas Anandan.

A firmA firm believer in pro bono publico, Josephus volunteers actively with the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLAS) operated by the Law Society of Singapore and has also been appointed as an Assisting Counsel by the High Court Crime Registry for the Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences (LASCO).

In 2010, he was awarded the CLAS Gold Award by the Law Society of Singapore in recognition of his pro bono contributions.

Josephus joined the firm in 2009 and speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew and Cantonese.

Notable Works

His recent work includes:

• PP v Mohd Johan Bin Rashid (a capital case involving the killing of a 6-year-old boy at Mei Ling Street).

• PP v Madhuri Jaya Chandra Reddy (a capital case involving the killing of a 7-month pregnant prostitute at Geylang Lorong 18).

• PP v Kang Bong Je & 6 Ors. (a capital case involving drug trafficking by three Korean and four Nepalese nationals).

• Chief Military Prosecutor v Tan Fu Ning (a Military Court of Appeal case involving the stealing of export vehicles at Sembawang Wharves by SAF personnel).

• PP v Frankie Chua Kia Ho (a theft and forgery case where a rare decision of judicial mercy was granted by the court).

Pro Bono Efforts

In 2010, Josephus was credited for almost 10% of the total pro bono hours accumulated by the legal practitioners in Singapore. Apart from taking on CLAS cases and serving on the Law Awareness Committee of the Law Society of Singapore, his pro bono efforts include serving in:

• the South East CDC Community Legal Clinic @ The Singapore Post Centre

• the HELP Centre Criminal Legal Clinic @ The Subordinate Courts of Singapore

• the Legal Clinic @ Marine Parade Community Club

• the Legal Clinic @ Henderson Community Club

• the Legal Clinic @ Cheng San Community Club

• the Legal Clinic @ NTUC Income Building

Talks / Seminars

Due to his efforts in pro bono, Josephus has been invited to speak at the following events:

• 'Alone in the Dock' (a dialogue held at NUS Law School by its Criminal Justice Club).

• 'Teens & the Law' (an assembly address held at Commonwealth Secondary School).

• Junior College Law Programme 2010 (an event held at the Supreme Court Auditorium organised by the Singapore Academy of Law for 500 Junior College students).

Appointments / Memberships

Assistant Treasurer, Executive Council 2011, Association of Criminal Lawyers Singapore (ACLS)

Sponsorship Officer, Law Awareness Committee 2009-11, Law Society of Singapore

ACLS Representative, Tripartite Criminal Law Awareness Committee 2011

Member, Register of Assisting Counsels for LASCO

President, Executive Council 2006-7, United Kingdom Singapore Law Students Society (UKSLSS)