Building & Construction

B R LAW CORPORATION

About us

Building and construction projects are complex, high-stakes undertakings that require legal advisers with the right mix of technical knowledge, commercial sensibility, and practical experience.

At BR Law, we work with a wide range of stakeholders, including homeowners, developers, consultants, main contractors, and subcontractors across all trade specialisations. Our experience spans both public and private sector projects, from commercial and residential new developments to A&A works and renovations.

We support clients through the project lifecycle from contract award and administration to completion, defects and beyond, and provide advice on a full range of construction matters. including:

  • Construction contracts (NEC, PSSCOC, SIA, REDAS, and other construction and supply agreements)
  • Contract and payment disputes
  • Delays and construction defects
  • Regulatory offences
  • Professional indemnity and insurance claims
  • Insolvency issues

As a full-service firm with strong regional partnerships, we are well-positioned to manage both domestic and cross-border construction matters with confidence and care.

Our Lawyers

Contact:
DID: +65 6394 7653
Main: +65 6899 9888
E-mail: danieltay@brlawcorp.com

Daniel Tay

Director

Qualification:
LLB (2nd Upper Class Honours), University of Leeds (2003)
LLM (Distinction), University of Leeds (2004)
DipSing, National University of Singapore (2006)

Year of Admission:
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore (2007)

Areas of Practice:
Building and Construction, Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Commercial Transactions and Corporate Law

Daniel has been in practice from 2007 to date across a broad range of issues in commercial law and specialises in the engineering, building and construction, real estate and tenancy, hospitality, commercial and residential design and build sectors, advising and representing clients on a broad range of commercial legal issues from contract agreements to commercial disputes, defects and damage, insolvency, regulatory offences, insurance, professional indemnity, mediation, adjudication under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, arbitration and Court litigation.

His clients span the full range of project parties to a construction contract from project owners and residential home owners, developers, main-contractors and the full span of downstream sub-contractors across numerous BCA licensing grades and classes, from the “man on the street” sub-contractors to A1 contractors; consultants from architects; engineers to quantity surveyors and designers; from general builders to the numerous construction trade specialisations; and fitting out works for commercial, industrial, boutique, hospitality and F&B, and from ground up construction to addition and alteration works and renovation projects.

Daniel provides contract advice and represents clients on building and construction contracts from the FIDIC form to the Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract (PSSCOC), the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (REDAS) Conditions of Contract, Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) Conditions of Contract to numerous other construction and supply contracts.

Daniel is a lecturer for the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Academy teaching Construction Contract Administration and Collaborative Contracting for its Specialist Diploma in Integrated Project Management course, Honorary Legal Advisor to the Singapore Institute of Architects, author of the LexisNexis Singapore Annotated Statutes for the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act and Honorary Legal Advisor for the Tampines Industrial Manufacturers Association. He is a regular speaker on building and construction law, frequently cited on legal issues in the built environment for news media and was featured on MoneyFM for OBike issues.

He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, appointed to the Inquiry Panel of the Law Society, appointed to the Singapore Institute of Legal Education CPD Compliance Committee and was selected in 2018 as Singapore Business Review’s 20 Most Influential Lawyers Under 40.

(Photo: RENDY ARYANTO/VVS.sg)

Contact:
DID: +65 6394 7353
Main: +65 6899 9888
E-mail: lukelee@brlawcorp.com

Luke Lee

Associate Director

Qualification:
LL.B (Hons), University of Manchester (2015)
LL.M (with Distinction) in International Dispute Resolution, King’s College London

Year of Admission:
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore (2018)

Areas of practice:
Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Technology and Commercial Transactions

Luke has a broad-gauged legal practice with a strong focus on international commercial arbitration and complex cross-border disputes. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) with Distinction from King’s College London, specialising in International Dispute Resolution. He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, an Accredited Mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Institute, a member of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration, and is empanelled as an International Mediator on the Sage Mediation International Mediators Panel.

He has represented and advised state-level entities, multinational corporations, business families, and high / ultra-high net worth individuals across a wide range of industries including energy, commodities, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, and sustainable technologies. He has acted as lead counsel in the High Court, State Courts and Family Justice Courts, and as counsel in arbitral and mediation proceedings under the SIAC, VIAC, SICC, SMC, Law Society and CFRC.

Luke is well-versed in construction, engineering, and infrastructure disputes, and has acted as lead counsel in adjudications under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act and related litigation.

He has represented property developers, management corporations, and managing agents in matters under the Land Titles Act, Land Titles (Strata) Act, and Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act, including court and Strata Titles Board proceedings involving strata governance, by-law enforcement, and management disputes.

He advises SMEs and start-ups on the law of emerging technologies including AI, smart contracts, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, NFTs, and regulatory frameworks under Singapore’s Payment Services Act and Regulations.

His broader practice spans international arbitration, commercial litigation, cross-border investments, matrimonial disputes, insurance, medical negligence, defamation, director’s duties, criminal litigation, insolvency, wills and probate, landlord-tenant claims, and intellectual property.

Research Interests:
International Commercial Arbitration, Law & Artificial Intelligence, FinTech Regulation, AI Governance

  • Law Firm Address
  • 4 Battery Road, #29-00 Bank of China,
  • Singapore 049908
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