I believe in being practical and cost effective, and will work very hard for my clients.

P. Padman

Consultant

Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore

LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore, Class of 1990

P. Padman is a Consultant at Yuen Law, advising on general commercial litigation. He brings deep experience and a willingness to fight for his clients, while ensuring he is cost-effective and practical in his approach.

Specialisation

Shareholders and companies
Negligence of all types
Property disputes
Sale of goods/provision of services
Contractual disputes
Medical malpractice
Estates and trust disputes
Guarantees and performance bonds
Insurance matters
Defamation
Arbitration

I believe in being practical and cost effective, and will work very hard for my clients.

Language Proficiency

English

Full Profile

Padman has deep experience in general and commercial litigation of all types, and his practice covers a broad range of areas. He has particular interest in shareholder and company disputes, property disputes, sale of goods/provision of services, contractual disputes, medical malpractice, estates and trust disputes, guarantees and performance bonds, insurance matters and defamation.

Padman is very experienced in international commercial arbitration and regularly acts as counsel in such disputes, including arbitrations under the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, International Chamber of Commerce and UNCITRAL, as well as in court enforcement proceedings of arbitral awards. He has acted for and advised various corporations, including Singapore and overseas listed corporations, on their obligations and concerns, in the areas of employment, contract, and statutory duties.

Padman is regularly appointed by The Law Society of Singapore to defend it in matters in the High Court. Padman is a member of the Inquiry Panel of the Law Society, which investigates complaints of misconduct against lawyers, as well as a member of the Complaints Committee of the Singapore Medical Council, which investigates complaints of misconduct against doctors.

Padman is an instructor in the Practice Trainees Advocacy Programme, and lectures regularly to the insurance and banking industry on estate planning and legacy, as well as anti-money laundering.

He has contributed an article on the subject of terminating an employment contract to a leading human resources platform and also contributed chapters on goods and services, land disputes and remedies to the leading practice text Singapore Precedents of Pleadings.

Padman is a board member of the Children’s Cancer Foundation and a panel member of the charity that grants financial aid to needy students.

Notable Cases

Acting in a case where the issue was whether there was a common understanding that made a commercial startup company into a quasi-partnership and whether there was an abuse of process. (Ang Xing Yao v Lew Mun Hung Joseph [2022] SGHC 277).
Acting for The Law Society of Singapore against an application for disciplinary proceedings against an estate lawyer. (Lee Wei Ling v The Law Society of Singapore [2021] SGHC 87).
The issue was whether a conspiracy case brought in Singapore against overseas entities should be stayed on the ground of forum non conveniens, as well as the proper application of the rule in Said v Butt. (Raffles Education Corporation Ltd v Shantanu Prakash [2020] SGHC 83).
The issue was whether certain debts and investments were time-barred. (Loh Chiang Tien v Saman Dharmatilleke [2020] SGHC 45).
Acting for The Law Society of Singapore and successfully resisting an application for disciplinary proceedings against criminal defence lawyers at the High Court, and arguing at a special hearing of a five-judge panel of the Court of Appeal on the complex question on whether there was a right of appeal from the High Court. (Iskandar bin Rahmat v The Law Society of Singapore [2020] SGHC 40).
Acting for The Law Society of Singapore and successfully resisting an application for judicial review. (Zero Mario Geraldo Nalpon v The Law Society of Singapore [2017] SGHC 301).
Attacking an arbitral award on grounds of breach of natural justice. (Zynergy Solar Projects & Services Pvt Ltd v Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd [2017] SGHC 223).
Successfully setting aside a Mareva Injunction asset freezing order on the ground that the plaintiff had participated in the underlying conduct and was not of clean hands. (PSONS Ltd v UPF Holding Pte Ltd and others [2014] SGHC 55).
The issue was whether a decision by the TCMP Board to commence an investigation into the conduct of a TCM practitioner should be set aside for lack of jurisdiction or bias. (Yip Kok Seng v Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board [2010] SGHC 226).
On the issue of whether there was a general time limit to tax the bills of solicitors. (Ho Cheng Lay v Low Yong Sen [2009] SGHC 56).
Acting in a minority oppression case, where the Court of Appeal considered whether an order to “purchase” the minority’s shares was frustrated by a nil valuation. (Hoban Steven Maurice Dixon and Another v Scanlon Graeme John and Others [2007] SGCA 12).
Representing a solicitor who acted for both parties in a commercial transaction in a case concerning the confidentiality of information held by a solicitor. (Foo Ko Hing v Foo Chee Heng [2002] SGHC 70).
Acting in a case where the issue was whether an insolvent company who was involved in arbitration could stay a winding up application against it. (United Overseas Bank Ltd v Ng Huat Foundations Pte Ltd [2005] SGHC 50).
A successful application was made in the Court of Appeal for specific performance of a sale and purchase agreement and where the sellers claimed undue hardship. (Govintharaju v Ganasen [1994] 2 SLR (R) 226).