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Lim Seng Sheoh Contact Details T: 656.5339161 F: 656.224.1891 E:
[email protected] Qualifications BA (Law &
Economics), University of Kent at Canterbury (1993)
Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple (1995) Advocate and Solicitor of
the Supreme Court of Singapore (1996)
About Seng Sheoh Seng Sheoh graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Law & Economics from University of Kent at Canterbury
in 1993. He was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple in
1995 and an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of
Singapore in 1996. Seng Sheoh has more than 14 years of experience
in the legal arena. After completing his pupilage at Arthur Loke
& Partners in 1996, he practised with various law firms,
including Donaldson & Burkinshaw, and Mervyn Tan & Co. He
started his own practice Seng Sheoh & Co in 2008. Areas of
Practice Apart from general commercial practice as an advocate and
solicitor (both advisory and contentious), Seng Sheoh has handled a
wide range of commercial and criminal litigation. He has a diverse
practice, spanning the gamut of criminal and family law
(separation, divorce, custody and maintenance) to shipping law,
including marine warranty surveys, bunkering disputes and offshore
engineering contracts to price-fixing and anti-dumping litigation
in various litigations. He has also successfully managed issues in
relation to syndicated and structured loans under US and UK laws.
Seng Sheoh provides honest and reliable services and, in return, he
is rewarded with referrals from his clients.
Experience Notable cases that Seng Sheoh has handed include: •
In 2009, Seng Sheoh successfully assisted his client to
recover his "investments" with a financial institution. The
client recovered 100% of the amount invested.
• In 2009, Seng Sheoh handled an SIAC shipping claim in
conducted under the LMAA (London Maritime Arbitrators Association)
Terms, and managed to obtain a substantial award of in favour of
his clients.
• In 2005, Seng Sheoh acted for 2 infants in claiming their
respective entitlements against the estate of their deceased
grandparents and deceased father under the Intestate Succession
Act. In this case, there was an earlier, fraudulent petition filed
by the infants' aunt to extract probate, which specifically
excluded the interests of the 2 infant beneficiaries. The fraud was
discovered after Letters of Administration were granted but before
they were extracted. In the end, the earlier grant was set aside
and the infants’ rights were restored.
• In 1998, Seng Sheoh represented the owners of the cargo on
board a vessel which was under arrest. The owner of the vessel owed
monies to crew and suppliers. In the auction
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sale of the vessel, the highest bidder intended to walk away
with the vessel (which was the subject of the sale) and the cargo
(which was not). However, the cost of discharging the cargo was
prohibitively high, and furthermore the risks involved in
discharging the cargo in the open seas in the monsoon season proved
daunting. In the end, the Court ordered that the auction be
re-opened, and that in the fresh auction, bidders were to bid as a
package, i.e., one bid for the vessel and one bid for the cargo.
Seng Sheoh's client finally was awarded title to the vessel and
cargo.
• In 2000, Seng Sheoh represented the shipowner in the release
of a vessel in the custody of the Johor Naval Police. The vessel
was detained by the Johor Naval Police at the Port of Tanjung
Pelapas following reports that the vessel had been highjacked in
the high seas while transporting a cargo of crude palm oil. Seng
Sheoh successfully procured the release of the vessel within 7 days
of receiving instructions.
• In 2001, Seng Sheoh represented the vendor of the vessel. The
sale proceeds of the vessel were injuncted by a third party who had
a claim against the previous owner of the vessel. The third party
alleged that the sale was a sham, and that the previous owner and
the current vendor was one and the same person as both were under
the control and management of the same person. Seng Sheoh
successfully struck out the Statement of Claim filed by the
plaintiffs and obtained the release of about USD1,500,000 for his
client.
Appointments / Memberships Seng Sheoh is a member of the Law
Society of Singapore and the Singapore Academy of Law.
