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Amarjit Singh

Director

Phone:

+65 8925 9867

Email:

amarjit@ferventchambers.com

Languages:

English, Malay, Punjabi

About

Amarjit, a Director at Fervent Chambers, practices complex commercial litigation and international arbitration, often with a cross-border, or transnational element. He is admitted to practice in Singapore and England & Wales.

In Singapore, he advises Singapore and overseas clients on high-value disputes involving shareholders, commercial counterparties and sovereign-linked entities. His recent work includes appearing before the Singapore Court of Appeal in an application to set aside an SIAC award, and advising clients regarding an SIAC arbitration concerning ship financing. He has represented clients in insurance, reinsurance, construction, banking, securities, insolvency and shareholder disputes.

Prior to joining Fervent Chambers, Amarjit spent several years leading a disputes practice at a London law firm. He represented clients at the English High Court, including clients from the Middle East, India and Africa. Amarjit represented high net worth investors and private equity clients in disputes connected with their investments, including a £10 million limited partnership claim. 

He also advised clients in connection with LCIA, ICC and ICDR arbitrations, including the defence of claims exceeding USD 17 million. Amarjit continues to maintain an English practice.

In a previous geopolitical risk advisory role in London, Amarjit advised financial institutions and multinational energy and mining companies, on issues including investor-state protection standards, foreign investment laws and maritime boundary disputes in Asia. Amarjit also has a background in public international law.

Capabilities

  • Banking, securities and insolvency
  • Commercial litigation
  • Energy and natural resources
  • International arbitration
  • Shareholder, joint venture and fund-related disputes
  • Shipping

Sector experience: hospitality, healthcare, telecommunications, oil and gas, shipping and ship finance, aviation, construction, financial services and insurance.

Representative work

Singapore

Appellate and arbitral award challenges

  • Represented an Indian client before the Singapore Court of Appeal in seeking to set aside an SIAC arbitral award made in favour of a foreign state entity.
  • Represented a Singapore jeweller before the Singapore Court of Appeal in a conversion claim brought by New York and Paris-based jewellers.

International arbitration

  • Advised an Indian party regarding an SIAC arbitration concerning a ship financing dispute.

Commercial litigation

  • Represented a Singapore client with operations in Vietnam in Singapore High Court proceedings against its shareholder.
  • Represented a Singapore-based air charter broker in a breach of contract claim against another Southeast Asian government.
  • Represented a Singapore wholesaler of industrial machinery against a Japanese counterparty for breach of an exclusive distributorship agreement, and against the wholesaler’s former employee for breach of fiduciary duty.

Corporate, shareholder and partnership disputes

  • Acted for the managing director of the Singapore branch of one of the world’s largest insurance brokers and reinsurers in connection with his removal from office.
  • Represented a Singapore director concerning the relinquishment of their seat on a hospital’s board.
  • Represented an Indonesian client with interests in Southeast Asia, China and Eastern Europe against claims arising from a partnership dispute and an associated share transfer agreement.

Banking and securities

  • Represented an investor facing a claim of several million dollars brought by the securities arm of one of Singapore’s major banks.

Construction and engineering

  • Represented a main contractor in a claim by the employer, with the architects joined as third parties, following damage to a building façade.
  • Acted for a Japanese construction firm facing claims for defective works; settled before proceedings were commenced.

London

High Court and commercial litigation

  • Represented Indian investors before the English High Court in connection with their investment in an English hospitality business.
  • Represented a private equity client facing a potential £10 million claim in a dispute with a limited partner.
  • Represented a private equity client in a dispute over his shares in various funds that went before the Court of Appeal.
  • Represented a Lebanese investor in establishing and recovering her share in an English care home business.

International arbitration

  • Advised a client in an LCIA arbitration defending claims of breach of contract, misrepresentation and conspiracy to injure, valued in excess of USD 17 million.
  • Advised an India telecommunications client in an ICC arbitration over the cancellation of its mobile network contract in Malawi.
  • Advised an Indian corporate client seeking to challenge an award in an ICDR arbitration.
  • Advised a UAE oil and gas engineering firm in a dispute concerning its work on a Libyan oilfield development.

Transnational litigation

  • Acted for an Irish company bringing a breach of contract claim in Malaysia, instructing and overseeing Malaysian counsel.

Academic & professional qualifications

Admissions

  • Singapore – Advocate and Solicitor
  • England & Wales – Solicitor

 

Education

  • London School of Economics – PhD (Public International Law)
  • National University of Singapore – Bachelor of Laws (LL.B – Hons.)

 

Professional Memberships / Positions

  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
  • Law Society, Singapore
  • Law Society, England & Wales
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