MICHAEL MOEY CHIN WOON

Advocate and Solicitor

• Called to the Singapore Bar in 1987 and founded Moey & Yuen in 1994.

• Legal assistant and subsequently junior partner with Harry Elias & Partners from 1988 to 1994. Legal assistant with Emmanuel & Barker 1987-1988.

• He has litigated cases covering many areas of law in the Court of Appeal, High Court, State and Family Courts including company law, contracts, family, trademarks, bankruptcy, sale of goods and criminal. The Singapore Law Reports has reported 44 of the cases that he had conduct of to date. Please see the list below.

He has advised and/or litigated in the following areas:
• breaches of fiduciary duties;
• company shareholder disputes, reduction of capital, breaches of fiduciary duties by directors;
• fiduciary duties of directors and company secretarial matters;
• commercial contract disputes including freight forwarding contracts, liens and airway bills;
• defamation;
• landlord and tenant disputes;
• matrimonial disputes including divorces, custody care and control and applications for personal protection orders;
• time share contracts;
• trade mark disputes;
• administration of estates and disputes among beneficiaries;
• disputes relating to land titles and the removal of caveats under the land titles act;
• bankruptcies and annulments/discharge from bankruptcies;
• nuisance claims;
• reduction of capital; and
• accident and personal injury claims.

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These claims will further involve the gamut of civil procedure litigation like:
a. service of writs (within and without jurisdiction);
b. disputes relating to jurisdictions and forum non conveniens;
c. setting aside default judgments;
d. summary judgment applications;
e. amendment and striking out of pleadings;
f. discovery proceedings;
g. filing of affidavits of evidence-in-chief and objections to the evidence filed; and
h. enforcing judgments and orders including garnishee orders, writs of seizure and sale and orders for committal.

Other Appointments and Memberships
• Board member and Hon Secretary of RSVP Singapore The Organisation of Senior Volunteers (from 30 July 2019 and 23 May 2021 respectively to date),
• Principal Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre since 2001;
• Member of the International Mediation Institute.
• Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitration.
• Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths.
• Member of the Inquiry Panel for the Law Society of Singapore, appointed by the Chief Justice.
• Legal Advisor to Poon Yue Clan Association.
• Member of the school council for St Joseph’s Institution Junior 2011- 2020.
• Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.
• Was communion minister and commentator for masses organised by the Catholic Prayer Society.
• Was Hon Secretary of the Rotary Club of Queenstown, Tennis Section of the Singapore Cricket Club, Curia of the Legion of Mary at the National University of Singapore among other posts.

辩护律师
• 1987 年获得新加坡律师资格，并于 1994 年创立 Moey & Yuen。
• 1988 年至 1994 年担任 Harry Elias & Partners 的法律助理，随后担任初级合伙人。1987 年至 1988 年担任 Emmanuel & Barker 的法律助理。
• 他在上诉法院、高等法院、州和家庭法院处理过涉及许多法律领域的诉讼案件，包括公司法、合同、家庭、商标、破产、货物销售和刑事案件。 《新加坡法律报告》报道了他迄今为止所处理的 44 起案件。请参阅下面的列表。 他曾在以下领域提供建议和/或提起诉讼：
• 违反信托义务；
• 公司股东纠纷、减资、董事违反诚信义务；
• 董事的受托责任和公司秘书事务；
• 商业合同纠纷，包括货运代理合同、留置权和空运单；
• 诽谤；
• 房东和房客纠纷；
• 婚姻纠纷，包括离婚、监护权和控制权以及个人保护令的申请；
• 分时合同；
• 商标纠纷；
• 遗产管理和受益人之间的纠纷；
• 有关土地所有权的争议和根据土地所有权法取消警告；
• 破产和撤销/解除破产；
• 滋扰索赔；
• 减少资本；和
• 事故和人身伤害索赔。
• 这些索赔将进一步涉及民事诉讼程序的范围，例如：
A。令状的送达（在管辖范围内和不在管辖范围内）；
B。与管辖权和不方便法院有关的争议；
C。撤销缺席判决；
D。简易判决申请；
E。修改和删除诉状；
F。发现程序；
G。提交主要证据的宣誓书和对提交的证据提出异议；和
H。执行判决和命令，包括扣押令、扣押和出售令状以及拘留令。

其他任命和成员资格
• 新加坡高级志愿者组织 RSVP 董事会成员和名誉秘书（分别从 2019 年 7 月 30 日和 2021 年 5 月 23 日至今），
• 自2001 年起担任新加坡调解中心首席调解员；
• 国际调解协会成员。
• 新加坡仲裁学会院士。
• 公证人和宣誓官。
• 新加坡律师协会调查小组成员，由首席大法官任命。
• 潘裕宗亲会法律顾问。
• 2011-2020 年 St Joseph’s Institution Junior 学校理事会成员。
• 新加坡董事学会会员。
• 是天主教祈祷协会组织的弥撒圣餐部长和评论员。
• 曾任皇后镇扶轮社秘书、新加坡板球俱乐部网球部、新加坡国立大学玛丽军团教廷等职务。

List of Reported Cases (in reverse chronological order).
Abbreviations:
CA – Court of Appeal
HC – High Court
FC – Family Court
DC – District Court MC – Magistrates Court

• HSBC Bank (Singapore) Ltd v Ong Chee Han Jeremy [2022] SGHC 10 (HC)
• THF Wines Pty Ltd v Far East Distribution Pte Ltd [2022] SGDC 227 (DC)
• VXY v VXZ [2021] SGFC 122 (FC)
• Autoexport & EPZ Pte Ltd v Tow77 Pte Ltd [2021] 4 SLR 1201 (HC)
• PP v Hew Soo Fun Cheryl [2020] SGMC 55 (MC)
• Oh Bernard v Six Capital Investments Ltd (in liquidation) [2020] SGHC 42 (HC)
• VFM v VFN [2020] SGFC 12 (FC)
• Re Aathar Ah Kong Andrew [2019] 3 SLR 1242 (CA)
• Re Aathar Ah Kong Andrew [2018] SGHC 124 (HC)
• TYS v TYT [2017] 5 SLR 244 (HC)
• The Audience Motivation Company Asia Pte Ltd v AMC Live Group China (S) Pte Ltd [2016] 3 SLR 517 (CA)
• Chiam Heng Hsien (on his own behalf and as partner of Mitre Hotel Proprietors) v Chiam Heng Chow (executor of the estate of Chiam Toh Say, deceased) and others [2015] 4 SLR 180 (CA)
• The Audience Motivation Company Asia Pte Ltd v AMC Live Group China (S) Pte Ltd [2015] 3 SLR 321 (HC)
• Krishna Kumaran s/o Ramakrishnan v Kuppusamy s/o Ramakrishnan [2014] 4 SLR 232 (HC)
• Chiam Heng Hsien (on his own behalf and as partner of Mitre Hotel Proprietors) v Chiam Heng Chow (executor of the estate of Chiam Toh Say, deceased) and others [2014] SGHC 119 (HC)
• Trident Pharm Pte Ltd v Yong Pei Pei Tracey [2014] SGHC 59 (HC)
• Chiam Heng Hsien (on his own behalf and as partner of Mitre Hotel Proprietors) v Chiam Heng Chow (executor of the estate of Chiam Toh Say, deceased) and others [2013] SGHC 35 (HC)
• Intuition Publishing Ltd v Intuition Consulting Pte Ltd [2012] SGHC 149 (HC)
• Foo Ah Yan v Chiam Heng Chow [2012] 2 SLR 506 (CA)
• Foo Ah Yan v. Chiam Heng Chow [2011] SGHC 202 (HC)
• Lee Pau Ping v Chung Puay Puay [2010] SGDC 539 (FC)
• Wanda Kitchareon Co Ltd v Greenlam Asia Pacific Pte Ltd [2010] SGHC 355 (HC)
• Tan Seng Tea v Tay Yang Chew [2010] SGDC 430 (DC)
• PP v Yuen Yu-Tang Gordon [2007] SGDC 337 (DC)
• Chiam Heng Hsien v Chiam Toh Say [2007] 4 SLR(R) 305 (HC)
• Emjay Enterprises Pte Ltd v Skylift Consolidator (Pte) Ltd (Direct Services (HK) Ltd, Third Party) [2006] 2 SLR(R) 268 (HC)
• Re HL Sensecurity Pte Ltd (formerly known as HL Integral Systems Pte Ltd) [2006] SGHC 135 (HC)
• Public Prosecutor v Lai Yu Wei [2006] SGDC 58 (DC)
• Public Prosecutor v Tan Ser Ping [2006] SGDC 95 (DC)
• AW v AX [2004] SGDC 89 (DC)
• Pacific Timber Ltd v Koh Teong Pheng [2004] SGDC 26 (DC)
• Chua Choon Lim Robert v MN Swami [2000] 2 SLR(R) 589 (HC)
• New Civilbuild Pte Ltd v. Guobena Sdn Bhd & Anor [2000] SGHC 47 (HC)
• Wong Kai Woon alias Wong Kai Boon and Another v. Wong Kong Hom alias Ng Kong Hom and Others [2000] SGHC 176 (HC)
• Carolyn Tan Beng Hui v The Law Society of Singapore [1999] SGDSC 6
• Carolyn Tan Beng Hui v The Law Society of Singapore [1999] SGHC 23 (HC)
• Chua Kwee Lan (m.w.) v. Seah Kim Por [1998] SGHC 36 (HC)
• Scan Electronics (S) Pte Ltd v Syed Ali Redha Alsagoff [1997] 1 SLR(R) 970 (CA)
• Chiam Heng Luan and Others v. Chiam Heng Hsien and Others [1997] SGHC 238 (HC)
• Tan Kee (suing as an administrator of the estate of Poh Wong, deceased and in her own personal capacity) and Others v. The Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Singapore [1997] SGHC 281 (HC)
• Re Halleys Departmental Store Pte Ltd [1996] 1 SLR(R) 81 (CA)
• Tan Soo Leng David v Wee Satku & Kumar [1994] 1 SLR(R) 426 (CA)