Alvin Yeo

Alvin Yeo is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2000 to 2023. The lawyer has handled 109 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 6 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in civil practice and trust law. Their track record shows a 36.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 41 complex cases, representing 38% of their total caseload.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Alvin Yeo has demonstrated expertise across 283 primary practice areas, with significant experience in contract law and arbitration.

Practice AreaCase Volume
Contract Law80 cases
Arbitration40 cases
Company Law29 cases
Breach of Contract26 cases
Civil Procedure26 cases
Commercial Disputes22 cases
Estoppel16 cases
Civil Practice14 cases
Administrative Law14 cases
Corporate Law14 cases
Damages14 cases
Misrepresentation14 cases
Fraud and Deceit13 cases
Bankruptcy11 cases
Property Law11 cases
Jurisdiction10 cases
Trust Law10 cases
Fiduciary Duties9 cases
Banking and Finance8 cases
International Arbitration Act8 cases
Winding Up7 cases
Unjust Enrichment7 cases
Evidence6 cases
International Arbitration6 cases
Natural justice6 cases
Commercial Law6 cases
International Commercial Law6 cases
Costs6 cases
Real Estate5 cases
Construction Law5 cases
International Commercial Arbitration5 cases
Shareholders Agreement5 cases
Recourse against award4 cases
Minority Oppression4 cases
Mental Capacity Law4 cases
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments4 cases
Business Litigation4 cases
Medical Law4 cases
Legal Profession Act4 cases
Rescission4 cases
Commercial Litigation4 cases
Interpretation of contractual terms4 cases
Conflict of Laws4 cases
Contracts4 cases
Fiduciary Duty3 cases
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility3 cases
Professional Ethics3 cases
Litigation3 cases
Schemes of Arrangement3 cases
Companies Act3 cases
Summary Judgement3 cases
Mareva Injunctions3 cases
Disciplinary Proceedings3 cases
Conspiracy by Unlawful Means3 cases
Patents3 cases
Judgments and Orders3 cases
Injunctions3 cases
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards3 cases
Corporate Restructuring3 cases
Asset Recovery3 cases
Insolvency Law3 cases
Medical Negligence3 cases
Mistake3 cases
Succession Law3 cases
Corporate Litigation3 cases
Civil Litigation3 cases
Medical Malpractice2 cases
Agency Law2 cases
Collections2 cases
Functus Officio2 cases
Measure of Damages2 cases
Negligence2 cases
Joint Venture2 cases
Valuation2 cases
Inducement of Breach of Contract2 cases
Defamation2 cases
Private International Law2 cases
Debt Restructuring2 cases
Estate Administration2 cases
UNCITRAL Model Law2 cases
Appeal2 cases
Liquidation2 cases
Constitutional Law2 cases
Valuation of Shares2 cases
Medical Ethics2 cases
Illegality and public policy2 cases
Interpretation of Contracts2 cases
Employment Law2 cases
Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards2 cases
Setting aside2 cases
International Arbitration Law2 cases
Striking out2 cases
Building and Construction Contracts2 cases
Construction Contracts2 cases
Family Law2 cases
Jurisdiction of Arbitral tribunal2 cases
Anti-suit injunction2 cases
Appellate Practice2 cases
Sham Contract2 cases
Extension of Time2 cases
Legal Professional Privilege2 cases
Contractual Interpretation2 cases
Professional conduct2 cases
Chancery and Equity2 cases
Formation of contract2 cases
Income taxation2 cases
International Commercial Contracts2 cases
International Law2 cases
Limitation2 cases
Judicial Management2 cases
Ad Hoc Admission2 cases
Tax Avoidance2 cases
Evidence Law2 cases
Performance of Contract2 cases
Subrogation2 cases
Inventions1 cases
Public International Law1 cases
Legal Ethics1 cases
Securities Law1 cases
Medical Registration1 cases
Loss of Chance1 cases
Corporate Governance Disputes1 cases
Quasi-partnerships1 cases
Legitimate expectations1 cases
Separate legal personality1 cases
Indian Contract Act1 cases
Lease Agreement1 cases
Implied contracts1 cases
Financial Crisis1 cases
Insurance Law1 cases
Liquidator's Duties1 cases
Investment Advice1 cases
Commercial Blackmail1 cases
Extortion1 cases
Tortious Interference1 cases
Landlord and Tenant Disputes1 cases
Disciplinary Proceedings (Lawyers)1 cases
Hotel Management1 cases
Differential Premium Assessment1 cases
Doctor's Liability1 cases
Trustee's right of indemnity1 cases
Bribery1 cases
Criminal Case Disclosure1 cases
Credit-linked notes1 cases
Good Faith1 cases
Restructuring Expenses1 cases
Professional Fees1 cases
Rent Review1 cases
Reverse Dutch Auction1 cases
Stockbroking1 cases
Professional Medical Ethics1 cases
Overcharging of fees1 cases
Termination Agreement1 cases
Founder's Benefits1 cases
Enforcement of Arbitral Award1 cases
Rectification of Contract1 cases
Neurology1 cases
Scheme of Arrangement and Compromise1 cases
Right of Set-Off1 cases
Validity of arbitration agreement1 cases
Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements1 cases
Building Industry1 cases
Conveyancing Practice1 cases
Collective Sales Agreement1 cases
Equitable subrogation1 cases
Non-circumvention agreement1 cases
Sales Representative Agreement1 cases
Account of Profits1 cases
Contextual approach1 cases
Accounting and Inquiry1 cases
Banking Law1 cases
Business Enterprises1 cases
Cannabis Law1 cases
Charitable Giving1 cases
Commercial Leasing1 cases
Corporate Governance1 cases
Criminal Law1 cases
Domestic Violence1 cases
Equitable Compensation1 cases
Financial Services Law1 cases
Forum Non Conveniens1 cases
Healthcare Law1 cases
Insurance1 cases
Intellectual Property Law1 cases
Land Acquisition1 cases
Medical Disciplinary Proceedings1 cases
Mortgages1 cases
Personal Injury1 cases
Securities1 cases
Shareholder Disputes1 cases
Strata Title Law1 cases
Summary Judgment1 cases
Trade Finance1 cases
Wills and Probate1 cases
Undue Influence1 cases
Contractual terms1 cases
Causation1 cases
Natural forum1 cases
Criminal Procedure1 cases
Service out of jurisdiction1 cases
Assessment of Legal Costs1 cases
Prevention of Corruption Act1 cases
Contempt of Court1 cases
Interim injunctions1 cases
Stay of Execution1 cases
Abuse of Process1 cases
Equity and limitation of actions1 cases
Medical profession and practice1 cases
Liquidated Damages1 cases
Inherent powers1 cases
Foreign Law1 cases
Diminished Responsibility1 cases
Settlement Agreement1 cases
Res Judicata1 cases
Discovery1 cases
Intention to create legal relations1 cases
Quantum meruit1 cases
Duress1 cases
Restitution1 cases
Duty of Candour1 cases
Murder1 cases
Remedies1 cases
Illegality1 cases
Service of document out of jurisdiction1 cases
Inherent Jurisdiction1 cases
Setting Aside Arbitral Award1 cases
Debt Recovery1 cases
Specific performance1 cases
Contract of service1 cases
Judicial Review1 cases
Shares1 cases
Contractual Disputes1 cases
Duty to Account1 cases
Crossclaims1 cases
Duty of disclosure1 cases
Remoteness of damage1 cases
Rules of construction1 cases
Interest1 cases
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act1 cases
Interpleader1 cases
Joint and Several Liability1 cases
Building Management1 cases
Solicitor's fees1 cases
International Trade Law1 cases
Medical Registration Act1 cases
Sham Trust1 cases
Unincorporated Associations1 cases
Mareva Injunction1 cases
Foreign Judgments1 cases
Claim Construction1 cases
Patent Invalidity1 cases
Patent Specification1 cases
Patent Revocation1 cases
Investment Disputes1 cases
Corporate Insolvency1 cases
Stare Decisis1 cases
Quistclose trust1 cases
Legitimate Expectation1 cases
Disciplinary Proceedings (Medical)1 cases
Investor-State Arbitration1 cases
Auditing1 cases
Remission1 cases
Acceptance1 cases
Nominal damages1 cases
Mortgage Law1 cases
Pre-action discovery1 cases
Repudiatory breach1 cases
Equitable Assignment1 cases
Assessment1 cases
Remoteness1 cases
Lis alibi pendens1 cases
Scope of agreement1 cases
Double Separability1 cases
Best Efforts Clause1 cases
Guarantees and indemnities1 cases
Procedural fraud1 cases
Professional Discipline1 cases
Restructuring and Insolvency1 cases
Setting aside arbitral awards1 cases
Thai Law1 cases
Equitable Set-Off1 cases
Employees’ Duties1 cases
Termination of Contract1 cases

Law Firm Affiliations

Alvin Yeo has been affiliated with 6 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 59 cases.

Law FirmCases Handled
WongPartnership LLP59 cases
Wong Partnership29 cases
Wong Partnership LLP16 cases
WongPartnership3 cases
WongPartnership LLC1 cases
Wong Partership1 cases

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Alvin Yeo's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case
7.1
Complex Cases
41 (38%)
Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

TypeCases
Dismissed12.0 parties avg
Lost506.5 parties avg
Neutral63.0 parties avg
Partial124.9 parties avg
Unknown16.0 parties avg
Won398.4 parties avg

Complexity Trends Over Time

YearCases
2000412.0 parties avg
2001214.8 parties avg
200213.0 parties avg
2003711.8 parties avg
200439.0 parties avg
200574.3 parties avg
200652.8 parties avg
200724.0 parties avg
200877.7 parties avg
200933.8 parties avg
201042.0 parties avg
201182.4 parties avg
201264.8 parties avg
201374.5 parties avg
201463.6 parties avg
201584.7 parties avg
201687.5 parties avg
201722.5 parties avg
201836.6 parties avg
201934.4 parties avg
2020109.2 parties avg
202127.5 parties avg
202312.0 parties avg

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Alvin Yeo's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome TypeCases
Dismissed1(1%)
Lost50(46%)
Neutral6(6%)
Partial12(11%)
Unknown1(1%)
Won39(36%)

Monetary Outcomes

CurrencyAverage
CHF9,500,000.001 cases
HKD6,569,636.892 cases
SGD2,271,732.4356 cases
USD5,000,000.001 cases

Yearly Outcome Trends

YearTotal Cases
20004
22
20012
2
20021
1
20037
1123
20043
12
20057
511
20065
212
20072
11
20087
313
20093
3
20104
31
20118
314
20126
2211
20137
313
20146
114
20158
5111
20168
314
20172
11
20183
21
20193
12
202010
712
20212
2
20231
1

Case History

Displaying all 109 cases

Case
16 Feb 2023
Element Six Technologies Ltd (Respondent, Plaintiff)Lost
29 Nov 2021
BTN (Plaintiff)Lost
18 May 2021
CEG (Plaintiff)Lost
07 Oct 2020
CBX (Plaintiff)Lost
21 Jul 2020
Element Six Technologies Ltd (Plaintiff)Won
15 Jul 2020
CBX (Plaintiff)Lost
28 May 2020
Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels Inc (Plaintiff, Respondent)Lost
27 May 2020
BBM (Appellant)Lost
29 Apr 2020
Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Appellant)Lost
28 Apr 2020
BCS Business Consulting Services Pte Ltd (Defendant)Lost
23 Feb 2020
Chew Hua Seng (Defendant)Won
06 Feb 2020
Element Six Technologies Ltd (Plaintiff)Partial
02 Jan 2020
Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels Inc (Plaintiff)Lost
17 Oct 2019
State (Plaintiff)Won
01 Apr 2019
Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Plaintiff)Lost
26 Mar 2019
Thio Syn Kym Wendy (Respondent)Won
07 Aug 2018
Thio Syn Kym Wendy (Appellant, Respondent)Partial
17 Jun 2018
Sanum Investments Limited (Plaintiff)Partial
24 Jan 2018
Harish Salve (Appellant, Applicant)Won
26 Mar 2017
SIT KWONG LAM (Appellant)Lost
30 Jan 2017
Comptroller of Income Tax (Plaintiff)Neutral
29 Sep 2016
The Comptroller of Income Tax (Respondent)Won
28 Sep 2016
Sanum Investments Limited (Appellant, Defendant)Won
12 Sep 2016
Takashimaya Singapore Ltd (Defendant)Won
08 Sep 2016
Lee Howe Yong (Respondent, Appellant)Lost
28 Jul 2016
Koh Oon Bin (Plaintiff)Lost
12 Jul 2016
Lee Siew Yuen Sylvia (Appellant, Respondent)Partial
19 Apr 2016
Maybank Kim Eng Securities Pte Ltd (Appellant)Lost
16 Mar 2016
Xitrans Finance Ltd (Plaintiff)Won
26 Nov 2015
ALE (Respondent)
25 Nov 2015
AUG (Defendant, Plaintiff, Appellant)Won
05 Nov 2015
Lee Howe Yong (Defendant)Lost
09 Jul 2015
C S Partners Pte Ltd (Defendant)Lost
18 May 2015
Re BKR (Respondent)Lost
07 Apr 2015
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Appellant)Lost
30 Mar 2015
Liquidator (Respondent)Partial
25 Feb 2015
Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch (Defendant, Appellant)Lost
14 Oct 2014
SH Cogent Logistics Pte Ltd (Plaintiff)Won
30 Jul 2014
AKM (Plaintiff)Won
29 May 2014
ADT and others (Defendant)Neutral
25 May 2014
Ting Siew May (Appellant)Won
14 Apr 2014
ADG (Plaintiff)Lost
25 Feb 2014
KS Energy Services Ltd (Appellant)Won
28 Nov 2013
EFT Holdings, Inc (Appellant)Lost
26 Nov 2013
Chiu Teng @ Kallang Pte Ltd (Applicant)Lost
30 Sep 2013
BKR (Appellant, Defendant)Won
18 Jul 2013
Thomas Chan (Intervener)Partial
27 Jun 2013
Singapore Medical Council (Respondent)Won
18 Apr 2013
Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte (formerly known as Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia (Singapore) Pte) (Plaintiff)Lost
25 Feb 2013
Chng Bee Kheng (Plaintiff)Won
30 Oct 2012
Lim Eng Hock Peter (Respondent, Defendant, Appellant)Partial
26 Sep 2012
TT International Ltd (Respondent)Neutral
26 Aug 2012
HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Ltd (trustee of Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust) (Appellant)Lost
29 May 2012
PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd (Defendant)Neutral
18 Mar 2012
SetClear Inc (Respondent)Won
30 Jan 2012
TT International Ltd (Respondent)Lost
29 Nov 2011
Singapore Medical Council (Respondent)Won
27 Sep 2011
Thomas Chan Ho Lam (Respondent)Neutral
04 Jul 2011
Lim Chin San Contractors Pte Ltd (Respondent)Lost
04 Jul 2011
Lim Chin San Contractors Pte Ltd (Appellant)Lost
25 May 2011
Singapore Medical Council (Respondent)Won
25 May 2011
Singapore Medical Council (Respondent)Won
25 May 2011
Singapore Medical Council (Respondent)Lost
23 May 2011
SetClear Pte Ltd (Plaintiff)Won
18 Oct 2010
Zain Asif Fancy (Plaintiff)Lost
27 Jul 2010
Lim Eng Hock Peter (Appellant)Partial
23 Feb 2010
Bonvests Holdings Ltd (Respondent)Lost
09 Feb 2010
Singapore Medical Council (Respondent)Lost
07 Oct 2009
Lim Eng Hock Peter (Appellant)Won
01 Jun 2009
Alstom Technology Ltd (Respondent)Won
25 May 2009
Chesney Real Estate Group LLP (Defendant, Plaintiff)Won
27 Oct 2008
Land Transport Authority of Singapore (Defendant)Won
07 Aug 2008
CIMB Bank Bhd (Appellant)Lost
08 Jul 2008
Lim Eng Hock Peter (Plaintiff)Neutral
07 May 2008
Dongwoo Mann+Hummel Co Ltd (Plaintiff)Lost
01 May 2008
Fiortino Investments Limited (Defendant)Won
13 Apr 2008
CIMB Bank Bhd (Defendant)Lost
24 Mar 2008
Sin Yong Contractor Pte Ltd (in liquidation) (Plaintiff, Appellant)Won
29 Aug 2007
Murakami Takako (Appellant)Lost
09 Apr 2007
Asia Hotel Investments Ltd (Plaintiff)Won
24 Oct 2006
Karaha Bodas Co LLC (Applicant)Partial
17 Aug 2006
Karaha Bodas Co LLC (Applicant)Won
18 Jun 2006
Karaha Bodas Co LLC (Plaintiff, Respondent)Lost
27 Apr 2006
Goh Yang Chye (Plaintiff)Lost
19 Jan 2006
CS Bored Pile System Pte Ltd (Plaintiff)Won
05 Dec 2005
Chor Pee & Partners (Respondent)Lost
11 Oct 2005
Karaha Bodas Co LLC (Appellant)Lost
27 Sep 2005
United Overseas Bank Ltd (Appellant)Lost
04 Sep 2005
Siti Aminah (Defendant)Partial
13 Apr 2005
United Overseas Bank Ltd (Defendant, Appellant)Lost
21 Mar 2005
Karaha Bodas Co LLC (Plaintiff)Lost
06 Mar 2005
Petrie Christopher Harrisson (Plaintiff)Won
19 Sep 2004
Asia Hotel Investments Ltd (Appellant, Plaintiff)Won
27 Jul 2004
Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG (Applicant, Respondent)Lost
05 May 2004
Chee Johnny (Defendant)Won
26 Nov 2003
Asia Hotel Investments Ltd (Plaintiff)Partial
23 Nov 2003
Jurong Readymix Concrete Pte Ltd (Respondent)Won
16 Oct 2003
Pacific Rim Palm Oil Ltd (Plaintiff)Won
27 Jul 2003
Beyonics Technology Limited (Defendant)Won
07 Jul 2003
Shepherd Andrew (Plaintiff)Dismissed
07 May 2003
XYZ Co Ltd (Respondent)Partial
28 Apr 2003
Deutsche Bank AG (Appellant)Lost
30 Oct 2002
Deutsche Bank AG (Petitioner)Lost
23 Sep 2001
Hiap Lee (Cheong Leong & Sons) Brickmakers Sdn Bhd (Defendant)Lost
22 Feb 2001
AMS Securities (S) Pte Ltd (Plaintiff)Lost
29 Nov 2000
Tang Boon Jek Jeffrey (Respondent)Lost
27 Jul 2000
Low Hua Kin (Appellant)Lost
04 Apr 2000
Anderson Land Pte Ltd (Respondent)Won
06 Mar 2000
Chan Kung Git (Defendant)Won