Cheong Zhihui Ivan

Cheong Zhihui Ivan is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2015 to 2024. The lawyer has handled 9 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 4 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in family law and matrimonial assets. Their track record shows a 11.0% success rate in resolved cases.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated expertise across 38 primary practice areas, with significant experience in family law and matrimonial assets.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Family Law	9 cases	13% of total caseload	Highly Specialized94% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 9 cases which represents 13% of their total caseload.
Matrimonial Assets	6 cases	9% of total caseload	Highly Specialized83% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 6 cases which represents 9% of their total caseload.
Divorce	5 cases	7% of total caseload	Experienced69% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 5 cases which represents 7% of their total caseload.
Maintenance	3 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized87% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Division of Assets	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized88% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Child Support	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Matrimonial Assets Division	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Trusts and Estates	2 cases	3% of total caseload	General Practice13% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Evidence Law	2 cases	3% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Maintenance (Wife)	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Child Custody	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Children's Welfare	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized83% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Maintenance (Child)	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Division of Matrimonial Assets	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized93% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Evidence	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Contract Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Succession Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice5% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Child Maintenance	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Children's Maintenance	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Gifts	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Emergency Interim Award	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice1% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Emergency Arbitrator	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice1% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Guardianship of Infants Act	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Relocation of Child	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Matrimonial cases	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Civil Practice	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Property Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice15% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Wills and Probate	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Care and Control	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Access to Children	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Matrimonial Home	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Jurisdiction	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Costs	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Duty of Candour	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Disclosure of Assets	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Adverse Inference	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Principles	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Cheong Zhihui Ivan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Cheong Zhihui Ivan has been affiliated with 4 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 4 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Harry Elias Partnership LLP	4 cases	44% of cases	CLT v CLS: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Inter-Spousal Gifts, and Tracing of Shares in Divorce(Aug 2021) UBM v UBN: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Long, Single-Income Marriage(May 2017) TYU v TYV: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Divorce(Mar 2017)
Withers KhattarWong LLP	3 cases	33% of cases	WSY v WSX: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Maintenance After 19-Year Marriage(May 2024) VPX v VPY: Appeal on Child Maintenance Order - Guardianship of Infants Act(Jun 2021) VPU v VPT: Appeal Against Wife Maintenance Order in Divorce Proceedings(May 2021)
Withers KatharWong LLP	1 cases	11% of cases	WUA v WUB: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Children's Maintenance(Feb 2024)
Eversheds Harry Elias LLP	1 cases	11% of cases	UYK v UYJ: Child Relocation, Care and Control Dispute to UK(Jul 2020)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Cheong Zhihui Ivan's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.0
Complex Cases: 0 (0%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	42.0 parties avg	2.0	44%
Neutral	12.0 parties avg	2.0	11%
Partial	32.0 parties avg	2.0	33%
Won	12.0 parties avg	2.0	11%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2015	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2017	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2020	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2021	32.0 parties avg	2.0
2024	22.0 parties avg	2.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Cheong Zhihui Ivan's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	4(44%)	44%
Neutral	1(11%)	11%
Partial	3(33%)	33%
Won	1(11%)	11%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	25,423,935.80	4,237,322.636 cases	6

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2015	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2017	2 11	Lost: 1 cases (50.0%) Neutral: 1 cases (50.0%)
2020	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2021	3 21	Lost: 2 cases (66.7%) Partial: 1 cases (33.3%)
2024	2 2	Partial: 2 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 9 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	WSY v WSX: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Maintenance After 19-Year Marriage 14 May 2024 WSX (Respondent, Appellant)Partial	14 May 2024	WSX (Respondent, Appellant): Appeal allowed in partAll the assets in the matrimonial pool, including the assets held in the parties’ sole names, are liable to division; and the $54,000 in lump sum maintenance which was originally ordered to be paid by way of CPF transfer is to be paid instead in cash, from the net proceeds of sale of the immovable properties.
2	WUA v WUB: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Children's Maintenance 05 Feb 2024 WUA (Plaintiff)Partial	05 Feb 2024	WUA (Plaintiff): Division of matrimonial assets orderedDivision of matrimonial assets with a 70:30 ratio in favor of the Wife (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
3	CLT v CLS: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Inter-Spousal Gifts, and Tracing of Shares in Divorce 12 Aug 2021 CLT (Plaintiff)Partial	12 Aug 2021	CLT (Plaintiff): Division of matrimonial assets; 30% shareWife received 30% of the matrimonial assets, amounting to $16,045,779 (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
4	VPX v VPY: Appeal on Child Maintenance Order - Guardianship of Infants Act 02 Jun 2021 VPX (Appellant)Lost	02 Jun 2021	VPX (Appellant): Appeal DismissedAppeal against the District Judge's decision was dismissed.
5	VPU v VPT: Appeal Against Wife Maintenance Order in Divorce Proceedings 31 May 2021 VPT (Respondent)Lost	31 May 2021	VPT (Respondent): Appeal DismissedAppeal dismissed; order for monthly maintenance to the wife was reversed.
6	UYK v UYJ: Child Relocation, Care and Control Dispute to UK 05 Jul 2020 UYK (Appellant)Lost	05 Jul 2020	UYK (Appellant): Appeal DismissedThe Father's appeal against the decision to grant care and control to the Mother and allow the child to relocate to the UK was dismissed.
7	UBM v UBN: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Long, Single-Income Marriage 08 May 2017 UBN (Defendant)Lost	08 May 2017	UBN (Defendant): Division of matrimonial assets 60:40 in favor of Plaintiff; Wife's prayer for maintenance denied.Division of matrimonial assets in the proportion of 60:40 in favor of the Husband (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore); Wife's prayer for maintenance denied.
8	TYU v TYV: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Divorce 20 Mar 2017 TYU (Plaintiff)Neutral	20 Mar 2017	TYU (Plaintiff): Orders made on the division of matrimonial assets and costs.The Husband is to pay the Wife the sum of S$5,723,658 within six months of the order. Assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore.
9	TCT v TCU: Interim Maintenance Under Women's Charter - Proof of Failure to Provide Reasonable Maintenance 21 May 2015 TCT (Appellant)Won	21 May 2015	TCT (Appellant): Appeal AllowedAppeal allowed; the Judge’s orders for interim maintenance for the Son and the Wife were set aside. Costs of the appeal, and of the hearing below, were fixed at $5,000 (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).