Chua Cheng Yew

Chua Cheng Yew is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2017 to 2024. The lawyer has handled 8 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 1 law firm. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in winding up and fiduciary duties. Their track record shows a 10.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 8 complex cases, representing 100% of their total caseload.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated expertise across 69 primary practice areas, with significant experience in company law and contract law.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Company Law	7 cases	7% of total caseload	Experienced58% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 7 cases which represents 7% of their total caseload.
Contract Law	6 cases	6% of total caseload	General Practice47% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 6 cases which represents 6% of their total caseload.
Civil Litigation	3 cases	3% of total caseload	General Practice23% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Civil Practice	3 cases	3% of total caseload	General Practice41% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Trust Law	3 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced69% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Commercial Disputes	3 cases	3% of total caseload	General Practice45% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Property Law	3 cases	3% of total caseload	General Practice38% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Litigation	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice33% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Evidence Law	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice13% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Estoppel	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice22% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Minority Oppression	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced56% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Family Law	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
International Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Torts	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
White Collar Crime	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Insolvency Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Winding Up	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Fiduciary Duties	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Undue Influence	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Jurisdiction	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Natural forum	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Unjust Enrichment	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Criminal Procedure	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Striking out	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Director's Duties	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Foreign Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Costs	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
International Commercial Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Restitution	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Failure of consideration	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Stay of Proceedings	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Agency Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Judgments and Orders	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Mistake	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Companies Act	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Shares	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Evidence	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Shareholders Agreement	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Guarantee	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Enforcement of Order	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Matrimonial Assets	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Conflict of Laws	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Counter-restitution	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice45% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Certainty of terms	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice35% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Shareholders	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Appeal	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Beneficial Ownership	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Matrimonial Assets Division	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Beneficiaries Rights	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Quasi-partnership	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Mortgage Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Illegal moneylending	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Sham Transaction	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Derivative action	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Agency and Distributorships	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Choice of jurisdiction	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Arbitration	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Banking and Finance	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Bankruptcy	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Commercial Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Commercial Litigation	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Constitutional Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Contracts	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Corporate Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Credit and Security	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Criminal Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Criminal Revision	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
International Arbitration	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Chua Cheng Yew has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Chua Cheng Yew has been affiliated with 1 law firm. The most active affiliation involves 8 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Wong Tan & Molly Lim LLC	8 cases	100% of cases	Shree Ramkrishna Exports v JG Jewelry: Joint Venture Dispute & Director's Duties(Jan 2024) Tan Siew Hui v Lim Lai Soon: Beneficial Ownership of Shares in Family-Owned Companies(Oct 2023) Lim Lai Soon v Tan Hong Sin: Beneficial Ownership of Shares & Patents Dispute(Nov 2022)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Chua Cheng Yew's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 8.5
Complex Cases: 8 (100%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Dismissed	112.0 parties avg	12.0	13%
Lost	57.9 parties avg	7.9	63%
Neutral	27.5 parties avg	7.5	25%
Partial	110.0 parties avg	10.0	13%
Won	17.0 parties avg	7.0	13%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2017	27.6 parties avg	7.6
2020	36.0 parties avg	6.0
2022	110.0 parties avg	10.0
2023	19.0 parties avg	9.0
2024	112.0 parties avg	12.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Chua Cheng Yew's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Dismissed	1(10%)	10%
Lost	5(50%)	50%
Neutral	2(20%)	20%
Partial	1(10%)	10%
Won	1(10%)	10%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	0.00	0.003 cases	3

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2017	2 11	Lost: 1 cases (50.0%) Won: 1 cases (50.0%)
2020	3 21	Lost: 2 cases (66.7%) Neutral: 1 cases (33.3%)
2022	1 1	Partial: 1 cases (100.0%)
2023	2 11	Lost: 1 cases (50.0%) Neutral: 1 cases (50.0%)
2024	2 11	Dismissed: 1 cases (50.0%) Lost: 1 cases (50.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 8 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Shree Ramkrishna Exports v JG Jewelry: Joint Venture Dispute & Director's Duties 17 Jan 2024 JG Jewelry Pte Ltd (Defendant, Plaintiff, Respondent)Dismissed	17 Jan 2024	JG Jewelry Pte Ltd (Defendant, Plaintiff, Respondent): Counterclaims dismissedJG Jewelry Pte Ltd's counterclaims are dismissed (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
2	Tan Siew Hui v Lim Lai Soon: Beneficial Ownership of Shares in Family-Owned Companies 09 Oct 2023 Philip Tan Pei Yeanz (Appellant)Neutral	09 Oct 2023	Philip Tan Pei Yeanz (Appellant): Orders upheld in entiretyThe Judge’s orders were upheld in entirety in these appeals.
3	Lim Lai Soon v Tan Hong Sin: Beneficial Ownership of Shares & Patents Dispute 17 Nov 2022 Tan Hong Sin (Defendant)Partial	17 Nov 2022	Tan Hong Sin (Defendant): Partial LossThe court found that the first defendant held shares beneficially for himself.
4	Ang Chek Chin v ANS Import & Export: Winding Up Application & Locus Standi 20 Aug 2020 Ang Chek Poh (Other)Neutral	20 Aug 2020	Ang Chek Poh (Other): NeutralAng Chek Poh was not formally a party but was involved in the proceedings.
5	SVM International Trading v Liew Kum Chong: Sham Transaction & Illegal Moneylending Dispute 30 Jun 2020 Scarlett Merida Xi Wei Yuan (Appellant, Defendant)Lost	30 Jun 2020	Scarlett Merida Xi Wei Yuan (Appellant, Defendant): Appeal dismissedAppeal dismissed; costs of $35,000 (inclusive of disbursements) to be paid by all the appellants to the respondent. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
6	Liew Kum Chong v SVM International Trading: Attachment of Equitable Interest in Property 30 Mar 2020 Pan Jiaying (Defendant)Lost	30 Mar 2020	Pan Jiaying (Defendant): LostApplication to attach the 2nd Defendant's interest in a commercial property was allowed.
7	Trisuryo Garuda Nusa v SKP Pradiksi: Choice of Jurisdiction & Forum Non Conveniens 17 Aug 2017 SKP Senabangun (South) Sdn Bhd (Respondent, Plaintiff)Won	17 Aug 2017	SKP Senabangun (South) Sdn Bhd (Respondent, Plaintiff): Judgment for PlaintiffThe action S 252 was allowed to proceed in Singapore.
8	MCH International v YG Group: Striking Out Claims for Breach of Fiduciary Duty 30 May 2017 Sing Lee Mee Yoke (Plaintiff)Lost	30 May 2017	Sing Lee Mee Yoke (Plaintiff): Claim dismissedThe plaintiffs' claim was dismissed as the application to strike out was allowed.