Ernest Sia

Ernest Sia is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2017 to 2020. The lawyer has handled 3 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 1 law firm. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in construction law and adjudication.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Ernest Sia has demonstrated expertise across 13 primary practice areas, with significant experience in construction law and adjudication.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Construction Law	3 cases	15% of total caseload	Highly Specialized87% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 15% of their total caseload.
Adjudication	2 cases	10% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 10% of their total caseload.
Building and Construction Contracts	2 cases	10% of total caseload	Highly Specialized83% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 10% of their total caseload.
Fraud and Deceit	2 cases	10% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 10% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	2 cases	10% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 10% of their total caseload.
Contract Law	2 cases	10% of total caseload	Experienced55% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 10% of their total caseload.
Breach of Contractual Terms	1 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004	1 cases	5% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Setting aside adjudication determination	1 cases	5% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Breach of Contract	1 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Adjudication Determination	1 cases	5% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Collections	1 cases	5% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Arbitration	1 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Ernest Sia has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Ernest Sia has been affiliated with 1 law firm. The most active affiliation involves 3 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Chong Chia & Lim LLC	3 cases	100% of cases	Facade Solution v Mero Asia Pacific: Setting Aside Adjudication for Fraud under SOPA(Sep 2020) CFA v CFB: Setting Aside Adjudication Determination for Fraud under Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act(May 2020) Bintai Kindenko Pte Ltd v Samsung C&T Corp: Setting Aside Adjudication Determination for Building and Construction Dispute(Dec 2017)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Ernest Sia'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	32.0 parties avg	2.0	100%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2017	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2020	22.0 parties avg	2.0

Case Outcome Analytics

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

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	3(100%)	100%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	10,000.00	5,000.002 cases	2

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2017	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2020	2 2	Lost: 2 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 3 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Facade Solution v Mero Asia Pacific: Setting Aside Adjudication for Fraud under SOPA 06 Sep 2020 Facade Solution Pte Ltd (Appellant)Lost	06 Sep 2020	Facade Solution Pte Ltd (Appellant): Appeal DismissedAppeal dismissed with costs of the appeal fixed at $20,000 plus disbursements of $450. The judgment does not specify a currency, assuming the currency of the jurisdiction (SGD for Singapore).
2	CFA v CFB: Setting Aside Adjudication Determination for Fraud under Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 18 May 2020 CFA (Applicant)Lost	18 May 2020	CFA (Applicant): Application to enforce the adjudication determination dismissedCFA's application to enforce the adjudication determination was dismissed.
3	Bintai Kindenko Pte Ltd v Samsung C&T Corp: Setting Aside Adjudication Determination for Building and Construction Dispute 18 Dec 2017 Bintai Kindenko Pte Ltd (Applicant, Respondent)Lost	18 Dec 2017	Bintai Kindenko Pte Ltd (Applicant, Respondent): Application DismissedSamsung's application to set aside the Adjudication Determination was allowed, with costs of $10,000 to be paid by Bintai to Samsung (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).