Lee Chin Seon

Lee Chin Seon is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2000 to 2011. The lawyer has handled 7 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 3 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in costs and construction law. Their track record shows a 43.0% success rate in resolved cases.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated expertise across 31 primary practice areas, with significant experience in contract law and costs.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Contract Law	5 cases	11% of total caseload	Experienced58% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 5 cases which represents 11% of their total caseload.
Costs	4 cases	9% of total caseload	Highly Specialized83% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 9% of their total caseload.
Construction Law	3 cases	7% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 7% of their total caseload.
Civil Practice	3 cases	7% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 7% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	2 cases	5% of total caseload	Highly Specialized83% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Breach of Contract	2 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Taxation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Performance Bond	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Unconscionability	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Review	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Construction	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Limitation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Legal Profession Act	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Estoppel	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Damages	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Evidence	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Summary Judgement	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Company Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Taxation of Legal Fees	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Rules of court	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Building and Construction Related Contracts	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Architectural Engineering	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Taxation of Costs	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Election Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Building Defects	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Building Sub-Contract	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Building and Construction Contracts	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Contracts	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Legal Malpractice	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Negligence	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Property Damage	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Lee Chin Seon has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Lee Chin Seon has been affiliated with 3 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 4 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
C S Lee	4 cases	57% of cases	Management Corporation v Lee Mow Woo: Negligence in Structural Design of Northlink Development(May 2011) Ho Cheng Lay v Low Yong Sen: Taxation of Solicitor's Bill of Costs After Payment(Mar 2009) New Civilbuild v Guobena: Costs Allocation After Judgment on Progress Payments and Liquidated Damages(Mar 2000)
CS Lee	2 cases	29% of cases	Tan Boon Hai v Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan: Review of Costs Taxation in Election Irregularities Case(Mar 2001) New Civilbuild v Guobena: Res Judicata, Performance Bonds & Building Sub-Contracts(Feb 2000)
Angela Wong & Co	1 cases	14% of cases	Tan Boon Hai v Lee Ah Fong: Review of Registrar's Taxation of Costs Under Rules of Court(Nov 2001)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Lee Chin Seon's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.3
Complex Cases: 0 (0%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	12.0 parties avg	2.0	14%
Partial	32.7 parties avg	2.7	43%
Won	32.0 parties avg	2.0	43%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2000	32.7 parties avg	2.7
2001	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2009	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2011	12.0 parties avg	2.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Lee Chin Seon's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	1(14%)	14%
Partial	3(43%)	43%
Won	3(43%)	43%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	103,000.00	20,600.005 cases	5

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2000	3 21	Partial: 2 cases (66.7%) Won: 1 cases (33.3%)
2001	2 11	Partial: 1 cases (50.0%) Won: 1 cases (50.0%)
2009	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2011	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 7 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Management Corporation v Lee Mow Woo: Negligence in Structural Design of Northlink Development 02 May 2011 Lee Mow Woo (practising under the firm of Engineers Partnership) (Defendant)Lost	02 May 2011	Lee Mow Woo (practising under the firm of Engineers Partnership) (Defendant): Damages to be assessedDamages to be assessed in relation to costs of rectification of expansion joints and surrounding areas in which the Design had failed to comply with cl 5.2 of the Code. The defendant is also to pay the plaintiff the sum of $49,000 being damages in relation to the lift motor rooms and $5,225 being damages in relation to the mezzanine floors (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
2	Ho Cheng Lay v Low Yong Sen: Taxation of Solicitor's Bill of Costs After Payment 08 Mar 2009 Ho Cheng Lay (Plaintiff)Won	08 Mar 2009	Ho Cheng Lay (Plaintiff): Application grantedThe plaintiff's application for taxation of the defendant's bills of costs was granted.
3	Tan Boon Hai v Lee Ah Fong: Review of Registrar's Taxation of Costs Under Rules of Court 26 Nov 2001 Lee Ah Fong (Respondent)Partial	26 Nov 2001	Lee Ah Fong (Respondent): Appeal dismissed in partAppeal dismissed in part; the amount of $100,000 allowed by the judge was set aside and the amount of $70,000 allowed by the assistant registrar was reinstated. Mr. Tan should have his costs before the judge, fixed at $1,500 to be paid by the respondents. He should be allowed only 30% of the costs of the appeal. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
4	Tan Boon Hai v Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan: Review of Costs Taxation in Election Irregularities Case 29 Mar 2001 Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan (Respondent)Won	29 Mar 2001	Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan (Respondent): Costs AwardedDefendants awarded $100,000 in costs, plus $1,500 for the costs of the review (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
5	New Civilbuild v Guobena: Costs Allocation After Judgment on Progress Payments and Liquidated Damages 23 Mar 2000 New Civilbuild Pte Ltd (Plaintiff)Partial	23 Mar 2000	New Civilbuild Pte Ltd (Plaintiff): Costs of the action awarded with reductionNew Civilbuild was awarded costs of the action with a reduction to account for Guobena's successful counterclaim, and full disbursements up to judgment. The currency is assumed to be SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore.
6	Nam Kee Asphalt v Chew Eu Hock: Contract Dispute over Supply of Aggregates and Asphalt Premix 19 Mar 2000 Chew Eu Hock Construction Co Pte Ltd (Defendant)Won	19 Mar 2000	Chew Eu Hock Construction Co Pte Ltd (Defendant): Judgment for DefendantJudgment in favour of the Defendant. The currency is assumed to be SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore.
7	New Civilbuild v Guobena: Res Judicata, Performance Bonds & Building Sub-Contracts 28 Feb 2000 New Civilbuild Pte Ltd (Plaintiff)Partial	28 Feb 2000	New Civilbuild Pte Ltd (Plaintiff): Claim Partly AllowedNew Civilbuild's claim against Guobena is partly allowed. The exact monetary amount will be assessed by the Registrar. Assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore.