Noel Chua Yi How

Noel Chua Yi How is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2019 to 2025. The lawyer has handled 7 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 2 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in insolvency law and winding up. Their track record shows a 29.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 1 complex case, representing 14% of their total caseload.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated expertise across 43 primary practice areas, with significant experience in civil procedure and insolvency law.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Civil Procedure	3 cases	6% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 6% of their total caseload.
Insolvency Law	3 cases	6% of total caseload	Highly Specialized82% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 6% of their total caseload.
Winding Up	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized78% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Estoppel	2 cases	4% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Costs	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Fiduciary Duties	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized83% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Commercial Disputes	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Experienced55% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Credit and Security	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Litigation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How 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	Experienced70% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Personal Injury	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Security for Costs	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized99% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Misrepresentation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Jurisdiction	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Contractual terms	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Director's Liability	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Damages Assessment	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Avoidance of transactions	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Unfair preferences	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Director's Duties	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Equity and limitation of actions	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Implied Terms	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Pre-judgment interest	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Limitation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Agency Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Transactions at an undervalue	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Judgments and Orders	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Companies Act	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Accounts	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Shares	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Dividends	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Contract Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Duty to Account	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How 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	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Investment	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Arbitration	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Financial Products	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Banking and Finance	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Breach of Contract	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Business Litigation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Civil Practice	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Commercial Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Corporate Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Noel Chua Yi How has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Noel Chua Yi How has been affiliated with 2 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 6 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
PK Wong & Nair LLC	6 cases	86% of cases	Sw Chan Kit v Ntegrator Holdings Ltd: Winding Up Application Dispute(Jan 2025) Transpac Investments Ltd v TIH Ltd: Dispute over Bond Amount Release and Pre-Judgment Interest(Oct 2024) Transpac Investments Ltd v TIH Ltd: Dispute over US$10 Million Bond Account & Contingent Claims(Aug 2024)
WongPartnership LLP	1 cases	14% of cases	Koh Kim Teck v Credit Suisse: Negligence, Duty of Care & Banking(Mar 2019)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Noel Chua Yi How's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.9
Complex Cases: 1 (14%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	32.0 parties avg	2.0	43%
Neutral	17.0 parties avg	7.0	14%
Partial	12.0 parties avg	2.0	14%
Won	22.5 parties avg	2.5	29%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2019	13.0 parties avg	3.0
2022	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2024	42.0 parties avg	2.0
2025	17.0 parties avg	7.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Noel Chua Yi How's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	3(43%)	43%
Neutral	1(14%)	14%
Partial	1(14%)	14%
Won	2(29%)	29%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	2,472,894.00	494,578.805 cases	5
USD	10,000,000.00	10,000,000.001 cases	1

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2019	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2022	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2024	4 211	Lost: 2 cases (50.0%) Partial: 1 cases (25.0%) Won: 1 cases (25.0%)
2025	1 1	Neutral: 1 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 7 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Sw Chan Kit v Ntegrator Holdings Ltd: Winding Up Application Dispute 27 Jan 2025 UOB Ltd (Other)Neutral	27 Jan 2025	UOB Ltd (Other): NeutralUOB Ltd supported the application.
2	Transpac Investments Ltd v TIH Ltd: Dispute over Bond Amount Release and Pre-Judgment Interest 17 Oct 2024 TIH Limited (Defendant)Partial	17 Oct 2024	TIH Limited (Defendant): Partial LossTIH was ordered to pay TIL $790,500 in costs and disbursements. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
3	Transpac Investments Ltd v TIH Ltd: Dispute over US$10 Million Bond Account & Contingent Claims 19 Aug 2024 TIH Limited (Defendant)Lost	19 Aug 2024	TIH Limited (Defendant): Claim DismissedClaim dismissed; the court ordered the closure of the bond account and the return of the funds to the claimant (assumed USD, as the bond amount was deposited in USD).
4	Transpac Investments Ltd v TIH Ltd: Security for Costs Application in Cross-Border Dispute 28 Apr 2024 TIH Limited (Defendant)Won	28 Apr 2024	TIH Limited (Defendant): Application for further security for costs grantedTIH Limited's application for further security for costs was granted. Transpac Investments Limited must provide security for costs in favour of TIH in the sum claimed ie, $500,000 by 15 May 2024 by way of a solicitor’s undertaking or otherwise in a form reasonably satisfactory to TIH. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
5	Foo Kian Beng v OP3 International: Director's Duties, Dividends, and Insolvency Law 26 Mar 2024 Foo Kian Beng (Appellant)Lost	26 Mar 2024	Foo Kian Beng (Appellant): Appeal DismissedAppeal dismissed; Foo Kian Beng remains liable for $1,182,394. (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore)
6	OP3 International Pte Ltd v Foo Kian Beng: Director's Duties & Creditor Interests 14 Sep 2022 Foo Kian Beng (Defendant)Lost	14 Sep 2022	Foo Kian Beng (Defendant): Judgment against Defendant in partOrdered to pay $1,182,394 to OP3 International Pte Ltd (in liquidation) for breach of fiduciary duty. Assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore.
7	Koh Kim Teck v Credit Suisse: Negligence, Duty of Care & Banking 24 Mar 2019 Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch (Defendant)Won	24 Mar 2019	Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch (Defendant): Judgment for DefendantJudgment for the Defendant; no monetary award. Assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore.