Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam

Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2020 to 2024. The lawyer has handled 10 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 1 law firm. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in admiralty and maritime law and arbitration. Their track record shows a 50.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 3 complex cases, representing 30% of their total caseload.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated expertise across 42 primary practice areas, with significant experience in contract law and admiralty and maritime law.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Contract Law	9 cases	12% of total caseload	Experienced57% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 9 cases which represents 12% of their total caseload.
Admiralty and Maritime Law	6 cases	8% of total caseload	Highly Specialized78% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 6 cases which represents 8% of their total caseload.
Arbitration	4 cases	5% of total caseload	Highly Specialized77% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Breach of Contract	4 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced63% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Contractual terms	3 cases	4% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Shipping Law	3 cases	4% of total caseload	Experienced67% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Civil Litigation	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced55% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Civil Practice	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Commercial Disputes	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
International Commercial Arbitration	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Recourse against award	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized93% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Setting aside	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized92% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced63% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Evidence	2 cases	3% of total caseload	General Practice45% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Bills of Lading Act	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Summary Judgement	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Bills of Lading	2 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized88% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Marine Insurance	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Natural justice	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Admissibility of evidence	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice45% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Banking Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam 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 Practice40% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Stay of Proceedings	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Letter of Credit Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
International Commodity Trading	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam 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	Experienced50% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Priorities of Claims	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Banking and Finance	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Payment out of proceeds of sale	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Wrongful arrest	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Misdelivery	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Shipping Disputes	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Insurance	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Shipping	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Torts	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Trade Finance	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Conditional Stays	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Fraud and Deceit	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Jurisdiction	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Hearing Protocol	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Forum Non Conveniens	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam has been affiliated with 1 law firm. The most active affiliation involves 10 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Oon & Bazul LLP	10 cases	100% of cases	Winson Oil v OCBC & Standard Chartered: Fraud Exception in Letter of Credit Transactions(Aug 2024) DBL v DBM: Application to Set Aside Arbitration Award for Breach of Natural Justice Dismissed(Sep 2023) Tsudakoma Corp v Global Trade Well Pte Ltd: Stay of Proceedings and Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause(Feb 2023)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 6.1
Complex Cases: 3 (30%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	32.3 parties avg	2.3	30%
Neutral	23.0 parties avg	3.0	20%
Won	59.0 parties avg	9.0	50%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2020	14.0 parties avg	4.0
2021	24.5 parties avg	4.5
2022	32.7 parties avg	2.7
2023	313.0 parties avg	13.0
2024	13.0 parties avg	3.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	3(30%)	30%
Neutral	2(20%)	20%
Won	5(50%)	50%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	8,829,459.01	1,471,576.506 cases	6
USD	4,683,418.97	4,683,418.971 cases	1

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2020	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2021	2 11	Lost: 1 cases (50.0%) Won: 1 cases (50.0%)
2022	3 12	Lost: 1 cases (33.3%) Neutral: 2 cases (66.7%)
2023	3 3	Won: 3 cases (100.0%)
2024	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 10 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Winson Oil v OCBC & Standard Chartered: Fraud Exception in Letter of Credit Transactions 20 Aug 2024 Winson Oil Trading Pte Ltd (Appellant, Plaintiff)Lost	20 Aug 2024	Winson Oil Trading Pte Ltd (Appellant, Plaintiff): Appeal dismissedAppeal dismissed; Winson to pay costs to OCBC and SCB fixed at $200,000 inclusive of disbursements (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
2	DBL v DBM: Application to Set Aside Arbitration Award for Breach of Natural Justice Dismissed 21 Sep 2023 DBM (Defendant)Won	21 Sep 2023	DBM (Defendant): Award UpheldArbitration award in favor of DBM was upheld; DBL liable for US$4,683,418.97. Currency assumed to be USD as the underlying contract was in USD.
3	Tsudakoma Corp v Global Trade Well Pte Ltd: Stay of Proceedings and Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause 02 Feb 2023 Global Trade Well Pte Ltd (Defendant, Appellant)Won	02 Feb 2023	Global Trade Well Pte Ltd (Defendant, Appellant): Appeal AllowedThe appeal was allowed, and a stay of the Singapore proceedings was granted in favor of Global Trade Well Pte Ltd.
4	The "Ambassador": Prioritizing Claims Against Vessel Proceeds in Admiralty Dispute 04 Jan 2023 Drydocks World – Dubai LLC (Intervener, Applicant)Won	04 Jan 2023	Drydocks World – Dubai LLC (Intervener, Applicant): Claim to Balance Sale Proceeds had priorityDDW's claim to the Balance Sale Proceeds had priority over the other interveners and ordered the Balance Sale Proceeds to be paid out to DDW’s solicitors. The currency is assumed to be SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore.
5	Standard Chartered Bank v Maersk Tankers: Misdelivery, Bills of Lading & Trade Finance 26 Sep 2022 Winson Oil Trading Pte Ltd (Intervener)Neutral	26 Sep 2022	Winson Oil Trading Pte Ltd (Intervener): NeutralWinson Oil Trading Pte Ltd was the intervener in the proceedings.
6	PT Adidaya Energy Mandiri v MS First Capital Insurance: Marine Insurance Claim for Constructive Total Loss 30 Aug 2022 PT Adidaya Energy Mandiri (Plaintiff)Lost	30 Aug 2022	PT Adidaya Energy Mandiri (Plaintiff): Claim DismissedPlaintiff's claim for constructive total loss and sue and labor charges was dismissed. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
7	OCBC v STI ORCHARD: Misdelivery, Bills of Lading & Trade Financing 22 May 2022 Winson Oil Trading Pte Ltd (Intervener)Neutral	22 May 2022	Winson Oil Trading Pte Ltd (Intervener): Unconditional leave to defend granted to DefendantThe court granted the defendant unconditional leave to defend.
8	Batavia EXIMP v Owner of New Breeze: Stay of Proceedings & Time Bar Defence in Arbitration 26 Oct 2021 Batavia EXIMP & Contracting (S) Pte Ltd (Appellant)Lost	26 Oct 2021	Batavia EXIMP & Contracting (S) Pte Ltd (Appellant): Appeal DismissedAppeal dismissed; costs of S$29,000 awarded to the respondent (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
9	Phillips 66 v Owner of Vessel “LUNA”: Bills of Lading, Contract of Carriage, Wrongful Arrest 19 Aug 2021 Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel “LUNA” (Appellant, Defendant)Won	19 Aug 2021	Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel “LUNA” (Appellant, Defendant): Appeal AllowedAppeal allowed; costs order below is reversed in favor of the appellant (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
10	CEB v CEC: Setting Aside Arbitration Award for Breach of Contract and Public Policy 03 May 2020 CEE (Defendant)Won	03 May 2020	CEE (Defendant): Claim WonDefendant successfully defended against the plaintiff's originating summons to set aside the arbitration award. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.