Shivani Retnam
Shivani Retnam is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2004 to 2019. The lawyer has handled 10 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 4 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in criminal procedure and contempt of court. Their track record shows a 60.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 5 complex cases, representing 50% of their total caseload.
Areas of Practice and Expertise
Shivani Retnam has demonstrated expertise across 164 primary practice areas, with significant experience in contract law and arbitration.
Practice Area | Case Volume |
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Contract Law | 8 cases |
Arbitration | 5 cases |
Civil Procedure | 4 cases |
Breach of Contract | 4 cases |
Economic Duress | 3 cases |
Jurisdiction | 3 cases |
Civil Practice | 3 cases |
Asset Recovery | 2 cases |
Company Law | 2 cases |
Administrative Law | 2 cases |
Contra Proferentem Rule | 2 cases |
Fundamental Change of Circumstances | 2 cases |
Employment Law | 2 cases |
Estoppel | 2 cases |
Banking and Finance | 2 cases |
Judgments and Orders | 2 cases |
Anti-suit injunction | 1 cases |
Criminal Procedure | 1 cases |
Contempt of Court | 1 cases |
Equity and limitation of actions | 1 cases |
Costs | 1 cases |
Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 1 cases |
Limitation | 1 cases |
Res Judicata | 1 cases |
Quantum meruit | 1 cases |
Duress | 1 cases |
Agency Law | 1 cases |
Trust Law | 1 cases |
Mistake | 1 cases |
Offer to Settle | 1 cases |
Damages | 1 cases |
Statutory Interpretation | 1 cases |
Evidence | 1 cases |
Summary Judgement | 1 cases |
Disclosure of documents | 1 cases |
Performance of Contract | 1 cases |
Variation | 1 cases |
Interest | 1 cases |
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act | 1 cases |
Condition Precedent | 1 cases |
Constructive Trust | 1 cases |
Express trusts | 1 cases |
Legal Advice Privilege | 1 cases |
Construction of Contract | 1 cases |
Interpretation of Contract | 1 cases |
Mutual Legal Assistance | 1 cases |
Construction of Contracts | 1 cases |
Equity | 1 cases |
Assignment | 1 cases |
Repudiation of contract | 1 cases |
Interpretation of Contracts | 1 cases |
Entire Agreement Clause | 1 cases |
Offer and Acceptance | 1 cases |
Repudiatory breach | 1 cases |
Rectification | 1 cases |
Estoppel by Convention | 1 cases |
Penal Code | 1 cases |
Unfair Contract Terms Act | 1 cases |
Inducing Breach of Contract | 1 cases |
Common Law Rectification | 1 cases |
Equitable Rectification | 1 cases |
Best Efforts Clause | 1 cases |
Part Performance | 1 cases |
Intention of Parties | 1 cases |
Ostensible Authority | 1 cases |
Actual Authority | 1 cases |
Sham Transaction | 1 cases |
Deeds | 1 cases |
Litigation Privilege | 1 cases |
Incorporation of main contract terms | 1 cases |
Contractual Remedies | 1 cases |
Incorporation of Terms | 1 cases |
Consideration | 1 cases |
Breach | 1 cases |
Breach of condition | 1 cases |
Requirements for waiver by election | 1 cases |
Communication of choice to affirm contract in clear and unequivocal terms | 1 cases |
Novation | 1 cases |
Proper Law of Contract | 1 cases |
Contractual Variation | 1 cases |
Implied authority of agent | 1 cases |
Privity of contract | 1 cases |
Contractual estoppel | 1 cases |
Implied contract | 1 cases |
Unilateral mistake | 1 cases |
Contracts of indemnity | 1 cases |
Sufficiency of consideration | 1 cases |
Indemnity | 1 cases |
Estoppel in defiance of statute | 1 cases |
Bars to rescission | 1 cases |
Mashed Potato Agreement | 1 cases |
Inducement | 1 cases |
Incorporation of companies | 1 cases |
Oral agreements | 1 cases |
Indian Contract Act | 1 cases |
Variation of Contract | 1 cases |
Super priority | 1 cases |
Postal Rule | 1 cases |
Terms | 1 cases |
Ground for termination of contract | 1 cases |
Formalities | 1 cases |
Construction of undertaking | 1 cases |
Formation | 1 cases |
Effect of counterclaim | 1 cases |
Implied Admission | 1 cases |
Separability Doctrine | 1 cases |
Implied contracts | 1 cases |
Licensing Regime | 1 cases |
Design and build contract | 1 cases |
Agency by estoppel | 1 cases |
Oral undertaking | 1 cases |
Pre-incorporation contracts | 1 cases |
Breach of Guarantee | 1 cases |
Hire-Purchase Agreement | 1 cases |
Consent Judgement | 1 cases |
Implied Retainer | 1 cases |
Benevolence Principle | 1 cases |
Allotment Agreement | 1 cases |
Scheme of Arrangement | 1 cases |
Testamentary Intentions | 1 cases |
Convertible Loan Agreements | 1 cases |
Cross-Default | 1 cases |
Exclusive Jurisdiction Agreement | 1 cases |
Joint Venture Agreement | 1 cases |
Impossibility of Performance | 1 cases |
Non-reliance clause | 1 cases |
Shareholder Liability | 1 cases |
Construction Contract | 1 cases |
Financing Agreement | 1 cases |
Employment Agreement | 1 cases |
Indemnification | 1 cases |
Option to Purchase | 1 cases |
Franchise Agreements | 1 cases |
Assignment of Contractual Rights | 1 cases |
No-Assignment Clause | 1 cases |
Non-Compete Clause | 1 cases |
Non-Solicitation Clause | 1 cases |
Confidentiality Clause | 1 cases |
Oral Variation of Contract | 1 cases |
Deed of Settlement | 1 cases |
Tortious Interference | 1 cases |
Landlord and Tenant Disputes | 1 cases |
Liquidated Sum | 1 cases |
Rectification of Contracts | 1 cases |
Bunker Supply Agreement | 1 cases |
Vehicle Sales Agreement | 1 cases |
Encumbrances | 1 cases |
Good and Marketable Title | 1 cases |
Customer-Banker Relationship | 1 cases |
Banking Law | 1 cases |
Constitutional Law | 1 cases |
Construction Law | 1 cases |
Criminal Revision | 1 cases |
Forum Non Conveniens | 1 cases |
International Law | 1 cases |
Litigation | 1 cases |
Pleadings | 1 cases |
Private International Law | 1 cases |
Property Law | 1 cases |
Commercial Disputes | 1 cases |
Misrepresentation | 1 cases |
Fraud and Deceit | 1 cases |
Evidence Law | 1 cases |
Undue Influence | 1 cases |
Law Firm Affiliations
Shivani Retnam has been affiliated with 4 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 5 cases.
Law Firm | Cases Handled |
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Drew & Napier LLC | 5 cases |
Drew and Napier LLC | 3 cases |
Attorney-General’s Chambers | 1 cases |
Attorney-General’s Chambers (International Affairs Division) | 1 cases |
Case Complexity Analysis
Analysis of Shivani Retnam's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.
Complexity Overview
- Average Parties per Case
- 3.9
- Complex Cases
- 5 (50%)
- Cases with more than 3 parties
Complexity by Case Type
Type | Cases |
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Lost | 12.0 parties avg |
Neutral | 18.0 parties avg |
Partial | 24.5 parties avg |
Won | 63.3 parties avg |
Complexity Trends Over Time
Year | Cases |
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2004 | 25.5 parties avg |
2006 | 15.0 parties avg |
2011 | 14.0 parties avg |
2014 | 12.0 parties avg |
2015 | 33.0 parties avg |
2019 | 24.0 parties avg |
Case Outcome Analytics
Analysis of Shivani Retnam's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.
Outcome Distribution
Outcome Type | Cases |
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Lost | 1(10%) |
Neutral | 1(10%) |
Partial | 2(20%) |
Won | 6(60%) |
Monetary Outcomes
Currency | Average |
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SGD | 632,182.715 cases |
Yearly Outcome Trends
Year | Total Cases |
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2004 | 2 11 |
2006 | 1 1 |
2011 | 1 1 |
2014 | 1 1 |
2015 | 3 3 |
2019 | 2 11 |
Case History
Displaying all 10 cases
Case |
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05 Nov 2019 Attorney-General (Respondent)Won |
05 May 2019 Attorney-General (Respondent)Partial |
19 Aug 2015 NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Limited (Respondent)Won |
09 Feb 2015 NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Ltd (Respondent, Defendant)Won |
22 Jan 2015 Fairview Developments Pte Ltd (Respondent)Won |
19 Jan 2014 Fairview Developments Pte Ltd (Appellant, Respondent)Lost |
13 Jul 2011 UBS AG (Plaintiff, Respondent)Won |
30 May 2006 Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd (Defendant, Respondent)Won |
29 Nov 2004 Citibank NA (Plaintiff)Partial |
02 Sep 2004 Salim Anthony (Respondent, Defendant)Neutral |