Sivakumar Murugaiyan

Sivakumar Murugaiyan is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2001 to 2016. The lawyer has handled 6 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 4 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in enforcement of foreign judgments and bankruptcy. Their track record shows a 17.0% success rate in resolved cases.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated expertise across 29 primary practice areas, with significant experience in contract law and natural forum.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Contract Law	5 cases	12% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 5 cases which represents 12% of their total caseload.
Natural forum	3 cases	7% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 7% of their total caseload.
Conflict of Laws	3 cases	7% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 7% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	3 cases	7% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 7% of their total caseload.
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments	2 cases	5% of total caseload	Highly Specialized88% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan 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	General Practice33% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Bankruptcy	2 cases	5% of total caseload	Highly Specialized83% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Commercial Disputes	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Fraud and Deceit	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Evidence Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Comity	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Service out of jurisdiction	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Limitation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Estoppel	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Trust Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Statutory Interpretation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Guarantee	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan 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 Practice10% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan 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	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Appeal	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Stay of court proceedings	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Arbitration	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Foreign Judgments	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Asset Recovery	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice15% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan 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	General Practice15% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Bankruptcy Chapter 13	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan 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	Experienced70% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Wills and Probate	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Estate Administration	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Sivakumar Murugaiyan has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Sivakumar Murugaiyan has been affiliated with 4 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 2 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Colin Ng & Partners	2 cases	33% of cases	Yugiantoro v Budiono Widodo: Forum Non Conveniens and Oral Agreement Dispute(Nov 2001) Yugiantoro v Budiono Widodo: Forum Non Conveniens & Enforcement of Oral Agreement(Nov 2001)
Madhavan Partnership	2 cases	33% of cases	AmBank v Yong Kim Yoong: Enforceability of Foreign Judgments & Bankruptcy Proceedings(Jan 2009) AmBank v Raymond Yong: Enforcement of Foreign Judgment and Bankruptcy Application(Nov 2007)
Genesis Law Corporation	1 cases	17% of cases	Ching Chew Weng Paul v Ching Pui Sim: Setting Aside Judgment for Fraud in Trust Asset Recovery(Mar 2011)
Straits Law Practice LLC	1 cases	17% of cases	BNP Paribas Wealth Management v Jacob Agam: Stay of Court Proceedings & Forum Shopping(Oct 2016)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Sivakumar Murugaiyan's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.4
Complex Cases: 0 (0%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	52.3 parties avg	2.3	83%
Won	13.0 parties avg	3.0	17%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2001	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2007	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2009	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2011	13.0 parties avg	3.0
2016	13.0 parties avg	3.0

Case Outcome Analytics

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

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	5(83%)	83%
Won	1(17%)	17%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	0.00	0.005 cases	5

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2001	2 2	Lost: 2 cases (100.0%)
2007	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2009	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2011	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2016	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 6 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	BNP Paribas Wealth Management v Jacob Agam: Stay of Court Proceedings & Forum Shopping 27 Oct 2016 Ruth Agam (Defendant)Lost	27 Oct 2016	Ruth Agam (Defendant): Application dismissedApplication dismissed with costs (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
2	Ching Chew Weng Paul v Ching Pui Sim: Setting Aside Judgment for Fraud in Trust Asset Recovery 27 Mar 2011 Ching Pui Sim (Defendant)Won	27 Mar 2011	Ching Pui Sim (Defendant): Applications dismissed with costsThe applications to set aside the judgment were dismissed with costs of $40,000 excluding disbursements.
3	AmBank v Yong Kim Yoong: Enforceability of Foreign Judgments & Bankruptcy Proceedings 21 Jan 2009 AmBank (M) Bhd (Appellant)Lost	21 Jan 2009	AmBank (M) Bhd (Appellant): Appeal dismissedAppeal dismissed with costs.
4	AmBank v Raymond Yong: Enforcement of Foreign Judgment and Bankruptcy Application 20 Nov 2007 AmBank (M) Berhad (Applicant, Respondent)Lost	20 Nov 2007	AmBank (M) Berhad (Applicant, Respondent): Appeal DismissedThe appeal against the Assistant Registrar's decision was allowed, effectively dismissing AmBank's application for a bankruptcy order. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
5	Yugiantoro v Budiono Widodo: Forum Non Conveniens and Oral Agreement Dispute 19 Nov 2001 Budiono Widodo (Appellant, Defendant)Lost	19 Nov 2001	Budiono Widodo (Appellant, Defendant): Appeal DismissedThe defendant's appeal to stay the proceedings in Singapore was dismissed. The currency is assumed to be SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
6	Yugiantoro v Budiono Widodo: Forum Non Conveniens & Enforcement of Oral Agreement 19 Nov 2001 Budiono Widodo (Appellant, Defendant)Lost	19 Nov 2001	Budiono Widodo (Appellant, Defendant): Appeal dismissedAppeal dismissed with costs (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).