Yam Wern-Jhien

Yam Wern-Jhien is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2009 to 2024. The lawyer has handled 32 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 3 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in insolvency law and costs. Their track record shows a 61.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 16 complex cases, representing 50% of their total caseload.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Yam Wern-Jhien has demonstrated expertise across 207 primary practice areas, with significant experience in contract law and civil procedure.

Practice AreaCase Volume
Contract Law23 cases
Civil Procedure16 cases
Arbitration11 cases
Breach of Contract10 cases
Company Law7 cases
Civil Practice7 cases
Misrepresentation6 cases
Corporate Law6 cases
Bankruptcy6 cases
Estoppel6 cases
Jurisdiction6 cases
Commercial Law5 cases
Summary Judgement5 cases
Torts5 cases
Property Law4 cases
Litigation4 cases
Damages4 cases
Evidence4 cases
Insolvency Law4 cases
Negligence4 cases
Costs4 cases
Restructuring and Dissolution4 cases
Fiduciary Duties4 cases
Fraud and Deceit4 cases
Conspiracy by Unlawful Means4 cases
Banking and Finance3 cases
Anti-suit injunction3 cases
Commercial Disputes3 cases
International Arbitration Act3 cases
Interest3 cases
Injunctions3 cases
Contempt of Court3 cases
Employment Law3 cases
Trust Law3 cases
International Commercial Contracts2 cases
Asset Recovery2 cases
Natural forum2 cases
Setting aside2 cases
Personal Injury2 cases
Evidence Law2 cases
Duty of Candour2 cases
Business Litigation2 cases
Abuse of Process2 cases
Corporate Litigation2 cases
Stay of Execution2 cases
Conflict of Laws2 cases
Appeal2 cases
Judicial Management2 cases
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments2 cases
Construction Law2 cases
Contracts2 cases
Foreign Law2 cases
Performance Bond2 cases
International Arbitration2 cases
Constructive trusts2 cases
Equity2 cases
Wrongful Dismissal2 cases
Venture Capital1 cases
Whistleblower Litigation1 cases
White Collar Crime1 cases
Winding Up1 cases
Termination1 cases
Moratorium1 cases
International Commercial Arbitration1 cases
Contractual terms1 cases
Assignment Law1 cases
Recourse against award1 cases
Infra petita1 cases
Natural justice1 cases
Director's Liability1 cases
Unjust Enrichment1 cases
Striking out1 cases
Avoidance of transactions1 cases
Unfair preferences1 cases
Interim injunctions1 cases
Prohibitory injunctions1 cases
Mandatory injunctions1 cases
Ancillary disclosure orders1 cases
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards1 cases
Burden of proof1 cases
Director's Duties1 cases
Equity and limitation of actions1 cases
Penalties1 cases
Confidentiality1 cases
Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings1 cases
Disclosure Obligations1 cases
Res Judicata1 cases
Discovery1 cases
International Commercial Law1 cases
Negligent misrepresentation1 cases
Sale of Land1 cases
Stay of Proceedings1 cases
Breach of natural justice1 cases
Avoidance of transfer1 cases
Money and moneylenders1 cases
Breach of Trust1 cases
Disclosure of Assets1 cases
Adverse Inference1 cases
Breach of Mareva Injunction1 cases
Equitable Accounting1 cases
Functus Officio1 cases
Proprietary injunctions1 cases
Transactions at an undervalue1 cases
Setting Aside Default Judgement1 cases
Substituted Service1 cases
Prima Facie Defence1 cases
Conversion1 cases
Freezing Order1 cases
Undervalue Transaction1 cases
Insolvent Trading1 cases
International Commercial Court1 cases
Proof of Debt1 cases
Liquidator1 cases
Illegality1 cases
Choice of Law1 cases
Interpretation1 cases
Judgments and Orders1 cases
Companies Act1 cases
Guarantee1 cases
Interpretation of contractual terms1 cases
Sale of Goods1 cases
Performance of Contract1 cases
Variation1 cases
Residential Property Act1 cases
Choses in Action1 cases
International Comity1 cases
Mareva Injunction1 cases
Singapore International Commercial Court1 cases
Personal Guarantee1 cases
Remission1 cases
Mortgage Law1 cases
Occupiers' Liability1 cases
Interpretation of Contracts1 cases
Economic Duress1 cases
Entire Agreement Clause1 cases
Presumptions1 cases
Presumption of fact in loans of money1 cases
Loans of money1 cases
Best Efforts Clause1 cases
Guarantees and indemnities1 cases
Warranties1 cases
Client confidentiality1 cases
Group Restructuring1 cases
Presumption of Similarity1 cases
Alteration of Position1 cases
Inducement1 cases
Registration of Title1 cases
Deed of Personal Guarantee1 cases
Spousal Consent1 cases
Administrative Law1 cases
Independent Contractor Liability1 cases
Appellate Practice1 cases
Banking Law1 cases
Banking Litigation1 cases
Building and Construction Contracts1 cases
Business Law1 cases
Chancery and Equity1 cases
Civil Appeals1 cases
Commercial Fraud1 cases
Commercial Litigation1 cases
Corporate Commercial Law1 cases
Corporate Finance1 cases
Corporate Governance1 cases
Corporate Restructuring1 cases
Credit and Security1 cases
Creditors Rights1 cases
Data Protection Law1 cases
Debtor and Creditor1 cases
Defamation Law1 cases
Director Liability1 cases
Directors and Officers Liability1 cases
Dispute Resolution1 cases
Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards1 cases
Equitable Compensation1 cases
Equitable Estoppel1 cases
Equitable Recoupment1 cases
Fidelity and Surety1 cases
Finance1 cases
Financial Regulation1 cases
Financial Services Law1 cases
Forum Non Conveniens1 cases
Intellectual Property Law1 cases
International Law1 cases
International Trade1 cases
Investments1 cases
Joint Ventures1 cases
Legal Malpractice1 cases
Mareva Injunctions1 cases
Mediation1 cases
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures1 cases
Moratoriums1 cases
Negotiation1 cases
Private International Law1 cases
Professional Liability1 cases
Proprietary Estoppel1 cases
Recognition of Foreign Judgments1 cases
Schemes of Arrangement1 cases
Securities1 cases
Securities Fraud1 cases
Security for Costs1 cases
Shareholder Disputes1 cases
Strategic Alliances1 cases
Striking Out Applications1 cases
Summary Judgment1 cases
Taxation1 cases
Trade Finance1 cases
Unfair Competition1 cases

Law Firm Affiliations

Yam Wern-Jhien has been affiliated with 3 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 18 cases.

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Yam Wern-Jhien's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case
5.3
Complex Cases
16 (50%)
Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

TypeCases
Lost94.4 parties avg
Neutral16.0 parties avg
Partial32.0 parties avg
Won205.8 parties avg

Complexity Trends Over Time

YearCases
200913.0 parties avg
201033.2 parties avg
201118.0 parties avg
201527.0 parties avg
201623.3 parties avg
201735.8 parties avg
201875.3 parties avg
201924.0 parties avg
202034.4 parties avg
202122.0 parties avg
202342.0 parties avg
202428.3 parties avg

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Yam Wern-Jhien's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome TypeCases
Lost9(27%)
Neutral1(3%)
Partial3(9%)
Won20(61%)

Monetary Outcomes

CurrencyAverage
EUR1,965,585.911 cases
SGD59,348,886.0516 cases
USD98,750,892.502 cases

Yearly Outcome Trends

YearTotal Cases
20091
1
20103
21
20111
1
20152
2
20162
2
20173
3
20187
43
20192
11
20204
112
20212
2
20234
112
20242
2

Case History

Displaying all 32 cases

Case
16 Jul 2024
Investment Opportunities V Pte Limited (Applicant)Won
17 Jun 2024
Elaine Hanrahan (Applicant)Won
13 Sep 2023
Asian Eco Technology Pte Ltd (Plaintiff)Partial
07 Sep 2023
Metech International Limited (Non-party)Lost
16 Aug 2023
Asian Eco Technology Pte Ltd (Plaintiff)Won
25 Jul 2023
Metech International Limited (Non-party)Won
17 Jun 2021
CKG (Plaintiff, Respondent)Partial
21 Feb 2021
Nomura Singapore Limited (Respondent, Defendant)Partial
23 Aug 2020
Nomura Singapore Ltd (Defendant, Respondent)Won
25 May 2020
Yew San Construction Pte Ltd (Defendant)Lost
17 Feb 2020
Weston Capital Advisors, Inc (Defendant)Neutral
03 Dec 2019
MAN Diesel & Turbo Norge AS (Appellant)Won
26 Sep 2019
Suntech Power Investment Pte Ltd (Respondent, Appellant)Lost
26 Nov 2018
MAN Energy Solutions SE (Respondent)Lost
24 Oct 2018
Suntech Power Investment Pte Ltd (Defendant)Lost
19 Jun 2018
Hady Hartanto (Respondent, Plaintiff)Lost
30 May 2018
BD Cranetech Pte Ltd (Defendant)Won
27 May 2018
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE (Plaintiff)Won
24 May 2018
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE (Defendant)Lost
05 Apr 2018
ST Microelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Respondent)Won
06 Aug 2017
STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD (Defendant)Won
11 May 2017
STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD (Defendant)Won
12 Mar 2017
Hady Hartanto (Plaintiff)Won
06 Dec 2016
Hady Hartanto (Plaintiff)Won
12 Jul 2016
Tan Chong Realty (Pte) Ltd (Defendant)Won
24 Nov 2015
STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD (Defendant)Won
22 Sep 2015
Oxel Systems Pte Ltd (Defendant)Won
10 Apr 2011
Intertrust (Singapore) Limited (Respondent, Plaintiff)Won
18 Nov 2010
Brunner Hans-Peter (Defendant)Won
18 Aug 2010
Inhil Investment Pte Ltd (Appellant)Lost
28 Jun 2010
Joy Head Investments Ltd (Defendant)Lost
26 May 2009
Yong Cheng Eng (Defendant, Respondent)Won