Chinese Customary Law

Chinese Customary Law is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 3 cases from 2000 to 2014.

Leading Law Firms

Analysis of law firms specializing in Chinese Customary Law, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Law Firm	Cases	Success Rate	Key Lawyers	Recent Cases
Attorney-General’s Chambers100.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	100.00% success rate	Ng Yiwen (1 cases) Mark Tay (1 cases) Tan Soo Tet (1 cases)	Sivakumar v PP: Sexual Assault, Impersonation, and Consent(Mar 2014)
Gloria James-Civetta & Co0.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	0.00% success rate	Foo Cheow Ming (1 cases) Amarjit Singh (1 cases) Gloria James (1 cases)	Sivakumar v PP: Sexual Assault, Impersonation, and Consent(Mar 2014)
Hin Tat Augustine & Partners100.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	100.00% success rate	Gong Chin Nam (1 cases) Sean Lim Thian Siong (1 cases)	Wong Swee Hor v Tan Jip Seng: Intestate Succession & Chinese Customary Marriage(Dec 2014)
Moey & Yuen0.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	0.00% success rate	Michael Moey (1 cases)	Wong Kai Woon v Wong Kong Hom: Determining Beneficiaries of a Will Trust(Aug 2000)
Tan & Lim0.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	0.00% success rate	Simon Yuen (1 cases)	Wong Kai Woon v Wong Kong Hom: Determining Beneficiaries of a Will Trust(Aug 2000)
Rajah & Tann100.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	100.00% success rate	Kee Lay Lian (1 cases) Adriana Tan (1 cases)	Wong Kai Woon v Wong Kong Hom: Determining Beneficiaries of a Will Trust(Aug 2000)
Colin Ng & Partners LLP100.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	100.00% success rate	See Tow Soo Ling (1 cases) Edwin Chia (1 cases)	Wong Swee Hor v Tan Jip Seng: Intestate Succession & Chinese Customary Marriage(Dec 2014)

Notable Lawyers

Leading lawyers practicing in Chinese Customary Law, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Lawyer	Cases	Success Rate	Expertise Level	Recent Cases
Kee Lay Lian100.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	100.00% success rate	Experienced65% relevance score	Wong Kai Woon v Wong Kong Hom: Determining Beneficiaries of a Will Trust(Aug 2000)
Ng Yiwen100.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	100.00% success rate	General Practice10% relevance score	Sivakumar v PP: Sexual Assault, Impersonation, and Consent(Mar 2014)
See Tow Soo Ling100.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	100.00% success rate	Experienced50% relevance score	Wong Swee Hor v Tan Jip Seng: Intestate Succession & Chinese Customary Marriage(Dec 2014)
Edwin Chia100.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	100.00% success rate	Experienced50% relevance score	Wong Swee Hor v Tan Jip Seng: Intestate Succession & Chinese Customary Marriage(Dec 2014)
Gong Chin Nam100.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	100.00% success rate	Experienced50% relevance score	Wong Swee Hor v Tan Jip Seng: Intestate Succession & Chinese Customary Marriage(Dec 2014)
Mark Tay100.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	100.00% success rate	General Practice10% relevance score	Sivakumar v PP: Sexual Assault, Impersonation, and Consent(Mar 2014)
Foo Cheow Ming0.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	0.00% success rate	General Practice10% relevance score	Sivakumar v PP: Sexual Assault, Impersonation, and Consent(Mar 2014)
Simon Yuen0.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	0.00% success rate	Experienced65% relevance score	Wong Kai Woon v Wong Kong Hom: Determining Beneficiaries of a Will Trust(Aug 2000)
Tan Soo Tet100.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	100.00% success rate	General Practice10% relevance score	Sivakumar v PP: Sexual Assault, Impersonation, and Consent(Mar 2014)
Sean Lim Thian Siong100.00% success rate	1 cases33.3% of area	100.00% success rate	Experienced50% relevance score	Wong Swee Hor v Tan Jip Seng: Intestate Succession & Chinese Customary Marriage(Dec 2014)

Recent Judgments

Displaying 3 most recent judgments out of 3 total cases

No.	Title	Court	Decision Date	Outcomes
1	Wong Swee Hor v Tan Jip Seng: Intestate Succession & Chinese Customary Marriage	High Court	15 Dec 2014	Mdm Wong's claim and the 1st to 5th defendants’ counterclaim were allowed with costs.
2	Sivakumar v PP: Sexual Assault, Impersonation, and Consent	Court of Appeal	12 Mar 2014	Appeal against conviction dismissed; appeal against acquittal allowed.
3	Wong Kai Woon v Wong Kong Hom: Determining Beneficiaries of a Will Trust	High Court	29 Aug 2000	Declared that Kaiyuan was a lawful natural son of Khin Yong and that Kaiyuan’s estate is thus entitled to a share of the testator’s estate pursuant to the testator’s will.