Wei Chern Tham practices in the area of corporate litigation, including shareholders' disputes and breaches of directors' duties, and securities-related and banking litigation. Mr. Tham also handles construction disputes, insolvency matters, and has acted in various international arbitrations, employment disputes and defamation claims.

Mr. Tham graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with an LLB (Hons) degree in 2002, and was placed on the Dean's List.

Representative Matters

• Acted for a Singapore bank in respect of a claim by a private banking customer for alleged misselling, negligent advice, breach of duty and unauthorized transactions.
• Acted for a Dutch bank in respect of a claim by a private banking customer arising out of alleged unauthorized transactions and breach of duty.
• Acted for a German bank in respect of a claim by a private banking customer arising out of misselling, negligent advice, breach of duty and unauthorized transactions.
• Acted for a German bank in respect of a claim by a private banking customer arising out of alleged unauthorized transactions.
• Acted for an Austrian bank in respect of a claim by a private banking customer arising out of alleged unauthorized transactions and breach of duty.
• Advised various Singapore and foreign banks on claims made by private banking customers arising out of alleged mis-selling, breaches of duty and unauthorized transactions.
• Acting for the litigation trustee of the litigation trust of an insolvent Canadian-listed company in a claim against valuers for negligence and breach of contract.
• Acted for the receivers of assets of a multi-national petroleum group in relation to a claim made by the group against its former management for misappropriating the said assets.
• Acted for the receiver of assets of the Chairman and majority shareholder of an insolvent Hong Kong listed company.
• Acted for a major Korean music and entertainment company in an arbitration against a concert promoter in Indonesia.
• Defended a listed property developer against a claim of alleged misrepresentation.
• Defended a listed property developer against a claim of breach of duty in relation to a collective sale.
• Advised the owner of a hotel in a dispute with MCST in a mixed residential-hotel development.
• Acted for a listed property developer in relation to the collective sale of a condominium.

• Acted for a statutory body in an arbitration against a main contractor in relation to the construction of a major highway in Singapore.
• Acted for a statutory body in relation to an inquiry into the breakdown of train services.
• Acted for shareholders both in the majority and minority in shareholder oppression actions.
• Defended a director of a company listed on the Philips Securities OTC against a claim of breach of fiduciary duty.
• Acted for the independent directors of a listed company in relation to the failure by the company to make proper disclosure in its listing prospectus.
• Acted for a submarine cable installation company in its dispute with its main contractors in separate projects over unpaid contractual sums.
• Acted for a statutory body in the inquiry into the collapse of a major highway.
• Acted and advised on defamation, employment disputes and claims of medical negligence.

Areas of Practice

• Corporate Litigation
• Securities Litigation
• Banking Litigation
• International Arbitration
• Insolvency

Professional Activities

• Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators

Education

• National University of Singapore, LL.B. (Hons), 2002

Experience

• Duane Morris & Selvam LLP
  - Director, 2015-present
• Allen & Gledhill LLP
  - Partner, 2010-2015
  - Senior Associate, 2007-2010
  - Associate, 2003-2006
  - Pupil, 2002-2003
• Wong Partnership
  - Associate, 2006-2007