Caleb graduated from the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) with a Bachelor of Laws (Second Upper Class Honours) and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
Caleb began his legal training in litigation and dispute resolution at one of Singapore’s largest law firms, where he assisted on a wide range of high-value civil and commercial disputes. These include medical negligence claims, contractual and tortious disputes, and corporate disputes relating to shareholder disagreements, claims of minority oppression, breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties and company insolvency matters.
He has also assisted on several criminal defence cases involving charges relating to the falsification of accounts, dishonest misappropriation of property, criminal breach of trust and corruption offences.
Caleb later joined a leading matrimonial disputes practice, where he assisted on contentious family and divorce matters both at mediation and in proceedings before the Family Justice Courts. His experience spans disputes over custody, care and control of children and access, some of which comprised a multi-jurisdictional element, as well as hotly contested financial issues such as the division of matrimonial assets and claims for maintenance. Caleb has also assisted in quasi-criminal proceedings involving family violence and enforcement actions relating to maintenance orders.
In addition to litigation work, Caleb has assisted with drafting and reviewing corporate documents and contracts.
Some of the matters which Caleb has been involved in include:
Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Assisted in rendering advice to a multinational food and beverage company on a distributor’s breach of payment obligations under a supply contract, including drafting and negotiating a settlement agreement that resolved the dispute and preserved the commercial relationship.
Assisted in advising shareholders of a multinational real estate development company on potential claims for damages arising from a director’s breach of fiduciary duty, and in representing the company in successfully opposing a winding-up application.
Assisted in rendering advice to the Singapore subsidiary of a Chinese company in proceedings against its former CEO for breaches of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of company funds, including successfully obtaining a domestic Mareva injunction to prevent dissipation of the funds.
Assisted in advising a patient of a pain-management clinic on a potential medical negligence claim relating to chronic lower back pain following a percutaneous disc biacuplasty procedure, including the recoverability of damages for pain and suffering, loss of amenities, and other heads of loss.
Criminal Law
Family Law
Assisted in representing a Swiss husband in contested divorce proceedings involving the division of matrimonial assets and cross-border disputes over custody, care and control and access, including allegations of parental alienation and competing relocation applications in respect of the parties’ young child.
Assisted in representing a Singaporean husband in contested divorce proceedings involving matrimonial assets exceeding S$30 million, cross-applications for Personal Protection Orders, and disputes over the custody, care and control of a young child, including allegations of abusive parental conduct and parental alienation.
Assisted in representing a high net worth husband based in the United Arab Emirates in contested divorce proceedings involving the wrongful removal of the parties’ young child to Moscow.
Assisted in representing a Singaporean mother in maintenance enforcement proceedings against the father, a vascular surgeon based in the United Kingdom, following repeated non-compliance with a maintenance order.