DISPUTE RESOLUTION & DISPUTE AVOIDANCE

Cheow Hung has been in private legal practice since 1998. The greater part of his experience has been in Dispute Resolution, representing clients in a diverse range of civil and commercial disputes. In recent years, drawing from his rich experience in dispute resolution in different areas of law, he has been building a very spiritually rewarding alternative practice area, recently coined "Dispute Avoidance" by some; where he works with clients to set up and structure the foundations of their businesses with a view to avoiding disputes as well as to ensure regulatory compliance, in effect, a Corporate Law practice geared towards Dispute Avoidance and prevention.

REAL ESTATE

For the past decade, Cheow Hung has also built a Real Estate practice focusing on sale and purchase and financing of private residential properties and commercial properties; with a niche focus on good class bungalows and heritage commercial shophouses. He also advises regularly on landlord and tenant issues.

CRIMINAL LAW

Cheow Hung has also been engaged in many criminal law cases over the years; one of the trials, where he successfully argued for an acquittal, was made into an episode of a MediaCorp Channel 5 docu-drama titled, "Verdict". In recent years, he has also engaged in pro bono work to assist a particularly vulnerable group of people - migrant workers; both in criminal defence and in making civil claims for compensation. Two of the cases he has worked on with Felicia, have been featured in an episode of "A Fighting Chance", a Channel News Asia documentary on the work of pro bono lawyers in Asia.

FAMILY LAW

Last but not least, Cheow Hung also has considerable experience in Family Law, dealing with issues of divorce, custody and guardianship as well as care & control of children, maintenance and personal protection orders. He has also taught Family Law and Procedure as an adjunct lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic.

AWARDS & PUBLIC SERVICE

Cheow Hung was also honoured by the Law Society of Singapore with the Pro Bono Ambassador 2016/2017 Award in recognition of his humble contributions to the pro bono cause. From 2017 to 2023, he was a member of the Board of the Pro Bono SG, a registered charity and Institution of Public Character (IPC) with the mission to help bring free legal assistance to those in need in our community. Since 2021, he has also been a director of Lions Home for The Elders, another registered charity and IPC, whose mission is to enable the elderly to lead enriched lives through holistic and integrated care.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Fluent in spoken and written English

Fluent in spoken Mandarin Chinese

​Conversant in spoken Hokkien & Teochew

EMAIL

[email protected]

LINKEDIN

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheow-hung-tan-770aa921/