Gerard Quek

Practice Areas

International Arbitration

Corporate, Commercial & Civil Litigation

Criminal Practice

Corporate & Commercial Advisory

Career

Gerard’s main areas of practice include fraud and asset recovery (including crypto assets), commercial disputes, financial services law and regulation. He assists clients with international trade and cross border matters, particularly matters in China and Thailand.

Gerard is frequently instructed on complex matters by reputable organizations and regularly argues before the Singapore Courts as lead counsel. In particular, Gerard acted for 154 Claimants in a representative action where the Claimants are claiming approximately S$47 million in a multi-jurisdictional scam. Gerard had successfully argued for a world-wide Mareva Injunction order against eighteen defendants in the suit.

Publications

• ‘Can the Court reduce the quantum of a Mareva injunction in the event of the Applicant’s non-compliance with the Supreme Court Practice Directions?’ (Lexology, 2023.)

• ‘Can Crypto Assets be held on Trust and if so, what type of property are they? The General Division of The High Court of Singapore clarified these issues in the landmark case of ByBit Fintech Limited V Ho Kai Xin & Ors. [2023] SGHC 199’ (Lexology, 2023.)

• ‘High Court rules crypto asset holder has legally enforceable property right in landmark decision’ (Business Times, 2023.)