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Ian Lim

Ian Lim

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

Provided by TSMP Law Corporation

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Employment & Labour

Corporate & Commercial litigation

International Arbitration

Career

Ian heads TSMP’s Employment & Labour team, and is a partner in its Dispute Resolution practice, practicing both international arbitration and corporate & commercial litigation. His practice has a specific emphasis on contentious and transactional employment law, particularly on issues of non-competition, wrongful dismissal, harassment, retirement and re-employment, industrial relations and data privacy and confidentiality.

Ian is the lead author for the Singapore chapters of international publications The Employment Law Review and Getting the Deal Through – Labour & Employment, as well as the Employment Contracts chapter of Law Relating to Specific Contracts in Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, and was an appointed Magistrate for the Small Claims Tribunals of the Singapore State Courts and the Chair of the Law Society Civil Practice Committee.

Professional Memberships

Advocate & Solicitor to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore, 2001

Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb), 2013

Appointed Referee of the Small Claims Tribunals, State Courts, 2011–present.

Chairman, Law Society Civil Practice Committee, 2017–present (Member 2006–2013, Vice-Chair 2014–2016).

Co-Chair, Law Society Litigation Conference Committee, 2018–present (Member 2013–2015, Deputy Chairman 2016–2017).

Lay Person on the Investigation and Disciplinary Panel of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), 2016–present.

Publications

Singapore chapter for The Employment Law Review, 2012–2014, 2019

Singapore chapter for Getting the Deal Through – Labour & Employment, 2012–2019

Employment Contracts chapter of Law Relating to Specific Contracts in Singapore, 2nd Ed., 2016

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Employment: Domestic - Singapore

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Ian Lim is the head of TSMP's employment law practice in Singapore and assists clients with both litigious and advisory labour law mandates.

Strengths

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  • Ian Lim provides very good and practical advice. He is my go-to lawyer for employment matters.

    Employment: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Ian is responsive, on-the-ball and a key pillar of support to us and our clients.

    Employment: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Ian is a high-integrity, non-judgemental, balanced and very experienced individual who leads a strong team with shared values and vision for the work they do.

    Employment: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Ian is great to work with. He thoroughly understands clients' needs and ensures that TSMP meets them.

    Employment: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific

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