Paul Wong

Practice Areas

Paul Wong is a senior partner in Dentons Rodyk's Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and Arbitration practice groups and Co-Head of the Commercial Litigation practice. He is also Co-Head of the Philippines and Thailand desks and the Singapore-Malaysia relationship partner.

Paul's practice includes construction, banking, insolvency and general commercial litigation. He has acted as counsel in numerous construction disputes, both in arbitration and litigation, with a specific emphasis on engineering related issues. His clients include developers, quantity surveyors, architects, contractors and subcontractors.

Apart from dispute resolution, Paul advises his clients on the drafting of construction related transactions, including numerous forms of construction contracts. He has acted for main contractors in major infrastructure projects in Singapore both in an advisory role and also as counsel. Construction-related cases Paul has worked on include the MRT Circle Line contracts, the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System contracts, the Marina Barrage contracts and Marina South District Cooling Plant contracts. Paul has also acted as Singapore law counsel for public-private partnership (PPP) projects in Singapore, including the SMU Hostels project, the MOE Schools project, the NUS University Town project , Changi NEWater project and the Sports Hub project.

Paul's banking and insolvency experience includes recovery work with specific emphasis on facilities secured by land and guarantees, advising liquidators and receivers, and bankruptcy and liquidation cases. Paul has acted in shareholder disputes, insurance claims (general including all risks policies and professional indemnity), employee-employer disputes (including wrongful dismissal cases), employee fraud cases, international contract claims and sale of goods claims.

Career

Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, 2002 to Present

HelenYeo & Partners, 1998 to 2002

Khattar Wong & Partners, 1997 to 1998

HelenYeo & Partners, 1993 to 1997

Colin Ng & Partners, 1992 to 1993

Professional Memberships

Arbitrator, Arbitration Scheme Panel of Arbitrators, The Law Society of Singapore

Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Member, Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators

Member, Society of Construction Law

Publications

Revisiting the essentials of a liquidated damages clause: whither a provision for partial possession?

Knowing the limitation period of your claim: A case example for negligent misrepresentations

Amendments to the building and construction industry security of payment