Profile: Philip Jeyaretnam SC
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Law Firm: | Rodyk & Davidson LLP |
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| Office: |
Rodyk & Davidson LLP 80 Raffles Place #33-00 UOB Plaza 1 048624 |
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| City: | Singapore | |
| Country: | Singapore | |
| Tel: | +65 6885 3605 | |
| Fax: | +65 6225 1838 | |
| Email: | philip.jeyaretnam@rodyk.com |
Construction
Biography: Construction
Philip Jeyaretnam, Senior Counsel, is a partner and commercial litigator in Rodyk & Davidson LLP's litigation and arbitration practice group. He heads the firm's projects, construction and investment practice.
His principal area of focus is project-related disputes, including property, building and construction claims, and joint venture and investment disputes. Notable cases include having represented the international main contractor involved in Singapore's largest construction collapse (known as the Nicoll Highway Collapse) in all aspects: before the committee of inquiry, in relation to public liability and safety issues and in its contractual and insurance claims. Many of his cases involve a cross-border element, and he regularly deals with jurisdictional disputes and conflicts of law issues. He also pursues trade, competition and investment claims, including arbitration under international investment treaties.
Philip was president of the Law Society of Singapore from January 2004 to December 2007. He was also the first chairman of the Society of Construction Law, Singapore.
As adjunct professor, Philip has taught and supervised postgraduate students on the King's College London-National University of Singapore Masters Programme in Construction Law & Arbitration. He co-authored the chapter on construction law for the Singapore Academy of Law's Annual Review for six years, from 2000 to 2005.
Philip graduated from Cambridge University (First Class Honours) in Law and was a visiting Fulbright Fellow at Harvard Law School. He was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1988, and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2003.
This biography is an extract from The International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers which can be purchased from our bookstore.
Commercial Litigation
Biography: Commercial Litigation
Philip Jeyaretnam, SC, is a partner and commercial litigator in Rodyk & Davidson LLP's litigation and arbitration practice group. He heads the firm's projects, construction and investment practice.
His principal area of focus is project-related disputes, including property, building and construction claims, and joint venture and investment disputes. Notable cases include having represented the international main contractor involved in Singapore's largest construction collapse (known as the Nicoll Highway Collapse) in all aspects: before the committee of inquiry, in relation to public liability and safety issues and in its contractual and insurance claims. Many of his cases involve a cross-border element, and he regularly deals with jurisdictional disputes and conflicts of law issues. He also pursues trade, competition and investment claims, including arbitration under international investment treaties.
Philip has been president of the Law Society of Singapore since January 2004 and will be so until December 2007. He was the first chairman of the Society of Construction Law, Singapore.
As adjunct professor, Philip has taught and supervised postgraduate students on the King's College London-National University of Singapore Masters Programme in Construction Law & Arbitration. He co-authored the chapter on construction law for the Singapore Academy of Law's Annual Review for six years, from 2000 to 2005.
Philip graduated from Cambridge University (First Class Honours) in Law and was a visiting Fulbright Fellow at Harvard Law School. He was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1988, and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2003.
This biography is an extract from Who's Who Legal: Singapore which can be purchased from our bookstore.