Brunei

General business law 

Work highlights 

Acted for Baiduri Bank on its acquisition of the retail, commercial and hire purchase assets from HSBC Brunei and HSBC Finance in Brunei.  

Advised Willis Lease Finance Corporation on a financing and securitisation involving its lease assets with the local national carrier.  

Advised Muara Port Company on its leasing, shareholder and employment matters.  

Advised Noble Drilling on the corporate restructuring of its Brunei subsidiary, including amending its articles of association, drafting the shareholders agreement, a call option agreement and all ancillary documents.  

Key clients 

Bank of China, BRP Bizzozero & Partners, Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions 

The firm has a strong reputation for dispute resolution, particularly in the area of construction.  

General Business Law  

Work highlights 
Acted for the plaintiff, a domestic machineries company, in a case that involved complex and detailed calculations by experts where the client claimed hiring charges of machinery for a construction project.  
Advise a Korean contractor against the owners and the demise charterers of three barges for negligent management after the barges had multiple collisions with the under-construction bridge.  
Acted for the plaintiff in a case regarding the privity of contract, where the defendant was the main contractor for a major development project for the Brunei government. The firm’s client was the defendant’s electrical subcontractor for the project pursuant to a signed subcontract agreement.  
Instructed the plaintiffs that claimed another party was passing off and infringing on their intellectual property rights. The firm’s clients are also seeking for injunctive relief against the defendant.  

General Business Law  

Work highlights 

Provided advice to Brunei investors in connection to a private placement of limited partner interests in a real estate fund.  

Advised Ocra Brunei on the closure of its international business activities in the country and on the legal migration of the companies offshore.  

Renowned for its litigation and arbitration services, the firm continues to serve international clients in overseas matters. Its list of onshore clients includes all of the banks in Brunei, most of the major oil and gas companies in the country and also the main construction and IT companies. 

General business law  

Work highlights 

Advised an Indonesian client on a debt restructuring project worth $140 million.  

Representing a Thai company in an ongoing coal mining acquisition worth $400 million.  

Served as lead counsel in an ongoing International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration where the claim is worth $778 million.  

Acted as an arbitrator in the largest Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) case that settled in 2017 where the claim was $2.6 billion.  

Key clients 

Cornerstone Research, National Insurance Company (Brunei), Perusahaan Gas Negara 

“He is articulate, strategic and he understood the dynamics of evolving issues of the client.” “He has an excellent grasp of legal knowledge and good application to various possible scenarios.” - Colin Ong