Contact

benjamin.yam@covenantchambers.com

Office: +65 6635 8885

Focus Areas

Commercial & Property Disputes

  • Business, Shareholders & Partnership Disputes

  • Property Ownership & Trust Disputes

Medical Negligence & Personal Injury

  • Professional (Medical) Negligence

  • Personal Injury & Accident

Corporate, Commercial & Financial

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Regulatory & Compliance

  • Charities & Non-Profit

Employment and Investigations

  • Employment

Private Client

  • Family Offices

  • Legacy Planning: Wills & Trusts

  • Probate & Estate Administration

  • Matrimonial Law

Disputes & International Arbitration

  • Civil Litigation

  • Mediation

  • International Arbitration

  • Competition & Antitrust

  • Fraud & Asset Recovery

  • Restructuring & Insolvency

Conveyancing & Corporate Real Estate

  • Property Transactions

  • Tenancy Matters

Memberships

  • Member, Law Society of Singapore

  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law

Education / Qualifications

  • Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore, 2009

  • National University of Singapore (Diploma in Singapore Law), 2008

  • University of Liverpool, LLB (Upper Second Class Hons), 2007

 

Benjamin Yam

Director

Ben is passionate about seeking justice for the man on the street and lending a listening ear to his clients’ legal issues.

An experienced litigator with an expansive practice, Ben has a keen interest in medical negligence, harassment, employment issues, and commercial disputes, on top of family, personal injury, criminal matters and general solicitors’ work.

Through his practice, Ben hopes to play his part in creating a robust yet fair arena for litigants and learned friends to spar and lock horns.

Ben has been involved in several trials and appeals before the Court of Appeal, High Court and State Courts, obtaining successful outcomes.

Sample Cases

Medical Negligence & Personal Injury

  • Acted for several patients in medical negligence matters against doctors/hospitals and was able to obtain decent settlement terms for them.

Commercial & Property Disputes

  • Acted for a company and its shareholders in defending a claim for dividends by a BVI company, pursuant to the unwinding of a hostile takeover deal worth S$36m. The claim was eventually dismissed

  • Acted for the administrators in a long-drawn, complex dispute concerning the administration of an estate which had S$100m worth of assets such as immovable property, stocks, and shares in listed companies and private companies in several jurisdictions, namely Hong Kong and Malaysia.

  • Acted for the majority directors/shareholders of a hardware company in a claim against the company and its minority directors/shareholders which resulted in a long-drawn settlement negotiation. Settlement terms captured in a voluminous settlement agreement which involved multiple rounds of negotiating, drafting, reviewing and amending. Also involved in drafting, reviewing and amending corporate secretarial documents.

  • Acted for a construction company that was seeking leave of the High Court to appeal an arbitration award

  • Acted for and advised an IT company in obtaining an injunction against an ex-employee for breach of employment contract, in particular, issues regarding breach of confidentiality and restraint of trade.

Private Client

  • Acted for the administrators in a long-drawn, complex dispute concerning the administration of an estate which had S$100m worth of assets such as immovable property, stocks, and shares in listed companies and private companies in several jurisdictions, namely Hong Kong and Malaysia.

  • Acted for the majority directors/shareholders of a family company in a claim against the company and its minority directors/shareholders.

  • Acted for the administrator of an estate in resisting claims made by the deceased person’s relative.

  • Acted for a pair of siblings in contesting a Mental Capacity Act application in relation to the personal welfare of the mentally incapacitated person.

  • Applied to Court to set aside a Lasting Power of Attorney when the donor had no mental capacity to enter into the same.

  • Acted for a husband in a divorce matter and successfully resisted the wife’s application to relocate their child to another jurisdiction.

Employment & Investigations

  • Advised an ex-employee of a listed company in relation to post-employment obligations. Managed to reduce the employer’s initial onerous terms in working out a settlement agreement with the employer.

  • Advised an outgoing employee of a European metals company on the terms of his exit agreement.

  • Advised a financial institution in relation to harassment claims by an ex-employee.

Dispute Resolution

  • Acted for an established multi-national company in a high-value claim that was the subject of a contractual dispute.

  • Obtaining discharge / stern warnings for accused persons in several criminal matters including the assault of a public transport worker and outrage of modesty

Published Judgments

Media Mentions

Articles

Volunteer Work

  • Ben volunteers at Food from the Heart

 

Benjamin Yam

Director

Ben is passionate about seeking justice for the man on the street and lending a listening ear to his clients’ legal issues.

An experienced litigator with an expansive practice, Ben has a keen interest in medical negligence, harassment, employment issues, and commercial disputes, on top of family, personal injury, criminal matters and general solicitors’ work.

Through his practice, Ben hopes to play his part in creating a robust yet fair arena for litigants and learned friends to spar and lock horns.

Ben has been involved in several trials and appeals before the Court of Appeal, High Court and State Courts, obtaining successful outcomes.

Sample Cases

  • Medical Negligence & Personal Injury

    • Acted for several patients in medical negligence matters against doctors/hospitals and was able to obtain decent settlement terms for them.

    Commercial & Property Disputes

    • Acted for a company and its shareholders in defending a claim for dividends by a BVI company, pursuant to the unwinding of a hostile takeover deal worth S$36m. The claim was eventually dismissed

    • Acted for the administrators in a long-drawn, complex dispute concerning the administration of an estate which had S$100m worth of assets such as immovable property, stocks, and shares in listed companies and private companies in several jurisdictions, namely Hong Kong and Malaysia.

    • Acted for the majority directors/shareholders of a hardware company in a claim against the company and its minority directors/shareholders which resulted in a long-drawn settlement negotiation. Settlement terms captured in a voluminous settlement agreement which involved multiple rounds of negotiating, drafting, reviewing and amending. Also involved in drafting, reviewing and amending corporate secretarial documents.

    • Acted for a construction company that was seeking leave of the High Court to appeal an arbitration award

    • Acted for and advised an IT company in obtaining an injunction against an ex-employee for breach of employment contract, in particular, issues regarding breach of confidentiality and restraint of trade.

    Private Client

    • Acted for the administrators in a long-drawn, complex dispute concerning the administration of an estate which had S$100m worth of assets such as immovable property, stocks, and shares in listed companies and private companies in several jurisdictions, namely Hong Kong and Malaysia.

    • Acted for the majority directors/shareholders of a family company in a claim against the company and its minority directors/shareholders.

    • Acted for the administrator of an estate in resisting claims made by the deceased person’s relative.

    • Acted for a pair of siblings in contesting a Mental Capacity Act application in relation to the personal welfare of the mentally incapacitated person.

    • Applied to Court to set aside a Lasting Power of Attorney when the donor had no mental capacity to enter into the same.

    • Acted for a husband in a divorce matter and successfully resisted the wife’s application to relocate their child to another jurisdiction.

    Employment & Investigations

    • Advised an ex-employee of a listed company in relation to post-employment obligations. Managed to reduce the employer’s initial onerous terms in working out a settlement agreement with the employer.

    • Advised an outgoing employee of a European metals company on the terms of his exit agreement.

    • Advised a financial institution in relation to harassment claims by an ex-employee.

    Dispute Resolution

    • Acted for an established multi-national company in a high-value claim that was the subject of a contractual dispute.

    • Obtaining discharge / stern warnings for accused persons in several criminal matters including the assault of a public transport worker and outrage of modesty

Published Judgments

Media Mentions

Articles

Volunteer Work

  • Ben volunteers at Food from the Heart

Contact

benjamin.yam@covenantchambers.com

Office: +65 6635 8885

Focus Areas

Commercial & Property Disputes

  • Business, Shareholders & Partnership Disputes

  • Property Ownership & Trust Disputes

Medical Negligence & Personal Injury

  • Professional (Medical) Negligence

  • Personal Injury & Accident

Corporate, Commercial & Financial

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Regulatory & Compliance

  • Charities & Non-Profit

Employment and Investigations

  • Employment

Private Client

  • Family Offices

  • Legacy Planning: Wills & Trusts

  • Probate & Estate Administration

  • Matrimonial Law

Disputes & International Arbitration

  • Civil Litigation

  • Mediation

  • International Arbitration

  • Competition & Antitrust

  • Fraud & Asset Recovery

  • Restructuring & Insolvency

Conveyancing & Corporate Real Estate

  • Property Transactions

  • Tenancy Matters

Memberships

  • Member, Law Society of Singapore

  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law

Education / Qualifications

  • Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore, 2009

  • National University of Singapore (Diploma in Singapore Law), 2008

  • University of Liverpool, LLB (Upper Second Class Hons), 2007

What Our Clients Are Saying

  • "I had the pleasure of working with Mr Benjamin Yam, and I am thoroughly impressed with the level of professionalism and expertise they brought to my case. From the very beginning, Benjamin was attentive, patient, and took the time to explain every detail in a way that was easy to understand.

    Benjamin not only provided sound legal advice but also showed genuine care and compassion for my situation. Thanks once again to Benjamin and team."