Richway is a Director of August Law Corporation.
Richway has had practice experience in advising and representing banks, PE firms, MNCs and high net-worth individuals in complex high value disputes before the Singapore Courts and before various international arbitration centres. He also has a thriving practice in criminal matters related primarily to white-collar crime.
His practice experience highlights include:
Disputes
- Advised a European-based conglomerate on the enforcement of non-compete and non-solicitation clauses against several of their former C-Suite employees.
- Acted for a young offender in a criminal matter related to the OCBC scam;- Richway successfully managed to ensure the youth did not obtain a custodial sentence but instead was sentenced to probation.
- Acted for a global reinsurance company in a claim against its former Managing Director for, amongst others, breaching non-compete and non-solicitation clauses within his employment contract after joining a competitor. The claimed sum was for over US$3mio.
- Advised the Managing Director of a global private bank on his exit from the bank to join a competing bank. Advice was rendered on the enforceability of certain non-compete and non-solicitation clauses within his employment contract.
- Advised a group of 20 bankers on their exit from a leading British private bank to join a competing Swiss bank. Advice was rendered on the enforceability of certain non-compete and non-solicitation clauses within their employment contracts.
- Acted for a listed Australian technology company against the government of a state in a claim arising out of a breach of a Technology Agreement in an SIAC arbitration. The claimed sum exceeded US$200 million.
- Acted for the (then) Media Development Authority against a leading Malaysian technology company in relation to certain breaches arising out of a Licence Agreement in an SIAC arbitration.
- Acted successfully for a Dubai based conglomerate which specialises in the manufacture and erection of precast concrete elements for construction projects in the Middle East in an ICC arbitration in Dubai. The claimed sum exceeded S$6 million. The dispute centred on certain allegations of delay related to the construction of 12 office buildings in Dubai.
- Advised a global MNC on both the litigious and non-litigious aspects related to several construction projects for the supply of E-houses in the Yamal LNG project in Russia (EUR500 million) and the Upper Zakum Project in Abu Dhabi (EUR25 million).
- Acted successfully and advised Mr Satinder Singh Garcha, an Indian high-net worth individual in a matter against a lawyer in a professional negligence suit and the disciplinary proceedings that followed. The dispute arose out of a failed real estate development project and was a reported decision [Satinder Singh Garcha v Uthayasurian Sidambaram [2009] SGHC 240].
- Acted for various construction companies and developers in claims arising out of certain defects in the construction of commercial and residential buildings.
- Acted for a local technology company against a leading Malaysian technology company in relation to certain breaches arising out of a Licence Agreement in an SIAC arbitration.
- Acted for Societe Generale Bank in defending a USD$198 million claim brought by Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd (“JSPL”), a subsidiary of SembCorp Marine Ltd (before the High Court of the Republic of Singapore). The claim related to certain alleged unauthorised foreign exchange transactions entered into by JSPL’s former Director of Group Finance.
- Acted for an international private equity firm, in a shareholders’ dispute arising from a US$260 million leveraged buy-out of a technology company which resulted in proceedings before the Courts in Singapore, Mauritius and the United Kingdom.
- Acted successfully for a Swiss-based MNC against a Chinese-based MNC in an appeal from an arbitration decision on jurisdiction before the Singapore High Court and the Singapore Court of Appeal, both appeals resulted in landmark rulings which relate to the interpretation of an arbitration clause and in particular on whether the SIAC could administer an arbitration in accordance with the ICC Rules. Both these appeals were reported decisions. [Insigma Technology Co. Ltd v Alstom Technology Ltd [2009] 1 SLR 23; Insigma Technology Co Ltd v Alstom Technology Ltd [2009] SGCA 24].
- Acted for the provisional liquidators of a global entity, in successfully obtaining a Mareva Injunction to freeze USD$135 million of assets of the entity after it was discovered that the main director of the entity had used this entity to perpetrate an elaborate “Ponzi” scheme.
- Acted successfully for an Indian conglomerate in a US$5 million claim in arbitration proceedings under the SIAC Rules against a leading Korean trading company in a dispute relating to the sale and delivery of certain raw commodities.
- Acted for a global REIT in rendering advice on the litigation aspects of the transfer of a lease (for a major Singapore landmark) to a foreign entity.
Education
- LLB (Hons) King’s College London, 2004 (2nd Class Upper Honours)
Bar Associations and Qualifications
- Called to the Bar of England & Wales, Barrister-at-law (Inner Temple), admitted 2005 (Graded: Very Competent)
- Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, admitted 2007
