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Contact

charis.wong@covenantchambers.com

Office: +65 6635 8885

Focus Areas

Commercial & Property Disputes

  • Business, Shareholders & Partnership Disputes

  • Competition & Antitrust

  • Fraud & Asset Recovery

  • Property Ownership & Trust Disputes

Corporate, Commercial & Financial

  • Employment

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Regulatory & Compliance

  • Charities & Non-Profit

Family Practice

  • Family Offices

  • Legacy Planning: Wills & Trusts

  • Probate & Estate Administration

  • Matrimonial Law

Dispute Resolution

  • Civil Litigation

  • Mediation

  • International Arbitration

Medical Negligence & Personal Injury

  • Personal Injury & Accident

Restructuring & Insolvency

  • Insolvency Disputes

  • Enforcing Creditors’ Rights

  • Corporate Rescues

  • Workouts & Debt Restructuring

Memberships

  • Member, Law Society of Singapore

  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law

Accolades & Awards

  • Peter English Memorial Prize for the best student in Criminal Law (2013)

  • NUS Law Dean’s List (2013)

Education / Qualifications

  • Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2017)

  • LLB (Hons), NUS (2016)

 

Charis Wong

Associate Director

Since joining Covenant Chambers in 2017, Charis has acted in a broad range of matters spanning commercial and civil litigation, and family law. Charis enjoys the cut and thrust of litigation and has argued before the High Court, as well as the District and Family Courts.

In the course of her varied litigation practice, Charis has successfully acted for her clients to enforce a settlement agreement valued at approximately S$6 million in a cross-border dispute between Vietnamese and Australian shareholders of a Singapore holding company, obtain a worldwide freezing injunction against several defendants prohibiting the disposal of their assets up to the value of S$2 million in the High Court in aid of arbitration, and overturn a District Court judgement on defamation on appeal. Charis also acted for two food supply companies in its successful appeal to the Competition Appeals Board against an infringement decision issued by the Competition Consumer Commission of Singapore.

Charis is a firm believer in mediation. She believes in adopting the lens of therapeutic justice in the conduct of her cases, especially in family law cases which often involve powerful emotions and have lasting consequences on the parties and their children, even after the case has concluded in Court.

Charis is a member of the Law Society of Singapore and volunteers in community legal clinics.

Sample Cases

Civil & Commercial Litigation

  • Advised and acted for more than 40 subsidiary proprietors in a multimillion-dollar claim against a Singapore-listed developer’s subsidiary for exiting a S$95 million collective sale deal.

  • Acted for minority shareholders in a minority oppression claim in respect of a Singapore investment holding company involving a high-profile multi-million dollar development project in Vietnam.

  • Acted for the wife of a businessman to set aside a statutory demand issued by the bank in the sum of S$16 million

  • Successfully applied to enforce a settlement agreement valued at approximately S$6 million in a cross-border dispute between Vietnamese and Australian shareholders of a Singapore holding company relating to the grounds for setting aside an expert valuation in Teo Lay Gek & Another v Hoang Trong Binh & Another [2019] SGHC 84.

  • Acted for a law professor in successfully overturning a District Court judgment on a defamation claim on the basis of qualified privilege in Gao Shuchao v Tan Kok Quan & Ors [2018] SGHC 115.

  • Successfully obtained a worldwide freezing injunction against defendants prohibiting the disposal of their assets worldwide up to the value of approximately S$2 million in the High Court in aid of arbitration. 

  • Acted for a client in arbitration proceedings against an investment company and the director of the company to recover the capital invested in the sum of approximately S$2 million on the ground that the investments were bogus.

  • Acted for a wholly-owned subsidiary of a Malaysia-listed company to enforce a liquidated damages provision in the sum of approximately S$500,000 in an employment contract against an ex-employee.

  • Successfully acted for a businesswoman to set aside a statutory demand issued by a licensed moneylender as a result of a series of “creative” refinancing transactions introduced by the defendant in Ang Ai Tee v Resource Credit [2017] SGHC 159. The matter involved the novel question of whether the loan refinancing transactions designed by the moneylender to circumvent the Moneylenders Amendment Rules 2015 could be re-opened by the court. The High Court held that the loan transactions were unconscionable or substantially unfair and ought to be reopened under the Moneylenders Act.

Family Law

  • Successfully represented a flight stewardess in the division of matrimonial assets and successfully argued for the court to add back an aggregate sum of S$200,000 into the matrimonial pool, being monies which were covertly used by the husband to invest in businesses and condominium properties legally owned by third parties. The husband’s appeal to the High Court in TWM v TWN [2021] SGHCF 25 was dismissed.

  • Successfully represented a lawyer in a cross-appeal against the lower court’s decision in respect of the child’s access arrangements.

  • Acted for a client in respect of her ex-husband’s application to relocate the children to the United States and for the children’s maintenance.

Competition Law

  • Successfully acted for a prominent supplier in the food industry in a watershed appeal to the Competition Appeals Board where the Competition Consumer Commission of Singapore was adjudged to have failed to establish liability of a non-aggression pact in an Infringement Decision, which led to a 71% reduction of the S$1.78 million fine imposed on the clients in the largest competition prosecution on price fixing and anti-aggression pact in Singapore, resulting in a written judgment in Gold Chic Poultry Supply Pte Ltd and other [2020] SGCAB 1

Published Judgments

Media Mentions

Articles

 

 

Charis Wong

Associate Director

Since joining Covenant Chambers in 2017, Charis has acted in a broad range of matters spanning commercial and civil litigation, and family law. Charis enjoys the cut and thrust of litigation and has argued before the High Court, as well as the District and Family Courts.

In the course of her varied litigation practice, Charis has successfully acted for her clients to enforce a settlement agreement valued at approximately S$6 million in a cross-border dispute between Vietnamese and Australian shareholders of a Singapore holding company, obtain a worldwide freezing injunction against several defendants prohibiting the disposal of their assets up to the value of S$2 million in the High Court in aid of arbitration, and overturn a District Court judgement on defamation on appeal. Charis also acted for two food supply companies in its successful appeal to the Competition Appeals Board against an infringement decision issued by the Competition Consumer Commission of Singapore.

Charis is a firm believer in mediation. She believes in adopting the lens of therapeutic justice in the conduct of her cases, especially in family law cases which often involve powerful emotions and have lasting consequences on the parties and their children, even after the case has concluded in Court.

Charis is a member of the Law Society of Singapore and volunteers in community legal clinics.

Sample Cases

Civil & Commercial Litigation

  • Advised and acted for more than 40 subsidiary proprietors in a multimillion-dollar claim against a Singapore-listed developer’s subsidiary for exiting a S$95 million collective sale deal.

  • Acted for minority shareholders in a minority oppression claim in respect of a Singapore investment holding company involving a high-profile multi-million dollar development project in Vietnam.

  • Acted for the wife of a businessman to set aside a statutory demand issued by the bank in the sum of S$16 million

  • Successfully applied to enforce a settlement agreement valued at approximately S$6 million in a cross-border dispute between Vietnamese and Australian shareholders of a Singapore holding company relating to the grounds for setting aside an expert valuation in Teo Lay Gek & Another v Hoang Trong Binh & Another [2019] SGHC 84.

  • Acted for a law professor in successfully overturning a District Court judgment on a defamation claim on the basis of qualified privilege in Gao Shuchao v Tan Kok Quan & Ors [2018] SGHC 115.

  • Successfully obtained a worldwide freezing injunction against defendants prohibiting the disposal of their assets worldwide up to the value of approximately S$2 million in the High Court in aid of arbitration. 

  • Acted for a client in arbitration proceedings against an investment company and the director of the company to recover the capital invested in the sum of approximately S$2 million on the ground that the investments were bogus.

  • Acted for a wholly-owned subsidiary of a Malaysia-listed company to enforce a liquidated damages provision in the sum of approximately S$500,000 in an employment contract against an ex-employee.

  • Successfully acted for a businesswoman to set aside a statutory demand issued by a licensed moneylender as a result of a series of “creative” refinancing transactions introduced by the defendant in Ang Ai Tee v Resource Credit [2017] SGHC 159. The matter involved the novel question of whether the loan refinancing transactions designed by the moneylender to circumvent the Moneylenders Amendment Rules 2015 could be re-opened by the court. The High Court held that the loan transactions were unconscionable or substantially unfair and ought to be reopened under the Moneylenders Act.

Family Law

  • Successfully represented a flight stewardess in the division of matrimonial assets and successfully argued for the court to add back an aggregate sum of S$200,000 into the matrimonial pool, being monies which were covertly used by the husband to invest in businesses and condominium properties legally owned by third parties. The husband’s appeal to the High Court in TWM v TWN [2021] SGHCF 25 was dismissed.

  • Successfully represented a lawyer in a cross-appeal against the lower court’s decision in respect of the child’s access arrangements.

  • Acted for a client in respect of her ex-husband’s application to relocate the children to the United States and for the children’s maintenance.

Competition Law

  • Successfully acted for a prominent supplier in the food industry in a watershed appeal to the Competition Appeals Board where the Competition Consumer Commission of Singapore was adjudged to have failed to establish liability of a non-aggression pact in an Infringement Decision, which led to a 71% reduction of the S$1.78 million fine imposed on the clients in the largest competition prosecution on price fixing and anti-aggression pact in Singapore, resulting in a written judgment in Gold Chic Poultry Supply Pte Ltd and other [2020] SGCAB 1

Published Judgments

Media Mentions

Articles

Contact

charis.wong@covenantchambers.com

Office: +65 6635 8885

Focus Areas

Commercial & Property Disputes

  • Business, Shareholders & Partnership Disputes

  • Competition & Antitrust

  • Fraud & Asset Recovery

  • Property Ownership & Trust Disputes

Corporate, Commercial & Financial

  • Employment

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Regulatory & Compliance

  • Charities & Non-Profit

Family Practice

  • Family Offices

  • Legacy Planning: Wills & Trusts

  • Probate & Estate Administration

  • Matrimonial Law

Dispute Resolution

  • Civil Litigation

  • Mediation

  • International Arbitration

Medical Negligence & Personal Injury

  • Personal Injury & Accident

Restructuring & Insolvency

  • Insolvency Disputes

  • Enforcing Creditors’ Rights

  • Corporate Rescues

  • Workouts & Debt Restructuring

Memberships

  • Member, Law Society of Singapore

  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law

Education / Qualifications

  • Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2017)

  • LLB (Hons), NUS (2016)

What Our Clients are Saying

  • "I recently had the pleasure of using the services of Covenant Chambers LLC and was completely blown away by their exceptional service level, particularly from Charis Wong. She embodies professionalism at its finest and continually went the extra mile to ensure my best interests were at the forefront of all decisions. If you're reading this review and considering their services, let me assure you - look no further. Charis and the team at Covenant Chambers LLC will exceed your expectations and provide top class service. I couldn't recommend them more highly."

    A. Khoo

  • "The team is very professional and efficient especially Charis. She is very patient and she provided a lot of useful information for me to make a lot of crucial decisions. Really thankful and greatful to meet such a kind and genuine lawyer."

    Ms D.