Contact

huihua.goh@covenantchambers.com

Office: +65 6635 8885

Focus Areas

Commercial & Property Disputes

• Business, Shareholders & Partnership Disputes

• Fraud & Asset Recovery

• Property Ownership & Trust Disputes

• Construction & Engineering

Tech, Media & IP

• IP, Media & Entertainment

• IP & Confidentiality Infringement Disputes

Corporate, Commercial & Financial

• Investments, Banking & Finance

• Employment

Family Practice

• Legacy Planning: Wills & Trusts

• Probate & Estate Administration

• Matrimonial Law

Dispute Resolution

• Civil Litigation

• Criminal Defence

• Mediation

• International Arbitration

Medical Negligence & Personal Injury

• Personal Injury & Accident

Conveyancing & Corporate Real Estate

• Tenancy Matters

Restructuring & Insolvency

• Insolvency Disputes

• Enforcing Creditors’ Rights

• Corporate Rescues

• Workouts & Debt Restructuring

Memberships

• Member, Law Society of Singapore

• Member, Singapore Academy of Law

• Member, Law Society Civil Practice Committee 2024

Accolades & Awards

• SILE Part B Bar Examinations Distinction and Top Student for Family Law (2017)

• NUS Kent Ridge Undergraduate Scholarship (2012 – 2016)

• NUS Centre for the Arts Student of the Year (2015)

• NUS Law Year 1 Rodyk & Davidson Moots Top 10 Finalist (2013)

Education / Qualifications

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

• LLB (Hons), NUS (2016)

Goh Hui Hua

Associate Director

Hui Hua started his legal career as a part-called trainee who appeared extensively before the courts. After being called to the Singapore Bar in 2017, Hui Hua acted and continues to act as lead counsel for various general litigation matters (including a matter wherein a judgment was successfully obtained for a sum of approximately S$6.3 million). As a result, Hui Hua is armed with significant on-the-ground advocacy experience right from the start of his legal career, having conducted cross-examination in the District Court and argued before High Court Judges since his first year of practice.

Hui Hua’s experience has allowed him to provide holistic solutions to his clients which take into account the legal aspects, as well as the commercial and practical considerations, of each matter.

Hui Hua firmly believes that quality legal representation need not come at a high cost, and strives to provide an avenue for clients who are looking for cost-efficient solutions.

Hui Hua’s practice covers a wide range of matters, including commercial and civil disputes, family law, criminal law, insolvency law and employment law.

Sample Cases

• Successfully obtained a local freezing injunction against 3 defendants (i.e. prohibiting the disposal of their assets worldwide up to the value of USD $1.217 million) in the High Court in a claim on the grounds of conspiracy by lawful or unlawful means, breach of fiduciary duties, knowing receipt, dishonest assistance, breach of contract and unjust enrichment.

• Advising on intended enforcement of a foreign judgment amounting to approximately €21,500,000 against a Sovereign State

• Advised on the wrongful termination of an agreement to engage the client as a developer of a cryptocurrency protocol under the Solana blockchain

• Represented an Applicant in enforcing a maintenance order against a defaulting Respondent who was working within an international organisation

• Represented an Applicant in enforcing a foreign divorce agreement and order relating to a Singapore condominium

• Representing a client in Third-Party Interests Proceedings which spun out of Divorce Ancillary Matters involving an HDB Flat and a Commercial Property

• Represented a Plaintiff in a claim for unpaid remuneration and a counterclaim for alleged breaches of employment duties

• Acted as lead counsel in a High Court application to set aside an order granting leave to enforce a Singapore International Arbitration Centre arbitration award of approximately USD 7m on grounds of breach of natural justice and fraud.

• Acted as lead counsel in a dispute involving restraint of trade and confidentiality obligations.

• Acted as lead counsel in a dispute involving breach of contract and misrepresentation claim for approximately S$220k.

• Acted as lead counsel in a High Court Appeal from the District Court in a breach of contract and misrepresentation claim for approximately S$220k.

• Acted as lead counsel in an application for an Expedited Protection Order under the Protection from Harassment Act (Cap. 256A).

• Represented a Plaintiff in a claim for approximately USD 24m involving conflicts of law issues crossing over the jurisdictions of New York, Delaware, and Mauritius.

• Represented a company listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Stock Exchange in a series of lawsuits involving issues relating to the issue of Performance Shares, and misrepresentations leading to the entering of a sale and purchase agreement over a Company.

• Represented Liquidators in an application by funding creditors to obtain priority over other creditors pursuant to s 328(10) of the Companies Act.

• Represented an appellant in an Appeal against the Council of Estate Agents’ refusal to renew the license of a real estate agent.

• Represented the Liquidator in an action to void a charge and claw back transactions based on Section 330 of the Companies Act and/or unfair preference and/or transaction at an undervalue.

Published Judgments

• Acted as lead counsel in a High Court application to declare a procedurally irregular CPF nomination as legally valid and to restrain the CPF Board from disbursing the CPF funds pending the determination of the matter by the High Court (Toh Tun Li Adeline v Central Provident Fund Board and another [2023] SGHC 55)

• Represented a tuition business owner and his company in a High Court lawsuit involving issues of contractual interpretation, director’s duties, passing off and conspiracy (Tuitiongenius Pte Ltd v Toh Yew Keat and another [2020] 5 SLR 354; [2019] SGHC 264).

• Represented a tuition business owner and his company in an appeal to the Court of Appeal involving issues of contractual interpretation, director’s duties, passing off and conspiracy (Tuitiongenius Pte Ltd v Toh Yew Keat and another [2021] 1 SLR 231; [2020] SGCA 103).

• Represented a private banker and senior relationship manager in a High Court lawsuit involving issues of fraudulent misrepresentation (Liu Yanzhe and another v Tan Eu Jin and others [2019] SGHC 67).

Media Mentions

• “Puzzling that CPF nomination automatically revoked by marriage but not divorce, says judge”, The Straits Times (8 March 2023)

• “Court orders man's CPF savings to go to daughter instead of estranged ex-wife despite failed nomination”, Channel News Asia (8 March 2023)

• “老翁生前提名女儿受益未成 高庭仍令公积金局发放款项”, Zaobao (9 March 2023)

• “$32m luxury goods scam: 6 civil cases filed to recover money paid for Rolex watches, other items”, The Straits Times (14 September 2022)

• “追讨市镇会巨额损失诉讼明天开审 学者：这场诉讼对工人党“赌注颇高”, Zaobao (4 October 2018)

• “怒告他人诽谤代价有多大 ?”, Zaobao (5 August 2018)

Articles

• Case Update: High Court declares procedurally irregular CPF nomination to be legally valid

Goh Hui Hua

Associate Director

Hui Hua started his legal career as a part-called trainee who appeared extensively before the courts. After being called to the Singapore Bar in 2017, Hui Hua acted and continues to act as lead counsel for various general litigation matters (including a matter wherein a judgment was successfully obtained for a sum of approximately S$6.3 million). As a result, Hui Hua is armed with significant on-the-ground advocacy experience right from the start of his legal career, having conducted cross-examination in the District Court and argued before High Court Judges since his first year of practice.

Hui Hua’s experience has allowed him to provide holistic solutions to his clients which take into account the legal aspects, as well as the commercial and practical considerations, of each matter.

Hui Hua firmly believes that quality legal representation need not come at a high cost, and strives to provide an avenue for clients who are looking for cost-efficient solutions.

Hui Hua’s practice covers a wide range of matters, including commercial and civil disputes, family law, criminal law, insolvency law and employment law.

Sample Cases

• Successfully obtained a local freezing injunction against 3 defendants (i.e. prohibiting the disposal of their assets worldwide up to the value of USD 1.217 million) in the High Court in a claim on the grounds of conspiracy by lawful or unlawful means, breach of fiduciary duties, knowing receipt, dishonest assistance, breach of contract and unjust enrichment.

• Advising on intended enforcement of a foreign judgment amounting to approximately €21,500,000 against a Sovereign State

• Advised on the wrongful termination of an agreement to engage the client as a developer of a cryptocurrency protocol under the Solana blockchain

• Represented an Applicant in enforcing a maintenance order against a defaulting Respondent who was working within an international organisation

• Represented an Applicant in enforcing a foreign divorce agreement and order relating to a Singapore condominium

• Representing a client in Third-Party Interests Proceedings which spun out of Divorce Ancillary Matters involving an HDB Flat and a Commercial Property

• Represented a Plaintiff in a claim for unpaid remuneration and a counterclaim for alleged breaches of employment duties

• Acted as lead counsel in a High Court application to set aside an order granting leave to enforce a Singapore International Arbitration Centre arbitration award of approximately USD 7m on grounds of breach of natural justice and fraud.

• Acted as lead counsel in a dispute involving restraint of trade and confidentiality obligations.

• Acted as lead counsel in a dispute involving breach of contract and misrepresentation claim for approximately S$220k.

• Acted as lead counsel in a High Court Appeal from the District Court in a breach of contract and misrepresentation claim for approximately S$220k.

• Acted as lead counsel in an application for an Expedited Protection Order under the Protection from Harassment Act (Cap. 256A).

• Represented a Plaintiff in a claim for approximately USD 24m involving conflicts of law issues crossing over the jurisdictions of New York, Delaware, and Mauritius.

• Represented a company listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Stock Exchange in a series of lawsuits involving issues relating to the issue of Performance Shares, and misrepresentations leading to the entering of a sale and purchase agreement over a Company.

• Represented Liquidators in an application by funding creditors to obtain priority over other creditors pursuant to s 328(10) of the Companies Act.

• Represented an appellant in an Appeal against the Council of Estate Agents’ refusal to renew the license of a real estate agent.

• Represented the Liquidator in an action to void a charge and claw back transactions based on Section 330 of the Companies Act and/or unfair preference and/or transaction at an undervalue.

Published Judgments

• Acted as lead counsel in a High Court application to declare a procedurally irregular CPF nomination as legally valid and to restrain the CPF Board from disbursing the CPF funds pending the determination of the matter by the High Court (Toh Tun Li Adeline v Central Provident Fund Board and another [2023] SGHC 55)

• Represented a tuition business owner and his company in a High Court lawsuit involving issues of contractual interpretation, director’s duties, passing off and conspiracy (Tuitiongenius Pte Ltd v Toh Yew Keat and another [2020] 5 SLR 354; [2019] SGHC 264).

• Represented a tuition business owner and his company in an appeal to the Court of Appeal involving issues of contractual interpretation, director’s duties, passing off and conspiracy (Tuitiongenius Pte Ltd v Toh Yew Keat and another [2021] 1 SLR 231; [2020] SGCA 103).

• Represented a private banker and senior relationship manager in a High Court lawsuit involving issues of fraudulent misrepresentation (Liu Yanzhe and another v Tan Eu Jin and others [2019] SGHC 67).

Media Mentions

• “Puzzling that CPF nomination automatically revoked by marriage but not divorce, says judge”, The Straits Times (8 March 2023)

• “Court orders man's CPF savings to go to daughter instead of estranged ex-wife despite failed nomination”, Channel News Asia (8 March 2023)

• “老翁生前提名女儿受益未成 高庭仍令公积金局发放款项”, Zaobao (9 March 2023)

• “$32m luxury goods scam: 6 civil cases filed to recover money paid for Rolex watches, other items”, The Straits Times (14 September 2022)

• “追讨市镇会巨额损失诉讼明天开审 学者：这场诉讼对工人党“赌注颇高”, Zaobao (4 October 2018)

• “怒告他人诽谤代价有多大 ?”, Zaobao (5 August 2018)

Articles

• Case Update: High Court declares procedurally irregular CPF nomination to be legally valid

Contact

huihua.goh@covenantchambers.com

Office: +65 6635 8885

Focus Areas

Commercial & Property Disputes

• Business, Shareholders & Partnership Disputes

• Fraud & Asset Recovery

• Property Ownership & Trust Disputes

• Construction & Engineering

Tech, Media & IP

• IP, Media & Entertainment

• IP & Confidentiality Infringement Disputes

Corporate, Commercial & Financial

• Investments, Banking & Finance

• Employment

Family Practice

• Legacy Planning: Wills & Trusts

• Probate & Estate Administration

• Matrimonial Law

Dispute Resolution

• Civil Litigation

• Criminal Defence

• Mediation

• International Arbitration

Medical Negligence & Personal Injury

• Personal Injury & Accident

Conveyancing & Corporate Real Estate

• Tenancy Matters

Restructuring & Insolvency

• Insolvency Disputes

• Enforcing Creditors’ Rights

• Corporate Rescues

• Workouts & Debt Restructuring

Memberships

• Member, Law Society of Singapore

• Member, Singapore Academy of Law

• Member, Law Society Civil Practice Committee 2024

Accolades & Awards

• SILE Part B Bar Examinations Distinction and Top Student for Family Law (2017)

• NUS Kent Ridge Undergraduate Scholarship (2012 – 2016)

• NUS Centre for the Arts Student of the Year (2015)

• NUS Law Year 1 Rodyk & Davidson Moots Top 10 Finalist (2013)

Education / Qualifications

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

• LLB (Hons), NUS (2016)