Henry Heng

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  • +65 6859 1107
  • henry@terralaw.sg
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-heng-692480a1/

ABOUT

 

Henry has been a partner at an international law firm as well as major law firms in Singapore. He has about 3 decades of experience in commercial disputes and alternative dispute resolution work.

 

Henry’s practice covers a wide spectrum of commercial dispute resolution work, with a niche practice in construction, shipping, regulatory and inquiry proceedings. His depth of experience includes international and domestic arbitration, litigation, mediation, neutral evaluation, inquiries as well as adjudication under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act and Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre (FIDReC).

 

He has established a reputation in the industry as a commercially savvy and effective lawyer. Henry has a good grasp of issues as well as being able to provide valuable commercial solutions. In the courtroom or before an arbitral tribunal, he is recognised as being quick-witted, passionate and a fiery advocate.

Henry is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) and Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR), empanelled as an arbitrator on LSAS Panel of Arbitrators, SIArb and AIADR. He is also an empanelled mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre, MOHH Panel of Healthcare Mediators, Law Society Mediation Scheme and AIADR. Henry also actively sits as an adjudicator and neutral evaluator with FIDReC and appointed as legal assessor and prosecutor for several statutory and professional bodies.

 

Henry has authored several publications relating to shipping and admiralty, as well as Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act. He is recognised by Legal 500 Asia Pacific as having a breadth of knowledge and acumen in commercial matters.

 

WORK HIGHLIGHTS, representing:

 

  • Listed construction companies (as developers and main contractors) in various court proceedings, arbitrations, adjudications and mediations pertaining to, inter alia, payment disputes and defects in residential and commercial developments. These include developments such as Affinity, Bartley Ridge, Centro, Defu Industrial City, Eco-Tech@Sunview, Florence Residences, Fourth Avenue Residences, Hedges Park, Inflora, Jewel Changi Airport, Jovell, Juniper, KAP Residences, Mandai Foodlink, Martin Modern, Midtown Commercial and Residences, Penrose, Scala, Skies Miltonia, Spottiswoode Suites, T Space, Thomson Grand and Waterfront Isle.
  • A major mechanical and electrical contractor in court, adjudication and arbitration proceedings pertaining to disputes arising out of the construction of Jewel Changi Airport, a SGD 1.7 billion retail and mixed development.
  • Listed OSV companies in various contentious matters, including HKIAC arbitration against a China state owned entity in a claim exceeding USD 50 million pertaining to defects and non-conformity of specifications of a vessel.
  • A SGX listed offshore support vessel company with operations in various jurisdictions such as Singapore, China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Mexico in many arbitration and court proceedings. This includes successfully acting in a landmark case in 2023 where the approach to defining a vessel under the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act 1961 was first enunciated.
  • A distress fund based in Europe in SIAC arbitration in a claim exceeding USD 18 million regarding the issuance and redemption of bonds by an Indonesian poultry conglomerate. Successfully obtained an arbitral award for the amount claimed plus costs.
  • Significant shareholders of a listed company in ownership dispute where the claim exceeds SGD 7 million. This case involves many complex issues including alleged resulting and implied trust as well as illegality and money laundering.
  • The Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board, Singapore Nursing Board, Singapore Medical Council, Optometrists & Opticians Board and Singapore Dental Council, as legal assessor and consultant. Cases range from professional misconduct or negligence to breach of the Ethical Code and Regulations.
  • The Energy Market Authority and Council for Estate Agencies as prosecutor for regulatory and statutory breaches.
  • Clients in various court proceedings for criminal matters, including charges by Public Utilities Board, Ministry of Manpower, National Environment Agency, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority and Central Provident Fund Board.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:

 

  • Bachelor of Laws | National University of Singapore | 1997
  • Fellow and Arbitrator, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
  • Fellow, Arbitrator and Mediator, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Adjudicator and Neutral Evaluator, Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre
  • Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre
  • Mediator and Neutral Evaluator, The Law Society of Singapore
  • Mediator, MOHH Panel of Healthcare Mediators

 

ADMISSIONS:

 

  • Singapore | 1998

 

MEMBERSHIPS:

 

  • Member, The Law Society of Singapore
  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law