Lim Tat
Tat was called to the Singapore Bar in 1989.
His wide spectrum of practice includes conflict and dispute management, de-escalation and resolution. He adopts a multifaceted approach and utilises varied dispute resolution modes to obtain optimal outcomes for clients.
He has over three decades of extensive experience in dispute resolution and has appeared as lead counsel in all levels of the Singapore courts and in international arbitrations. His practice includes representing local and international clients in high value cases involving multiple jurisdictions and spanning across a wide range of industries, including energy, recycling, entertainment, construction, manufacturing and real estate.
He has received appointments as an expert in Singapore law for foreign court proceedings, and as arbitrator in institutional arbitrations. He is an IMI-certified mediation advocate and an IMI-certified mediator and has extensive experience as mediation counsel and mediator in complex cross-jurisdictional disputes.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators and a Weinstein JAMS International Fellow. He is on the international panels of many distinguished arbitration and mediation institutions, including the SIMC and AAA-ICDR. He is a regional consultant and mediator of the CAO, IFC, World Bank Group and a member of the Global Mediation Panel of the Office of the Ombudsman for the United Nations Funds and Programmes.
He has been ranked for his dispute resolution practice in The Legal500 and received recognition by Who'sWhoLegal:Mediation since 2016.
Write Up
- Contributor, "Singapore Civil Procedure" (Thomson Reuters Sweet & Maxwell)
- Contributor, "Mediation in Singapore: A Practical Guide" (Thomson Reuters Sweet & Maxwell)
- Contributor, "Mediation Practice – 8 Cultures, 16 Cases, 128 Creative Solutions" (ICC)
- Contributor, "Stories Mediators Tell: World Edition" (ABA)
- Contributor, "Study of the Existing Commercial Mediation Legal and Institutional Frameworks and Best Practices in the Balkan Region and Selected Countries" (EBRD / IDLO)
- Contributor, "Chambers Data Protection and Privacy 2020 Guide" (Chambers and Partners)
- Author, "Arbitration Global Guide – Singapore" (Practical Law, Thomson Reuters)
- Author, "Litigation and enforcement in Singapore: overview" (Practical Law, Thomson Reuters)
- Author, "Lexis Practical Guidance – Dispute Resolution" (LexisNexis)
Notable Cases
Matters of significance in which Tat has been involved include the following:
- Acting for a NASDAQ listed company in ICC arbitration brought by an IDX listed company.
- Acting for a TSE listed company in JCAA arbitration against a company based in Pakistan.
- Acting for an US company in SIAC arbitration against a NYSE listed company.
- Acting for SGX listed developers and contractors in suits commenced in the Singapore High Court.
- Acting for an oil and gas company in defending claims brought by ship owners.
- Acting for management corporations in suits commenced in the Singapore High Court against developers, contractors, sub-contractors and consultants.
- Acting for management corporations in matters relating to breaches of duties and compliance with statutory obligations.
- Successfully resolving complex employment dispute involving allegations of gender-based discrimination.
- Successfully resolving a cross-border parental child abduction case.
- Successfully resolving a dispute brought under the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules.
Memberships & Appointments
- Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore
- Solicitor, Supreme Court of England & Wales
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators
- Co-Chair, Mediation Committee, Law Society of Singapore
- Chairperson, Society of Mediation Professionals (Singapore)
- Board of Directors, Singapore Mediation Centre
- Board of Governors, International Academy of Mediators
- Chair, National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee, MCCY, Singapore
- Independent Advisory Committee, International Mediation Institute (IMI)
- Member, Mediation Committee Advisory Board, International Bar Association (IBA)
- Inquiry Panel, Law Society of Singapore
- Complaints Panel, Singapore Medical Council
- Member, Continental Results Management Panel (Asia / Oceania), WADA
- Member, National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee, MCCY, Singapore
- Member, Law Society of Singapore
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law
- Editorial Board, Dispute Resolution International (IBA)
- Editorial Board, Forum Publisher from Belo Horizonte/MG in partnership with the Brazilian Center of Arbitration and Mediation (CBMA)
- Commissioner for Oaths, Singapore
- Notary Public, Singapore
林达
林达 于 1989 年获准执业新加坡律师资格
其执业领域涵盖冲突与争议管理、纠纷降级及解决，并通过多元化的争议解决方式，力求为客户取得最优结果。
他在争议解决领域拥有逾三十年的丰富经验，曾作为主办律师出庭于新加坡各级法院，并参与多起国际仲裁案件。其执业经验包括代理本地及国际客户处理涉及多个司法辖区的高价值案件，覆盖能源、回收、娱乐、建筑、制造及房地产等多个行业。
Lim Tat 曾受委任为外国法院程序中的新加坡法专家，并担任机构仲裁中的仲裁员。他同时为国际调解协会（IMI）认证的调解倡导人及调解员，长期以调解律师及调解员身份参与复杂的跨境争议。
他是特许仲裁员协会会士（CIArb Fellow）、国际调解员学院杰出会士，以及 Weinstein JAMS 国际会士。他入选多家知名仲裁及调解机构的国际专家名册，包括新加坡国际调解中心（SIMC）及美国仲裁协会国际争议解决中心（AAA-ICDR）。他同时担任世界银行集团合规顾问监察专员（CAO）的区域顾问及调解员，并为联合国各基金及方案监察专员办公室全球调解专家组成员。
他的争议解决业务持续获得《The Legal 500》排名认可，并自 2016 年起获 Who's Who Legal: Mediation 收录。
著作与撰稿
- 撰稿人，《Singapore Civil Procedure》（Thomson Reuters Sweet & Maxwell）
- 撰稿人，《Mediation in Singapore: A Practical Guide》（Thomson Reuters Sweet & Maxwell）
- 撰稿人，《Mediation Practice – 8 Cultures, 16 Cases, 128 Creative Solutions》（ICC）
- 撰稿人，《Stories Mediators Tell: World Edition》（ABA）
- 撰稿人，《Study of the Existing Commercial Mediation Legal and Institutional Frameworks and Best Practices in the Balkan Region and Selected Countries》（EBRD / IDLO）
- 撰稿人，《Chambers Data Protection and Privacy 2020 Guide》（Chambers and Partners）
- 作者，《Arbitration Global Guide – Singapore》（Practical Law, Thomson Reuters）
- 作者，《Litigation and enforcement in Singapore: overview》（Practical Law, Thomson Reuters）
- 作者，《Lexis Practical Guidance – Dispute Resolution》（LexisNexis）
代表性案件
林律师曾参与的重要案件包括（但不限于）：
- 代理一家纳斯达克上市公司，应对由一家印尼证券交易所上市公司提起的 ICC 仲裁。
- 代理一家东京证券交易所上市公司，对巴基斯坦公司提起 JCAA 仲裁。
- 代理一家美国公司，对纽约证券交易所上市公司提起 SIAC 仲裁。
- 代理新交所上市开发商及承包商，处理新加坡高等法院诉讼。
- 代理石油与天然气公司，抗辩船东提出的索赔。
- 代理管理法人，对开发商、承包商、分包商及顾问提起高等法院诉讼。
- 代理管理法人处理董事职责违约及法定合规事项。
- 成功解决涉及性别歧视指控的复杂雇佣纠纷。
- 成功解决跨境父母子女诱拐纠纷。
- 成功解决依据《UNCITRAL 调解规则》提起的争议。
会员资格与任命
- 新加坡最高法院出庭律师（Advocate & Solicitor）
- 英格兰及威尔士最高法院事务律师
- 特许仲裁员协会会士
- 国际调解员学院杰出会士
- 新加坡律师公会调解委员会联合主席
- 新加坡调解专业人士协会主席
- 新加坡调解中心董事会成员
- 国际调解员学院理事会成员
- 新加坡文化、社区及青年部国家反兴奋剂纪律委员会主席
- 国际调解协会（IMI）独立咨询委员会成员
- 国际律师协会（IBA）调解委员会咨询委员会成员
- 新加坡律师公会调查委员会成员
- 新加坡医务委员会申诉委员会成员
- 世界反兴奋剂机构（WADA）亚洲区／大洋洲成绩管理委员会成员
- 新加坡律师公会会员
- 新加坡法律学会会员
- 《Dispute Resolution International》（IBA）编委会成员
- 《Fórum》出版委员会成员（与巴西仲裁与调解中心合作）
- 新加坡监誓官
- 新加坡公证人
Areas of Practice:
Counsel
- Lead counsel in mediation, tribunal, adjudication, court and arbitration proceedings, including hearings, trials and appeals at Strata Titles Boards, State Courts, High Court and Court of Appeal of Singapore, and arbitration proceedings at ICC, SIAC and JCAA.
Neutral
- Appointments as arbitrator by SIAC and Law Society of Singapore.
- Appointments as mediator in several hundred institutional and ad hoc mediations.
- Appointments as consultant / mediator by Compliance Advisory Ombudsman (CAO), World Bank Group.
- Appointments as chair or member of inquiry and disciplinary tribunals.
Expert
- Appointments as expert (in Singapore law) in Hong Kong court proceedings, and in SIAC proceedings.
执业领域：
作为代理律师（Counsel）
- 担任调解、仲裁庭、裁决、法院及仲裁程序的主办律师，包括在分层产权委员会、州法院、高等法院及上诉法院的聆讯、审讯及上诉，以及 ICC、SIAC 与 JCAA 仲裁。
作为中立第三方（Neutral）
- 受 SIAC 及新加坡律师公会委任为仲裁员。
- 在数百宗机构及临时调解中受委任为调解员，包括涉及多司法辖区、多国当事人的跨境商事调解。
- 受世界银行集团 CAO 委任，参与缅甸及印尼的复杂多方争议担任顾问／调解员。
- 受委任为调查或纪律法庭主席或成员（包括新加坡国家反兴奋剂纪律委员会、新加坡律师公会调查委员会、首席大法官主持的纪律法庭及新加坡医务委员会申诉委员会）。
作为专家（Expert）
- 受委任为新加坡法专家，参与香港法院程序及 SIAC 程序。