Robert Raj

Robert has a diverse practice encompassing civil and commercial litigation and significant experience in both domestic and international arbitration.

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate, Business & Regulatory Advisory
• Shareholder & Minority Rights Disputes
• Arbitration & SICC Disputes

In addition, Robert possesses extensive expertise in corporate matters, including the drafting of a wide range of agreements and contracts. His experience includes, but is not limited to:

• Memorandum of Understanding, Shareholders’ Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, and Agreements for Co-promotion of events
• Software Development Agreements, employment contracts, sales contracts, NDAs, Licensing Agreements, Distribution Agreements, and Friendly Loan Agreements
• Tenancy Agreements, Novation Agreements, Terms of Settlement, Share Sale and Purchase Agreements, and Collaboration Agreements
• Representative Agreements for authors, Management Services Agreements, and artiste management contracts

Robert also has substantial experience drafting, vetting, and amending IT, HR, and other agreements, including:

• Statements of Work (SOWs), End User License Agreements, Master Service Agreements, Network Access Agreements, SaaS Agreements, and Professional Service Agreements
• Customer Service Agreements, SAP Services General T&Cs, Supplier Engagement Agreements, IT Professional Support Services Agreements, and other IT-related contracts
• NDAs, RUNDAs, and advising on Data Processing Agreements in collaboration with Data Protection Officers.

Robert’s extensive litigation and corporate expertise, combined with his depth of experience across multiple sectors, makes him a highly versatile and accomplished legal professional.

Corporate Work

1. Lawyers for Singapore concert organisers and promoters, LAMC Productions and instrumental in drafting and/or reviewing the various contracts relating to the Scorpions concert in Singapore as well as the Guns N Roses Concert in Singapore on 25 February 2017.
   
   
2. Acting for LAMC to draft Investor Agreement in relation to the Guns N Roses concert in Singapore, review, rendering advice and amending the Sponsorship and Term Agreement in relation to the Guns N Roses concert, whereby the counterparty is a prominent Singapore bank as well as review and amending the Venue Licensing Agreement in relation to the Guns N Roses concert.
   
   
3. Acting for a prominent owned Swiss family-owned Salad business with numerous outlets in Singapore, to draft a software development agreement for their new app which was launched in Singapore dealing with the purchase and ordering of salads by its Singapore clients as well as drafting their franchise agreements for overseas markets namely Japan and Spain.
   
   
4. Acting for a prominent German beer, Paulener Braushaus and their Singapore entity in reviewing and rendering advice relating to Contract Brewing and Bottling Agreement in Singapore.
   
   
5. Rendering advice, review and amending the Master Franchise Agreement and Unit Franchise agreement for US based maths programme centre in Singapore. • Acted for Singapore artist to review and amend the Artiste Management Agreement with MediaCorp.
   
   
6. Drafting agreement for co-promotion of events between a prominent Singapore boating and tour company with a prominent hotel in Singapore.
   
   
7. Review, amending and drafting Introducer Agreement for a Malaysian company in relation to purchase of medical grade gloves during the pandemic by a US company.
   
   
8. Acted for Malaysian company in reviewing and amending the Irrevocable Master Fee Protection Agreement in relation to purchase of medical grade gloves during the pandemic wherein the counter-parties were a BVI company and a US company.

Litigation - Some of the notable cases Robert has handled include:

• Taking action on behalf of a COO of a prominent company against defamatory statements made in e-mails by a disgruntled former employee of the company.
  
  
• Acting in a shareholder’s dispute involving family members.
  
  
• UNCITRAL arbitration in Singapore relating to disputes relating to a pipeline project undertaken by an international oil & gas corporation involving claims of over US$20million.
  
  
• SIAC arbitration concerning a leading worldwide marine solutions company in a contractual dispute.
  
  
• SIAC arbitration relating to contractual disputes and refund of rental deposits.
  
  
• Acting against prominent Hospitals and doctors in Singapore in a medical negligence matter.
  
  
• Suing an international financial institution and its former Relationship Manager for losses suffered by the former clients as a result of breaches of duty of care and misrepresentation.
  
  
• Acting for the beneficiaries in an estate dispute.
  
  
• Suing a former director for breach of fiduciary duties in making double claims.
  
  
• Suing a former partner/director and former employees of the company for losses suffered by the company as a result of the breaches of their duties and conspiracy to set up a competing company and carting away of the company’s confidential information.
  
  
• Acting for the Liquidator in suing the former directors of the company for losses suffered as a consequence of the breaches and/or wrongful acts of the former directors.
  
  
• Acting for the Liquidator in suing a company connected to the former directors for refund of payment to it by the former directors which constitute unfair and/or fraudulent preference to the connected company.
  
  
• Acting for Hollywood producers to take action against copyright infringers who illegally downloaded and shared the Oscar winning movie Dallas Buyers Club without the consent or authority of the producers.
  
  
• Drafting various agreements and contracts for the clients including but not limited to Memorandum of Understanding, Shareholders Agreement, Joint Venture Agreement, and Agreement for Co-promotion of events and Software Development Agreement.
  
  
• Lawyers for LAMC Productions and instrumental in drafting and/or reviewing the various contracts relating to the recent Scorpions concert in Singapore as well as the Guns N Roses Concert in Singapore on 25 February 2017.
  
  
• Acting for two individuals against the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) in a first case of its kind in Singapore relating to civil penalties claim by MAS under the Securities and Futures Act.
  
  
• Acting for a prominent owned Swiss-family owned Salad business with numerous outlets in Singapore and franchise overseas for example Japan and Spain to name a few, to draft a software development agreement for their new app which was launched in Singapore dealing with the purchase and ordering of salads by its Singapore clients, drafting, reviewing and/or amending the various franchise agreements, suing for breach of employment contracts, breach of non-compete clause and breach of confidential information relating to theft of secret dressing recipes.
  
  
• Acting for a Malaysian company in reviewing and amending agreements relating to liquor sponsorship with a well-known beer company.
  
  
• Acting for a prominent German beer making company and their Singapore entity in reviewing and rendering advice relating to Contract Brewing and Bottling Agreement in Singapore.

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

1. Ameer Ali Bin Mohd Yusoff & Anor v Sunrise Berhad[2008] 1 LNS 578 (Kuala Lumpur High Court)
   
   
2. Nanyang Law LLC v Alphomega Research Group Ltd [2010] 3 SLR 914
   
   
3. Khoo Hong Wei v Management Corporation Strata Plan No 3429 [2013] SGSTB 6
   
   
4. Ngui Gek Lian Philomene and others v Chan Kiat and others (HSR International Realtors Pte Ltd, intervener)[2013] SGHC 166
   
   
5. Monetary Authority of Singapore v Wang Boon Heng and anor[2017] SGDC 61
   
   
6. Monetary Authority of Singapore v Wang Boon Heng andanor [2018] 3 SLR 582
   
   
7. Salad Stop Pte Ltd v Simply Wrapps Express Pte Ltd & anorsuit [2018] SGDC 174
   
   
8. Toh Fong Peng & ors v Excelsior Capital Finance Ltd & Ors[2020] SGHC 51
   
   
9. Fan Ren Ray & Ors v Toh Fong Peng & Ors[2020] SGCA 117 (Court of Appeal)