Alfred Lim Director

Commercial Litigation Cases

• Acted for a mainboard-listed company in its claim for breach of shareholders’ agreement and breach of fiduciary duty;
• Acted in an arbitration involving multi-million dollar claims for variations, delays and defects rectification in a high-end residential development;
• Acted in the defence of multi-million dollar claims in relation to allegations of breaches of a shareholder agreement involving multiple plaintiffs, defendants and third parties;
• Acted for a main contractor in the defence of a claim from a sub-contractor that the excavation contract for a family entertainment complex is on a unit rate instead of a lump sum contract basis;
• Acted for various MCSTs in their defence from subsidiary proprietors for breach of duty and breach of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act;
• Acted for various owners and tenants in commercial and residential tenancy disputes;
• Acted for various contractors in the prosecution and defence of claims under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act;
• Acted for employees in the defence of a High Court claim for breach of non-competition and non-solicitation clauses and breach of fiduciary duty;
• Acted for a common law employer in the defence of an employee’s workplace injury claim that was filed in the High Court;
• Acted for the Plaintiffs in a High Court trial and subsequent appeal and cross-appeal to the Court of Appeal in relation to a defamation suit;
• Acted for a company and director who were served with a domestic Mareva Injunction;
• Acted for a minor who suffered quadriplegia in a road traffic accident in a High Court claim against the negligent driver;
• Acted for an owner in defending a claim against a contractor for retention sums in relation to addition and alteration works in a residential project.

Workplace Safety, Employment and Regulatory Cases

As Prosecutor

• Led a team of prosecutors in the enforcement of the Factories Act (now Workplace Safety and Health Act) and Employment of Foreign Workers Act (now Employment of Foreign Manpower Act);
• Represented the Manpower Ministry in the enforcement of various statutes, ranging from employment offences to workplace safety offences;
• One of two lead prosecutors in the prosecution of a steel-latticework collapse which resulted in two fatalities and injuries to 29 others;
• Prosecuted a multi-national process engineering company where a safety lapse in the issuance of appropriate fire-rated apparel resulted in two fatalities;
• Prosecuted a multi-national construction company where a safety lapse in the maintenance of the lifting equipment resulted in one fatality.

As Defence Counsel

• Represented various companies and individuals in their defence for offences under the Workplace Safety and Health Act and Employment of Foreign Manpower Act;
• Represented an established local construction company and its director in their defence against breaches of work pass conditions;
• Represented various contractors who were charged as Occupiers under Section 11 of the Workplace Safety and Health Act;
• Represented various contractors who were charged as Employers under Section 12 of the Workplace Safety and Health Act;
• Represented a construction manager who was charged as an officer of a body corporate under Section 48(1)(b) of the Workplace Safety and Health Act;
• Advised various companies facing investigation and stop work orders issued by the Ministry of Manpower Occupational Safety and Health Division;
• Advised various companies and individuals facing investigation for potential breaches under the Immigration Act and Employment of Foreign Manpower Act;
• Represented professional engineers in their defence for offences under the Building Control Act as well as in disciplinary hearings before the Professional Engineers Board;
• Represented the director of a company in relation to 14 employment-related charges;
• Represented a sole-proprietor who was charged for failing to provide a safe workplace which led to a fatal accident;
• Represented a director of a company who faced investigation for possible offences under the Employment Agencies Act.