Ngo Wei Shing
吴伟绅
Director
Wei Shing is a Director in the firm and has significant experience and expertise in handling construction, infrastructure & energy disputes via litigation, arbitration, adjudications under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. He has advised and represented developers, consultants, main contractors, and sub-contractors in high-value engineering and construction disputes involving infrastructure, commercial, and residential projects. Wei Shing is particularly adept at handling complex technical and engineering matters.
His construction experience includes acting for a contractor in an arbitration involving claims of over US$300 million arising from an EPC project for the construction of a biofuel plant and acting for a specialist electrical contractor in a dispute concerning the Changi Jewel Airport project.
Wei Shing also advises and represents a diverse range of clients in other commercial disputes. He regularly acts for clients in both domestic and international commercial arbitrations under the SIAC Rules, ICC Rules, and the UNCITRAL Rules, as well as in emergency arbitrations.
Prior to joining Providence Law Asia LLC, Wei Shing practiced at one of the largest law firms in Singapore where he regularly advised and acted for clients in construction, infrastructure & energy, shareholders’ and joint venture disputes, and commercial matters.
Wei Shing graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the National University of Singapore. He was placed on the Dean’s List (Overall) in university and won the Prize in International Investment Law for being the top student in the course.
Wei Shing is fluent in English and Mandarin.
Admissions
- Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore
Professional Experience
- Acted for a leading oil & gas engineering company in an SIAC arbitration against a global FPSO operator concerning a US$2bn FPSO facility, involving highly complex and technical issues regarding detailed engineering of the topside modules.
- Acted for a Taiwanese-listed main contractor in a Singapore-seated SIAC arbitration against an electrical services subcontractor in disputes arising out a residential project in Singapore. The claim concerned passing on liquidated damages imposed on the main contractor by the employer onto the subcontractor as a result of delays in the installation and commission of a lightning protection system.
- Acted for a major Indian construction company and a Philippines subcontractor in an arbitration under the SIAC Rules arising from a dispute in relation to construction of a bioethanol plant in the Philippines. The arbitration involved complex claims of liquidated damages and prolongation costs suffered as a result of delay and disruption caused by the employer. The arbitration also involved disruption to the supply of biofuel under an off-take agreement.
- Acted in a dispute arising from a power plant EPC project in South Asia concerning the alleged supply and installation defective gas turbines by contractors, which led to disruption in the production of power. The dispute is subject to SIAC arbitration and involves claims of over US$30 million.
- Acted for a Singapore specialist electrical contractor in disputes concerning the Jewel Changi Airport project. The case involved a claim of among others, wrongful termination of the contract and alleged delay in the completion of works.
- Acting for a Singapore main contractor in disputes with its subcontractor concerning delays in the completion of works at two major residential projects in Singapore.
- Acted for the promoters of Future Retail, one of India’s leading retailer operators, in a high-stakes and high-profile SIAC arbitration against Amazon.com NV Investment Holding LLC (“Amazon”) over the proposed sale of Future Retail’s retail business to the Reliance Group. The claim concerned allegations of breaches of shareholders’ agreements and Amazon sought damages in excess of USD 1.53 billion. The seat of the arbitration was New Delhi.
- Acted for a Taiwanese-listed main contractor in a Singapore-seated SIAC arbitration against an electrical services subcontractor in disputes arising out a residential project in Singapore. The claim concerned passing on liquidated damages imposed on the main contractor by the employer onto the subcontractor as a result of delays in the installation and commission of a lightning protection system.
- Acted for a major Indian construction company and a Philippines subcontractor in an arbitration under the SIAC Rules arising from a dispute in relation to construction of a bioethanol plant in the Philippines. The arbitration involved complex claims of liquidated damages and prolongation costs suffered as a result of delay and disruption caused by the employer. The arbitration also involved disruption to the supply of biofuel under an off-take agreement.
- Acted for a major Indian-based logistics and supply chain solutions provider in an SIAC arbitration against its former senior executive. Successfully resisted interim reliefs sought by the former CEO and Managing Director in related emergency arbitrations. The arbitration involved claims of minority oppression and breaches of employment agreement. The seat of the arbitration was Singapore.
- Acted for a Myanmar group in a Singapore-seated SIAC arbitration against a Singapore-listed company in relation to claims of minority oppression and breaches of joint venture agreement.
- Acted for the respondent in successfully resisting an application to set aside a SIAC arbitral award concerning alleged breaches of natural justice. See DKT v DKU [2024] SGHC 300.
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Acted for Reliance Infrastructure Limited in an application to set aside an arbitral award in the excess of USD100 million against Shanghai Electric Group Ltd before the SICC. The matter involved allegations of fraud and public policy. See Reliance Infrastructure Limited v Shanghai Electric Group Co Ltd [2024] SGCA(I) 10.
- Acted successfully for certain unitholders in a high-profile dispute over the internalisation of Sabana Industrial REIT in both the General Division and Appellate Division of the High Court. The dispute concerned the proper interpretation of a conflict-of-interest provision in the Trust Deed and whether unitholders related to the Sponsor were permitted to vote at an extraordinary general meeting to pass certain amendments to the Trust Deed. See ESR Group and others v HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Ltd and another [2024] SGHC(A) 25.
- Acted for the Co-Founder of a Singapore PropTech company in High Court proceedings against SPH, a Singapore-listed media conglomerate, for claims in minority oppression and unlawful conspiracy. See Baker, Samuel Cranage and another v SPH Interactive Pte Ltd and others [2022] SGHC 238.
- Acted for a client in the Singapore International Commercial Court in a dispute relating to the setting up of a cryptocurrency bank and cryptocurrency fraud. See The Micro Tellers Network Ltd and others v Cheng Yi Han and others [2021] SGHC(I) 11.
- Acted successfully for a majority shareholder of a company against the minority shareholder and former director of the company for recovery of loans. The case also involved counterclaims for minority oppression, which were dismissed by the Singapore High Court. See Swee Wan Enterprises Pte Ltd v Yak Thye Peng [2019] SGHC 149.