About
Director and head of Providence Law Asia's International Litigation practice, Colin Liew is dual-qualified in Singapore and England and Wales with over a decade of experience handling complex cross-border commercial disputes. He regularly appears before the High Court, Singapore International Commercial Court and Court of Appeal and is experienced in civil fraud litigation and large-scale ad hoc and institutional arbitrations.
Practice areas
LitigationInternational ArbitrationRestructuring & InsolvencyCorporate / Commercial
Office
Expertise
Civil fraud (Ponzi schemes, round-tripping, accounting and securities frauds)Cross-border commercial disputesAd hoc and institutional arbitration (construction, commodities, sale of goods)Jurisdictional appeals and challenges to awardsAnti-suit reliefLegal professional privilege (Singapore law)Acting for state-owned entities, statutory boards, multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals
Education
- BA (Jurisprudence) (First Class Honours), St Peter's College, University of Oxford
- Martin Wronker Prize for Best Overall Performance
- Carl Albert Prize for Best Graduate of St Peter's College
- Gibbs Prize for Best Overall Performance in Contract, Tort, Land Law and Trusts
- All Souls Prize for Best Performance in Public International Law
- Norton Rose Prize for Best Performance in Company Law
Admissions
- Singapore
- England and Wales
Languages
EnglishMandarin