Ching Meng Hang is a Partner in the firm’s International Arbitration, Construction & Projects Practice.

Meng Hang is active in international arbitration and related litigation involving high-value commercial and construction disputes, and an Accredited Specialist in Building and Construction Law:

  • High-value international commercial arbitration proceedings involving parties from various jurisdictions and institutional rules such as SIAC, ICC, SIA, LMAA, and UNCITRAL Rules; as well as arbitration-related court work and preparation of international arbitration soft law.
  • International and domestic disputes involving construction and projects, including EPC, EPCM, specialist subcontracting arrangements; with specific experiences in litigation, arbitration and statutory adjudication; and advisory on statutory issues such as the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020, workplace safety and health, insurance and industry regulations.

Meng Hang in a recent matter has been commended by the court for having “ably distilled the issues at hand” and “demonstrated a mastery of the authorities and evidence”. 

EXPERIENCE

Construction & Projects

  • Acting for a Chinese state-owned enterprise in an SIAC arbitration relating to the turnkey EPC contract for a major solar power plant, governed by Thai law. The sum in dispute exceeds US$50 million.
  • Acted for a Japanese trading house in an ICC arbitration arising from the design and construction of a MRT signaling system. The contract was governed by ROC law. The sum in dispute was about US$140 million.
  • Acted for the developer in a SIAC Arbitration against the main contractor on disputes for the design and construction of a mixed-use development in Cambodia. The contract was governed by Cambodian law. The sum in dispute was about US$140 million.
  • Acted for an Indonesian employer against the EPC contractor in a SIAC arbitration involving an ammonia plant in Indonesia. The contract was governed by Indonesian law. The sum in dispute was about US$195 million.
  • Defended a Singapore owner of a chemical plant in Jurong Island, Singapore, in a SIAC arbitration, against claims from an EPCM contractor.
  • Represented a Singapore entity against Chinese entities in multiple London-seated LMAA Terms arbitration proceedings governed by English law. The sum in dispute was about US$250 million.
  • Represented a state in claims brought by water concessionaires in Singapore-seated UNCITRAL Rules arbitration proceedings governed by domestic law of that state. The sum in dispute was about US$1 billion.
  • Acted for a main contractor in garnishee proceedings relating to assigned debts: SECC Holdings Pte Ltd v Helios PV (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd (Sinohydro Corporation Limited (Singapore Branch), garnishee) [2022] SGDC 258; [2023] SGDC 225; [2024] SGHC 215.
  • Acted for a main contractor in applications relating to the disclosure of legally privileged documents: Asplenium Land Pte Ltd v Lam Chye Shing and others [2019] 5 SLR 130.

Joint venture / shareholder disputes

  • Defending the shareholders of a FinTech and digital payments business under shareholders and investment agreements governed by Singapore law in an SIAC arbitration, with claims of over US$100 million.
  • Defended a Cambodian entity in an SIAC arbitration commenced by its Singapore joint venture partner involving a power plant in Cambodia. The contract is governed by Cambodian law.

Arbitration-related court proceedings

  • Enforcement of tribunal-ordered interim measures: CXG and another v CXI and others [2024] 3 SLR 1282.
  • Setting aside an arbitral award of about US$150 million arising from complex arbitration involving the construction of a Guatemalan power plant: China Machine New Energy Corp v Jaguar Energy Guatemala LLC and another [2020] SGCA 12; China Machine New Energy Corp v Jaguar Energy Guatemala LLC and another [2018] SGHC 101.

Statutory adjudication

  • Defended a main contractor in statutory adjudication claims made by a subcontractor for soil improvement works. The decision was reported for the procedural issues involved: BAH Pte Ltd v BAI Corp Ltd [2019] SCAdjr 27.
  • Defended a main contractor in statutory adjudication claims made by a subcontractor for materials and labour supplies in a residential project: SOP/AA 12/2023.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Reserve Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
  • Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Committee, Law Society of Singapore
  • Member, ICC Singapore Arbitration Group
  • Member, YSIAC
  • Member, AIAC Young Practitioners’ Group

PUBLICATION

  • Delineating the Procedural Requirements for Instructions for Variation Work in Construction Contracts – Vim Engineering Pte Ltd v Deluge Fire Protection (S.E.A.) Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC(A) 2 [case comment] [2023] SAL Prac 10
  • Inter-Pacific Bar Association, IPBA Guidelines on Privilege and Attorney Secrecy in International Arbitration (2019) (as Resource Committee member)

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Qualifications

  • LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore
  • Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore
  • Acc. Spec. (Building & Construction), Singapore Academy of Law
  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)

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