Mervyn Foo

Mervyn Foo is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2004 to 2006. The lawyer has handled 6 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 2 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in civil practice and credit and security. Their track record shows a 50.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 5 complex cases, representing 83% of their total caseload.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Mervyn Foo has demonstrated expertise across 42 primary practice areas, with significant experience in contract law and property law.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Contract Law	5 cases	10% of total caseload	Experienced52% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 5 cases which represents 10% of their total caseload.
Property Law	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Experienced55% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Commercial Law	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Experienced58% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Asset Recovery	2 cases	4% of total caseload	General Practice21% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Bankruptcy	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Breach of Contract	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Civil Practice	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Corporate Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice25% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Credit and Security	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
International Arbitration	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Litigation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Torts	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Insolvency Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Winding Up	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced55% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Ad Hoc Admission	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Natural justice	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Foreign arbitral award	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
International Arbitration Act	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Professional conduct	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Estoppel	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Conversion	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Illegality	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Damages	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Liquidation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Company Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Conflict of Laws	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Sale of Goods	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
UNCITRAL Model Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Mortgage Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
International Arbitration Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Service of Process	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Caveatable Interest	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Wrongful Lodgment	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Jurisdiction Objections	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Equitable Mortgages	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Accountancy Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Ascertainment of goods	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Administrative Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Arbitration	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Banking Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Mervyn Foo has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Mervyn Foo has been affiliated with 2 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 5 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Lee and Lee	5 cases	83% of cases	Pacific Assets v Chen Lip Keong: Validity of Service of Singapore Writ in Malaysia(Dec 2005) Ho Soo Fong v Standard Chartered Bank: Equitable Mortgages & Wrongful Caveat Lodgment(Nov 2004) RBG Resources plc v Banque Cantonale Vaudoise: Application for Ad Hoc Admission of Queen's Counsel(Oct 2004)
Lee & Lee	1 cases	17% of cases	Philippine Gov't v PIATCO: Setting Aside Arbitral Award for Airport Terminal Construction Dispute(Nov 2006)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Mervyn Foo's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 5.8
Complex Cases: 5 (83%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	26.6 parties avg	6.6	33%
Partial	110.0 parties avg	10.0	17%
Won	33.5 parties avg	3.5	50%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2004	45.2 parties avg	5.2
2005	17.0 parties avg	7.0
2006	12.0 parties avg	2.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Mervyn Foo's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	2(33%)	33%
Partial	1(17%)	17%
Won	3(50%)	50%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	0.00	0.004 cases	4

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2004	4 112	Lost: 1 cases (25.0%) Partial: 1 cases (25.0%) Won: 2 cases (50.0%)
2005	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2006	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 6 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Philippine Gov't v PIATCO: Setting Aside Arbitral Award for Airport Terminal Construction Dispute 16 Nov 2006 Philippine International Air Terminals Co, Inc (Respondent)Won	16 Nov 2006	Philippine International Air Terminals Co, Inc (Respondent): Partial Award upheldThe court dismissed the application to set aside the partial arbitral award, effectively upholding the award in favor of PIATCO. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
2	Pacific Assets v Chen Lip Keong: Validity of Service of Singapore Writ in Malaysia 08 Dec 2005 Huang Yu Zhu Wendy (Plaintiff)Lost	08 Dec 2005	Huang Yu Zhu Wendy (Plaintiff): Appeal DismissedAppeal dismissed with costs fixed at $1,500 (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
3	Ho Soo Fong v Standard Chartered Bank: Equitable Mortgages & Wrongful Caveat Lodgment 17 Nov 2004 Standard Chartered Bank (Defendant)Lost	17 Nov 2004	Standard Chartered Bank (Defendant): Applications allowedThe court found that the bank had no caveatable interest in the properties for the cancellation and legal fees and allowed the applications, directing an inquiry into damages sustained by the plaintiffs due to the bank's refusal to withdraw the caveats.
4	RBG Resources plc v Banque Cantonale Vaudoise: Application for Ad Hoc Admission of Queen's Counsel 28 Oct 2004 RBG Resources plc (Respondent, Appellant)Won	28 Oct 2004	RBG Resources plc (Respondent, Appellant): Successful ObjectionSuccessfully objected to the application for ad hoc admission of Mr. Henry Bernard Eder QC. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
5	Ling Uk Choon v Public Accountants Board: Appeal Against Censure for Improper Conduct 27 Jun 2004 Ling Ing Hea Grace (Appellant)Won	27 Jun 2004	Ling Ing Hea Grace (Appellant): Appeal allowedAppeal allowed; order made by the Board against the appellant set aside.
6	RBG Resources plc v Banque Cantonale Vaudoise: Sale of Goods, Metal Transactions & Liquidator's Rights 10 Jun 2004 RBG Resources plc (in liquidation) (Plaintiff)Partial	10 Jun 2004	RBG Resources plc (in liquidation) (Plaintiff): Claim Allowed in PartRBG's claim was allowed, save for one drum of nickel. The sale proceeds of RBG’s metals are to be released to RBG or its solicitors, as RBG’s solicitors may direct. Damages to be paid to RBG for conversion of the nickel briquettes are the net purchase price or prices which CL has obtained for the same. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.