Chee Kong Chan
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Australia Legal Practitioner, New Zealand Lawyer, LLB (Hons) London, Member of Law Society of Singapore, Chartered Accountant of Singapore, Chartered Accountant of Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, ASEAN CPA, Grad Dip in Technopreneurship jointly conferred by Nanyang Technological University and University of Washington
I am a Australia and New Zealand Lawyer with work experience in both In House Legal Counsel roles and in Singapore and Australia law firms. I have also worked in Big 4 Accounting Firms, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers as Senior Associate, Senior Internal Auditor in European MNC, Business Analyst, Senior Regional Accountant in German MNC and assumed Finance Manager roles in Singapore Small and Medium Size Enterprises.
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- International Law
- Imports & Exports
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law
- Trademarks
- Trademark Registration
- Intellectual Property
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Law Society of New South Wales
- ID Number: 98716
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- New Zealand
- ID Number: CIV-2020-404-0948
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- High Court of Australia
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- Supreme Court of Victoria, Melbourne
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Languages
- Cantonese: Spoken, Written
- Chinese: Spoken, Written
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Legal Counsel and Finance Executive
- Hydroball Technics Holdings Pte Ltd
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- - Perform legal research and analysis of Hydroball Technics (SEA) Pte Ltd’s legal position with customer, supplier and sub-contractor. In particular, draft legal arguments based on case laws, quotations and invoices to establish claim against the sub-contractor. - Steered Hydroball Technics Holdings Pte Ltd to win the UN Global Compact Apex Awards 2022 Sustainability Solutions. Guest of Honour is Singapore President, Halimah Yacob. - Steered Hydroball Technics Holdings Pte Ltd to win the APAC Insider’s sixth annual Singapore Business Awards in Leading Specialists in Energy Conservation Solutions 2023. - Prepare letter of demand to recover amount due from delinquent accounts. - Reviewed NDAs, commercial agreements and distributor agreements for overseas sale. - Disseminate recent legal developments on Personal Data Protection Act - Provide legal support on corporate governance
- Trainee Lawyer
- Riverson Lawyers
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- Practical Legal Training Placement - Accompany Supervising Solicitor on Vendor side to perform settlement with Purchaser Solicitor and Landlord's Lawyer - Accompany Supervising Solicitor to Court Hearing at Melbourne Magistrate's Court - Review Contract of Sale for Real Estate and draft letter of Advice - Draft File Note of case progress - Draft Letter of Advice for Banking and Finance Matter. Acting for Borrower
Education
- Leo Cussen Centre of Law
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (2019) | Legal Practice
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- Compulsory Values - Ethics & Professional Responsibility · Compulsory Core Topics - Civil Litigation Practice - Commercial and Corporate Practice - Criminal Law Practice - Property Law Practice - Taxation Electives - Family Law Practice - Banking & Finance
- Honors: Pass
- Activities: Compulsory Skills - Lawyer’s Skills (communicating, cross cultural awareness, interviewing clients, writing letters, drafting other documents, negotiating settlements and agreements, facilitating early resolution of disputes, representing a client in a legal forum) - Problem Solving (legal research, analysis and statutory interpretation) - Work Management & Business Skills (Work Management & Business Skills, Intro to Legal Practice, Legal Practice Review) - Trust and Office Accounting - Advocacy
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- Monash University
- Australia Law Bridging Units, Priestly 11 (2019) | Principles of Torts, Lawyers' Professional Responsibility and Administrative Law
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- Administrative Law: "Statutory corporations and government-owned corporations are able to escape accountability as they are not subject to judicial review, parliamentary scrutiny, or other administrative law mechanisms such as Freedom of Information legislation and ombudsman review" Critically evaluate the statement. Justify answer with case law and legislation
- Honors: Pass
- Activities: Case Note for decision in Hunter v Canary Wharf Ltd [1997] AC 677 Hunter and others v London Docklands Development Corporation [1997] AC 677;
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- Deakin University
- Australia Law Bridging Units, Priestly 11 (2017) | 2015: Civil Procedure and ADR; 2016: Equity and Trusts, Evidence, Contract
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- Honors: 2017: Commercial Law and Constitution Law
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- University of London
- LLB (Hons) London, Qualifying Law Degree (2014) | Bachelor of Laws
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- Honors: Second Class Honours (Lower Division)
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- CFA Institute
- Passed Level I of the CFA exams. Passing rate 42% (2003) | Finance, Investment
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- Nanyang Technological University and University of Washington
- Graduate Diploma in Technopreneurship & Innovation (2002) | Technopreneurship
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- Nanyang Technological University
- Bachelor of Accountancy, Pass with Merit (2002) | Accountancy
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- Honors: Pass with Merit
- Activities: Electives: Equity Securities and Advanced Bank Management
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- Temasek Junior College
- GCE A Level (1996) | Mathematics C, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
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- Honors: Mathematics C: A; Further Mathematics: B, Physics: B, Chemistry: A
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- Chung Cheng High (Main)
- GCE O Level (1994) | Science
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- Honors: Achieved 5 As, 2 Bs
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Awards
- 20 year membership milestone badge
- Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
- 20 year membership milestone badge
- Second Runner-up for Global Legal Hackathon
- Monash University and KPMG
- Second Runner-up of Global Legal Hackathon in Melbourne hosted by Monash University, supported by KPMG
- S$23,000 zero bond scholarship
- Nanyang Technopreneurship Center
- Obtained a Scholarship the pioneer batch of Graduate Diploma in Technoprenuership & Innovation Program worth $23,000
Professional Associations
- Law Society of New South Wales # 98716
- Solicitor Member
- Current
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- Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand # 3035755
- Full Member
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- Activities: Awarded CA ANZ via mutual recognition on 12 Jun 2024
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- CPA Australia # 10613980
- Member
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- Activities: Obtained CPA Australia by Mutual Recognition on 8 Jun 2018
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- ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountants Coordinating Committee # ACPACC-SG.0001298
- Member
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- Activities: Obtained ASEAN CPA by mutual recognition on 31 Mar 2018
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- Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants # 812118
- Member
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- Activities: Conferred Chartered Accountant of Singapore on 14 Feb 2006
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Study of Mutual Fund Styles, Classification and Performance
- Nanyang Technological University
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