Chandra Mohan K Nair

Partner

Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Education:

LLB (Hons), University of Singapore

Languages:

English, Malay and Malayalam

Chandra is a widely respectable lawyer in the profession. He practises with professionalism and idealism, with care and control for his clients, in all the areas that he practises in. Chandra is recognised for his virtues and was awarded the C C Tan Award in 2016 (see speech in the following link). Chandra is also dedicated in serving the community. He has set up a scholarship named the Chandra Mohan K Nair Scholarship with the National University of Singapore to support the future generation of the legal profession (see interview in the following link).

Chandra has interests in many areas of the law and thus practises in most if not all areas of practice. The more common areas that Chandra practises in are civil and criminal litigation, arbitration, mediation, family and matrimonial, probate, employment and commercial related matters.

Professional Experience

Chandra is currently a Commissioner for Oaths, a Notary Public and a Justice of The Peace.

Notable Cases:

Kho Jabing v Public Prosecutor [2016] 3 SLR 135; [2016] SGCA 21 – Acted for the accused in a Court of Appeal case applying to set aside the death sentence imposed on the accused – Link

Public Prosecutor v Mohammad Haikal bin Abdullah [2017] SGDC 25 – Acted for the accused in a criminal case of laundering stolen money as reported by The Straits Times on 18 October 2016 titled Widower jailed 33 months for laundering over $500k – Link

Dovechem Holdings Pte Ltd(in liquidation) and others v Ng Joo Soon (alias Nga Ju Soon) [2011] 4 SLR 345; [2011] SGCA 3 – Acted for Dovechem Holdings Pte Ltd, some of its directors and the respondent’s family in a Court of Appeal case involving directorship of companies

O’Laughlin Industries Co Ltd and another v Tan Thiam Hock and others [2021] SGHC 35 – Acted for the first to sixth defendants in a High Court case involving conspiracy claims

O’Laughlin Industries Co Ltd and another v Tan Thiam Hock and others [2020] SGHCR 6 – Acted for first to fifth defendants in a HIgh Court case involving a garnishee order

The Law Society of Singapore v Sham Chee Keat [2018] SGDT 5 – Acted for the respondent in a disciplinary tribunal suit

Appointments / Memberships

President, The Law Society of Singapore (1995 to 1997)

Vice-President of the Singapore Academy of Law Member, Board of Legal Education

Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre

Chairman, International Relations Committee, The Law Society of Singapore (1998 to 2007)

Nominated Member of Parliament of Singapore (2002 to 2004)

President of the National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) (2005 to 2008).

Management Committee member of NUSS from 1980s to present Member, Board of

Trustees of the National University of Singapore (2000 to 2011)

Member, Board of Governors of Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

Member, Board of Governors of NUS High School of Maths and Science

Various criminal law committees of Ministry of Home Affairs