Tony Tan

Director

Tony Tan is a Director of Havelock Law and he counsels clients on litigation and international arbitration matters in the areas of shipping, international trade and commodities, aviation and shareholder disputes.

Before joining Havelock Law, Tony started his legal career as a naval officer and legal counsel in the Ministry of Defense before practicing for several years at a US international firm and a Big 4 local firm.

Tony represents clients on high-value transactions before the High Court and the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore, and has acted in SIAC, SCMA, HKIAC, UNCITRAL, GAFTA and ad hoc arbitrations. He routinely advises ship owners, commodities traders, aviation support and P2P lending companies. Over the years, Tony has handled international trade and commodity disputes, shipping and admiralty marine insurance, logistics, offshore oil and gas, and aviation-related work.

Tony is effectively bilingual in English and Mandarin.

  • Rudhra Minerals Pte Ltd v MRI Trading Pte Ltd (formerly known as CWT Integrated Services Pte Ltd) [2013] 4 SLR 1023
  • Chimbusco International Petroleum (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Jalalludin bin Abdullah and other matters [2013] 2 SLR 801
  • Mohd Zain bin Abdullah v Chimbusco International Petroleum (Singapore) Pte Ltd and anor appeal [2014] 2 SLR 446
  • Lee Siew Boon Winston v Public Prosecutor [2015] 4 SLR 1184