Benjamin Khoh
Deputy Head of Chambers
General Counsel (Non-Practitioner)
Benjamin Khoh assists the Head of Chambers and also performs his role as a General Counsel in making decisions on legal, risk and compliance issues affecting the firm, including operational risk, regulatory matters. As an internal advisor performing management and risk function, Benjamin ensures profitability and sustainability.
Apart from his duties at the firm, he is actively involved in legal writing and academic research, which saw to his appointment as an Adjunct Lecturer at the law faculty of several leading universities. He is expected to receive his Masters of Laws in Legal Practice in 2025.
T: +65 9366 7131 (secretary line)
E: benjamin@highstchambers.com
Education
LLB (Hons), University of Nottingham
PGDip Bar Practice, Nottingham Trent University
LLM Legal Practice, Nottingham Trent University
Membership
Member, Gray’s Inn, England & Wales
Member, Singapore Corporate Counsel Association
EXPERIENCE
Benjamin has a natural flair in disputes where he had lent his support to senior and foreign counsels in his breadth of experience from 2022-2023.
Assisted counsels in:-
Commercial Claims
Singapore company’s claim against a former employee for breach of confidence. - Asia Petworld Pte Ltd v Sivabalan s/o Ramasami [2022] SGHC 128
Trusts disputes
Successful in getting a trust relating to a HDB property recognised by the courts. - Ong Chai Soon v Ong Chai Koon [2022] SGCA 36
Shareholder disputes
- Property trust company in a profit distribution dispute involving $50m. - Tarun Hotchand Chainani v Avinderpal Singh s/o Ranjit Singh [2023] SGHCR 5
Cross-border disputes
- Trust disputes between the directors and shareholders of a company in the UAE which was concurrently litigated concurrently in UAE and Singapore.
Fraud and investigations
- An individual who was subjected to a Mareva injunction order. The individual was an associate of the main defendant in a US$60 million fraud claim
- Defending an associate of an investment scheme against a conspiracy claim involving US$100m
Restructuring
- Resisting an insolvency application and restructuring a director of a private education institute on her $200m debt obligations
PUBLICATION
1. Navigating the Complexities of Matrimonial Asset Division and Child Maintenance: A Landmark High Court Ruling – WLE v WLF [2023] SGHCF 14
2. The Publication of Prosecutorial Guidelines and Duties; a Necessary 'Evil' of the Criminal Justice System in Singapore [2020] SCLR 26