Terence handles trial and appellate work at all Court levels including the General Division of the High Court and the Court of Appeal. He has experience handling a wide range of corporate, commercial and other complex disputes in litigation and international arbitration. His practice is focused on shareholder disputes, banking and finance disputes, civil fraud and conspiracy, and trust law disputes.
Terence also has an active criminal law practice and has acted as lead counsel in numerous trials and appeals involving various commercial and non-commercial criminal offences. Terence is also an active volunteer with the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, under which he offers pro bono legal representation to the needy.
Terence graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he was on the Dean’s List for multiple years, on the overall Dean’s List, and was awarded the Gower Prize as the top student in Company Law. He also represented NUS in the International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot and was a student editor for the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies.
In Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations, Terence was ranked joint sixth, was awarded distinctions for multiple subjects, and was awarded the SILE Prize for the best student in Ethics & Professional Responsibility.
Terence was awarded the Singapore Academy of Law Post-Qualification Overseas Attachment and was attached with various Queen’s Counsel at Blackstone Chambers, a leading set of barristers’ chambers in the United Kingdom.
Some of the matters that Terence has handled include the following:
- Wong Mei Lee Millie v Jake Ngor Shing Rong [2026] SGCA 27 – As lead counsel, successfully argued an appeal before the Court of Appeal on issues relating to a 99-1 property transaction, including issues of resulting trusts and illegality related to ABSD avoidance via 99-1 arrangements.
- Wang Fumin v Citibank Singapore Ltd [2022] SGHC 106 – Acted for the defendant bank in successfully resisting a claim of more than USD10 million in the High Court and on appeal before the Appellate Division. The claim involved allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation and negligence, in relation to FX and gold trading.
- Vibrant Group v Tong Chi Ho and others [2022] SGHC 256 – Acted as lead counsel for a financial advisory services firm based in Australia in resisting claims for professional negligence in the context of company acquisition, where the damages claimed were more than AUD 37 million. Successfully argued at first instance and on appeal to set aside Singapore proceedings on the grounds of natural forum.
- PP v JDA [2025] SGHC 157 – As lead counsel, successfully represented an accused person on appeal before the High Court for offences of outrage of modesty against his step-daughter over a period of 10 years. The appeal against conviction was allowed on 3 of the most serious 4 charges.
- PP v GDK (MA/9017/2021/01) – Acted for a senior civil servant in the education industry, in criminal prosecution for outrage of modesty. Successfully obtained acquittals for the large majority of charges after trial.
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
International Arbitration 2022 – Recommended lawyer
Singapore Business Review
Singapore’s 30 most influential lawyers under 40 in 2023 – listed lawyer
asialaw Leading Lawyers
“Terence was a fantastic support in this case. He had a clear vision of the way ahead to bring the case to a resolution and supported me both legally and personally. His thinking and strategies were flawless, always one step ahead of the opposing party. He was able to produce strong documents, patiently taking feedback and advancing our positions while keeping a cool head and helping me make the difference between the personal and the legal. I feel I wouldn't have been able to handle the situation without his support and couldn't recommend him more.”
Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2026
Future Star 2026 - Commercial & Transactions