WMH Law Corporation

09/04/2026

Our director, Ms Hazell Ng, recently shared her views on common legal issues faced by landlords and tenants in Singapore’s rental market. The article was featured on Lian He Zao Bao’s legal column,说法识法.

08/04/2026

Our Head of Defamation and Reputation Protection Practice, Mr. Wilbur Lim, was invited to be the sole author for the "Halsbury's Laws of Singapore: Defamation (2026 Rev Ed)". The book was published today and available for purchase online. The Halsbury's Laws of Singapore is the leading encyclopedia of law and its volumes are widely quoted by lawyers in legal submissions and cited by the courts.

This year is the 10th Year Anniversary of our firm and we are happy to commemorate the occasion with the tremendous growth of the practice group. In particular, procedures for defamation matters had been streamlined and an online knowledge portal was also set up to cover the varied aspects of defamation laws.

For more details, please visit the link below:-

https://www.wmhlaw.com.sg/defamation-practice

07/01/2026

As a member of the Law Reform Committee (Subcommittee on Building and Construction), our Managing Director, Mr Wilbur Lim, is the co-author for the Guide on the NEC4 Contract published by the Singapore Law Academy LRC. The NEC4 Contract is an internationally recognised collaborative form of contract.

To promote awareness and the continued adoption of the NEC4 ECC in Singapore, this Guide has been developed to addresses typical questions and issues raised.

18/11/2025

In this article, our Defamation and Reputation Protection team considers how the element of “publication” for a defamation claim could be satisfied in the context of a social media post. In particular, could the sharing of a bare hyperlink to a defamatory article with no accompanying comments of your own land you in trouble with the law? TLDR - the answer is potentially “yes”.

Mr. Wilbur Lim examines the element of

08/10/2025

“Directors Duties & Liabilities; Progress or Regression?”
(in-person seminar accredited by Singapore Institute of Legal Education)

Our joint managing director Mr Mark Lee will be speaking on the topic of directors’ duties/liabilities in Singapore and will take participants through the developments in this area of law.

We are grateful for the continued expressions of interest for our seminar but regret to inform that we have since been oversubscribed given that this in an in-person event.

For those who have registered, we look forward to meeting everyone in-person on 17 October 2025 @ Singapore Management University, School of Law, Seminar Room 2.02.

**Mr Mark Lee heads WMH Law Corporation’s “boardroomᵂᴹᴴ⁺” practice group which spearheads the firm’s boardroom, shareholder and joint venture practice.

Mark Lee – https://www.wmhlaw.com.sg/core-team/mark-lee

“boardroomᵂᴹᴴ⁺” : https://www.wmhboardroom.com.sg/home/

17/09/2025

“Cross Border Joint Ventures (M&A): A Singapore & Japan Perspective”

Our “boardroom ᵂᴹᴴ⁺” practice group *in collaboration with* Japan’s M&A Research Institute Inc. / M&A 総合研究所 (publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and specializes in M&A advisory and brokerage services) are proud to present this joint seminar.

Our Joint Managing Director Mr Mark Lee and M&A Research Institute Singapore Pte Ltd’s Cross-Border Transaction Lead, Mr kazuki kawata will be sharing their respective expertise and collective experience on cross-border joint ventures, M&A advisory and the various nuances in navigating the Japan-Singapore markets.

The seminar sets out to provide a conceptual roadmap and practical insights into both the legal considerations and commercial realities of investing into either Singapore or Japan. At a broader level, the session is also meant to cater to the general investor or would-be shareholder looking to structure cross-border ventures and/or business acquisitions across the larger APAC region.

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**Mr kazuki kawata is M&A Research Institute Singapore Pte Ltd’s cross-border M&A lead and is currently based in Singapore with over more than a decade experience across APAC, including Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Kauki Kawata - https://lnkd.in/gqNpHfQ4

M&A 総合研究所 : https://masouken.com/en


**Mr Mark Lee heads WMH Law Corporation’s “boardroomᵂᴹᴴ⁺” practice group which spearheads the firm’s boardroom, shareholder and joint venture practice.

Mark Lee – https://www.wmhlaw.com.sg/core-team/mark-lee

“boardroomᵂᴹᴴ⁺” : https://www.wmhboardroom.com.sg/home/

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The seminar recording and all presentation materials (both in English and Japanese) will be made available to interested parties.

Interested parties can reach out to : [email protected]

05/09/2025

Our directors, Mr Mark Lee and Ms Sarah Yeo, spoke at the Chambers and Partners Virtual Forum (UK / Singapore) on the topic of:

“Corporate Governance or Trojan Horse; Revisiting the Concepts of Shareholder Passivity and Activism in a New World Order”

During the session, our directors brought their audience through the following, including:-

1. The roles and influence of a shareholder and how these have morphed over the years, if at all

2. An examination of the rights that a Singapore shareholder would have in the context of a Singapore incorporated company, including

a. a statutory right to have the company’s constitution observed;

b. rights to requisition, attend meetings and vote;

c. limited rights to information;

d. litigation (focusing on section 216 and section 216A, Companies Act (Cap. 50))

e. reserve management powers.

3. Corporate law's central dilemma of the separation of ownership (shareholders) and control (board).

4. The underpinnings of corporate governance, and their wider practical implications for investor / shareholders, professional directors, legal practitioners and general counsels.

5. The duties of a director and specifically whose interests should a board be obliged to consider / safeguard (i.e. all stakeholders?, just the financial interests of shareholders?, etc).

6. Examining the suggestion of shareholders being “passive” property owners through the case studies of the ExxonMobil debacle (in the US), the Fujitec Ltd – Oasis Management dispute (in Japan) and USP Group Limited [2023] SGHC 106 (in Singapore).

7. Examining the extent (if at all) of how advances in digital communication have increased shareholder mobilisation and the likelihood of litigation where there are failures of governance.

We were also deeply privileged to have Ms Sarah Kogan, Chambers Asia-Pacific Research Director, moderate the forum.

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Chambers and Partners is the world’s leading legal ranking and insights intelligence company operating across 200 jurisdictions which seeks to “differentiate the best legal talent … across discipline and expertise” globally.

Mr Mark Lee and Ms Sarah Yeo are both from WMH Law Corporation’s “boardroom ᵂᴹᴴ⁺” practice group which spearheads the firm’s boardroom, shareholder and joint venture practice.

Mark Lee – https://www.wmhlaw.com.sg/core-team/mark-lee

Sarah Yeo – https://www.wmhlaw.com.sg/core-team/sarah-yeo

“boardroomᵂᴹᴴ⁺” : https://www.wmhboardroom.com.sg/home/

29/08/2025

In a recently concluded trial in the Singapore High Court, our directors, Mr Mark Lee and Ms Sarah Yeo, represented a founder (minority shareholder) in a shareholder oppression claim and derivative action against the corporate group’s majority bloc. The matter traversed a spectrum of issues, including:-

1. The importance of not only convening timely Annual General Meetings but also presenting shareholders with financial statements that actually give a true and fair view of the company’s financial position and performance;

2. The implications (if any) of a company / board choosing to not prepare its group consolidated financial statements (including those of its foreign subsidiaries) on an assurance basis.

3. The complications of an individual holding cross-directorships across entities spread across multiple jurisdictions and, in particular, how a director should navigate his/her concurrent duties owed to both the parent and subsidiary companies.

4. The diversion of business opportunities by an errant majority bloc and the forensic / evidential challenges to establish the same.

5. The distinctions between personal wrongs suffered by the oppressed shareholder qua shareholder and corporate wrongs committed against the company.

6. The applicability (if at all) of a time bar, acquiescence and/or laches defence to a section 216 (minority oppression) and section 216A action (derivative action).

Notably, throughout this proceedings, multiple attempts were also made by the corporate group’s majority bloc to strike out (for various reasons) our client’s claim but which have all not succeeded.

Mr Mark Lee and Ms Sarah Yeo are both from WMH Law Corporation’s “boardroom ᵂᴹᴴ⁺” practice group which spearheads the firm’s boardroom, shareholder and joint venture practice.

Mark Lee – https://www.wmhlaw.com.sg/core-team/mark-lee

Sarah Yeo – https://www.wmhlaw.com.sg/core-team/sarah-yeo

“boardroomᵂᴹᴴ⁺” : https://www.wmhboardroom.com.sg/home/

13/08/2025

[Chambers and Partners Forum - Update]

We are pleased to share that Ms Sarah Kogan, Chambers Asia-Pacific Research Director, will be hosting the forum.

Ms Kogan is Chambers’ Research Director for Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining Chambers Ms Kogan worked for a number of years in television production as a researcher and associate producer, making programmes for the BBC, Channel 4 and other major broadcasters.

Ms Kogan graduated from Oxford University with a BA in English Language and Literature, before later completing the Graduate Diploma in Law at College of Law.

Topic :

Corporate Governance or Trojan Horse; Revisiting the Concepts of Shareholder Passivity and Activism in a New World Order

Date / Time :

28 August 2025
9am-10am BST / 4pm-5pm SGT

Event flyer:
https://chambers.com/events/chambers-virtual-forum-corporate-governance-or-trojan-horse

Speaker profiles:

Mark Lee - https://www.wmhlaw.com.sg/core-team/mark-lee

Sarah Yeo - https://www.wmhlaw.com.sg/core-team/sarah-yeo

“boardroomᵂᴹᴴ⁺” platform - https://www.wmhboardroom.com.sg//home/

05/08/2025

Our directors, Mr Mark Lee and Ms Sarah Yeo, will be speaking on the topics of shareholder rights, empowerment and disenfranchisement in the context of modern corporations.

The live webinar which would be aired in both the United Kingdom and Singapore is hosted under the auspices of the “Chambers Virtual Forum” by Chambers and Partners.

Chambers is the world’s leading legal ranking and insights intelligence company operating across 200 jurisdictions which seeks to “differentiate the best legal talent … across discipline and expertise”.

Mr Mark Lee and Ms Sarah Yeo are both from WMH Law Corporation’s “boardroom ᵂᴹᴴ⁺” practice group which spearheads the firm’s boardroom, shareholder and joint venture practice.


Topic :

Corporate Governance or Trojan Horse; Revisiting the Concepts of Shareholder Passivity and Activism in a New World Order

Date / Time :

28 August 2025
9am-10am BST / 4pm-5pm SGT

Event flyer:
https://chambers.com/events/chambers-virtual-forum-corporate-governance-or-trojan-horse

Speaker profiles:

Mark Lee - https://www.wmhlaw.com.sg/core-team/mark-lee

Sarah Yeo - https://www.wmhlaw.com.sg/core-team/sarah-yeo

“boardroomᵂᴹᴴ⁺” platform - https://www.wmhboardroom.com.sg//home/

17/07/2025

Our joint managing director, Mr Wilbur Lim, has been named one of Singapore Rising Stars this year. We would like to thank our clients for the confidence and support.

16/07/2025

Podcast Interview - Founders & Business Continuity

Our Mr Mark Lee was recently invited to speak on business structures (touching on matters of shareholding and directors duties), corporate governance and business succession.

We look forward to sharing more once the Podcast is published.

Mark heads the firm’s “boardroomᵂᴹᴴ⁺” practice group which spearheads its boardroom, shareholder and joint venture practice.

Mark Lee – https://www.wmhlaw.com.sg/core-team/mark-lee

“boardroomᵂᴹᴴ⁺”: https://www.wmhboardroom.com.sg/home/