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Andrew Yeo
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Andrew Yeo is the Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution in Allen & Gledhill LLP. He has extensive experience in arbitration having been involved in a number of large international arbitrations centring on transport, infrastructure, information technology, industrial plants and construction projects. Andrew also has a broad litigation practice that encompasses a wide range of areas, including securities, international sale of goods, insolvency, trusts, fraud and employment litigation.

Andrew obtained his law degree from Kings College London in 1990. He was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1991 and called to the Singapore Bar in 1992. That year, he joined Allen & Gledhill’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution department and was made a Partner in 1998.

The following are some matters in which Andrew has been involved:
 
• acting for the plant owner in an arbitration concerning a major chemical plant in Indonesia where the amount in dispute exceeded US$60 million;
• acting for a statutory authority in litigation with one of the world’s largest IT services company in a dispute over a major software development project. The amount in dispute exceeded S$40 million;
• acting for the public transport authority in relation to the collapse of a cut and cover tunnel in a major excavation. Represented the employer in the inquiry into the causes of the collapse. The hearing involved complex issues of structural and geotechnical engineering and public/contractual duties in design and build contracts;
• acting in a multi jurisdictional dispute encompassing arbitration and litigation relating to investment in coal mines in Indonesia. The total investment which was the subject matter of the dispute was well in excess of US$100 million;
• acting for an Asian government in an arbitration of a dispute on a joint investment and management agreement with a multi-national transport company;
• acting as Singapore Law Counsel for an Asian government in respect of an ICC Arbitration relating to a major international transport facility where the amount in dispute was in excess of US$1 billion;
• acting for the employer in tripartite arbitration proceedings against the prime contractor and structural subcontractor in respect of a major office building. The amount in dispute was about S$12 million and the contract value was S$240 million;
• acting for a global aircraft engineering company in an ICC arbitration with a regional national carrier concerning complex technical engineering issues; and
• acting for the contractor in an ICC arbitration relating to the IT and controls system for a major road tunnel. The amounts in dispute were approximately S$15 million.
 

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