Alfred is the managing director of Meritus Law LLC, a mid-size Singapore law firm. Alfred's practice is primarily in commercial litigation and arbitration, with a particular emphasis on construction and engineering disputes. Alfred has acted in matters at all levels of the Singapore courts as well as in ad-hoc and
institutional arbitrations. He also performs various front-end non-contentious work including drafting, reviewing and advising on various standard forms and general commercial contracts. Alfred obtained his Bachelor of Engineering, Civil (Honours) from the National University of Singapore before obtaining his LL.B. (Honours) on its accelerated Graduate LL.B. Programme. Prior to commencing private practice, Alfred was a former prosecutor with the Ministry of Manpower and the Attorney-General's Chambers. Recent cases in which Alfred has been involved include matters relating to breaches of construction contracts, adjudications under the Security Of Payments Act (“SOPA”), product
defamation, tenancy disputes, employment disputes, breaches of shareholders' agreements and
High Court personal injury claims. He also sits as an Arbitrator under the auspices of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
