Deborah Koh

Professional Profile
Deborah graduated from Cambridge University in 1997 and was formerly a Justices’ Law Clerk with the Court of Appeal, Singapore before practising shipping and commercial law. In 2004, she moved to Indonesia, and later Malaysia, during which time she freelanced for Integral Marine Consultants (S) Pte Ltd, Singapore (IMCS) and Singapore Academy of Law (SAL). On her return to Singapore, she continued working at IMCS and also became a Consultant for SAL and Singapore Mediation Centre and was a Business Law adjunct instructor with the Singapore Management University. She has been a volunteer mediator with the State Courts’ Primary Dispute Resolution Centre since 2013 and has mediated at the Small Claims Tribunals and Syariah Courts.

Case Highlights

• Tong Tien See Construction Pte Ltd (in liquidation) v Tong Tien See and others [2001] 3 SLR(R) 887
• Caltong (Australia) Pty Ltd and anor v Tong Tien See Construction Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and anor [2002] 2 SLR(R) 94
• Star City Pty Ltd v Tan Hong Woon [2002] 1 SLR(R) 306
• Malaysian International Trading Corp Sdn Bhd v Interamerica Asia Pte Ltd and ors [2002] 2 SLR(R) 896

Articles

• The Singapore Mediation Centre, Mediation in Singapore – A Practical Guide, Sweet & Maxwell (2014, 2017 and 2021 eds)
• Enforceability of Mediation Clauses in Singapore, [2016] Asian Journal of Mediation 51
• Nipping Client Issues in the Bud Through Incorporating Mediation Clauses in Letters of Engagement, The Law Gazette (June 2015)
• Singapore, Mediation 2014 and 2015, Getting The Deal Through
• The Singapore Mediation Centre’s Neutral Evaluation Service, The Law Gazette (June 2012)
• Arbitration in Singapore, Arbitration World – A Jurisdictional Comparison (2004), European Lawyer