Ning Jie, Associate Director
Ning Jie is actively engaged in a broad range of complex litigation and arbitration matters. Her experience includes disputes relating to high-value commercial contracts, cryptocurrency, insolvency and restructuring, director / shareholder disputes, banking, insurance, defamation, construction, employment matters, and tortious claims. Ning Jie also represents clients in high-profile white-collar crimes, mental capacity matters, as well as matrimonial matters relating to international removal and relocation of children.
Apart from dispute resolution, Ning Jie’s practice encompasses non-contentious matters, including the application of regulatory licences, corporate and commercial transactions, and banking matters.
Ning Jie graduated from the National University of Singapore and is an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. She is also qualified to practice as a solicitor in England & Wales.
Effectively bilingual, Ning Jie brings unique abilities to connect with clients, both domestic and international. She assists clients in international matters, and acts as an instructing solicitor for Mandarin-speaking clients in multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution. By leveraging diverse perspectives and specialized knowledge, Ning Jie works closely with expertise from various jurisdictions to deliver comprehensive results for her clients.
Some of Ning Jie’s more recent notable experiences include:
- Acting in the Court of Appeal in a novel matter in respect of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (Reed, Michael v. Bellingham, Alex (Attorney-General, intervener) [2022] SGCA 60);
- Acting in the Court of Appeal in relation to joinder, injunctions, breach of confidence and conflict of interests (Lim Oon Kuin and others v Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and another appeal [2022] SGCA 29);
- Acting in the Court of Appeal for a liquidator of a foreign insolvent company on the recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings (United Securities Sdn Bhd (in receivership and liquidation) and another v United Overseas Bank Ltd[2021] SGCA 78);
- Acting in the Court of Appeal pertaining to a minority shareholder oppression and misappropriation action (Teelek Realty Pte Ltd and others v Ng Tang Hock [2021] SGCA 70);
- Acting in the Appellate Division of the High Court in respect of a common law derivative action (New Ping Ping Pauline and others v Eng’s Noodles House Pte Ltd [2021] SGHC(A) 4);
- Acting in the High Court in an insolvency matter in respect of a cryptocurrency staking firm (Re Hodlnaut Ltd [2022] SGHC 209);
- Acting in the High Court in relation to stay of court proceedings pending determination of arbitration (CJY v CJZ and others [2021] SGHC 69);
- Acting in the Family Division of the High Court in relation to mental capacity to execute lasting power of attorney (ULP and others v ULS [2021] SGHCF 19);
- Acting in a major insolvency matter with parallel actions being brought by creditors against directors of the company; and
- Representing a director in respect of charges pertaining to Hyflux Ltd.
Ning Jie is proficient in English and Mandarin.