Areas of Practice

Arbitration
 Construction

Contact

Tel (Sec)
03 2164 0200
ext 123

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About Lim Chong Fong

Lim Chong Fong started his career as a quantity surveyor. He worked in a construction firm in Singapore from 1985 to 1990 before he started his career in legal practice. He was admitted as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor in 1988. From November 1991, he practised in Messrs Azman, Davidson & Co. principally in construction law and arbitration. He became a Partner in 1994.

Qualifications and Admissions

  • BSc (Building)(Hons), National University of Singapore (1985)
  • LLB (Hons), University of London (1989)
  • Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (UK) (1988)
  • Certificate in Legal Practice (1990)
  • Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1991)
  • Barrister at Law, Middle Temple (1995)
  • Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Brunei (1999)
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (2005)
  • Fellow of the Institute of Surveyors Malaysia (2005)
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2006)
  • Chartered Arbitrator

Areas of Practice

Chong Fong’s primary areas of practice are Building and Construction litigation and arbitration.

Experience

The matters Chong Fong has handled include the following:

  • Advising, drafting and vetting of joint venture agreements, main contracts, sub-contracts and consultancy agreements of construction projects.
  • Resolution of contractual disputes involving defects, delay, extension of time and liquidated damages, prolongation and disruption claims, variation claims, termination of contract, etc.
  • Arbitrated on contractual and commercial disputes involving sub contract final accounting, termination of construction contract and claims for damages.
  • Acts for contractors, professional consultants, sub-contractors and developers as counsel.
  • Sits as arbitrator or adjudicator.

Others

Visiting Fulbright Scholar at William S Richardson School of Law, Hawaii.

Member of the panel of arbitrators of the Regional Centre for Arbitration Kuala Lumpur and the Institution of Surveyors Malaysia.

Past Deputy Chairman of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Malaysia Branch.

Contributed to the Construction Law title for Halsburys Laws of Malaysia and Malaysian Court Forms for Arbitration and Construction Law titles.

Authored "The Malaysian PWD Form of Construction Contract."