I.R.B. LAW LLP

Family Law & Divorce Lawyers in Singapore

Compassionate counsel. Firm advocacy.

Family matters are personal, complex, and time‑sensitive. IRB Law’s Family & Divorce team provides clear advice and steady representation through every stage—from first consultation and negotiation to Court orders and enforcement—so you can make confident decisions and move forward.

What we handle

• Divorce (contested & uncontested) – strategic advice, drafting, and representation through interim and final judgment.
• Separation & annulment – Deeds of Separation and nullity applications where appropriate.
• Children’s issues – care & control, custody, access schedules, relocation, child‑centric parenting plans, and child maintenance.
• Spousal maintenance – applications, variation, and enforcement.
• Division of assets – matrimonial home (including HDB and CPF considerations), savings/investments, businesses and shares, insurance and retirement accounts.
• Family violence & protection – Personal Protection Orders (PPO), Expedited Orders (EO), and related relief.
• Mediation & settlement – representation at mediation and settlement conferences, including before the Family Justice Courts.
• Variation & enforcement of orders – modifying existing orders and recovering arrears.
• Adoption & guardianship – applications and guidance on eligibility and process.
• Prenuptial & postnuptial agreements – risk‑management and enforceability advice.
• Cross‑border & expat matters – jurisdiction, forum, international service, and recognition/enforcement of orders.

How we work

• Early assessment – We map your objectives, risks, and likely pathways (negotiation, mediation, or litigation).
• Evidence & disclosure – Practical guidance on documents, valuations, and financial transparency.
• Child‑first planning – Where children are involved, we prioritise workable arrangements that minimise disruption.
• Cost clarity – Staged scopes and transparent fees, with regular updates so you stay in control.
• Resolution mindset – We pursue settlement where possible and litigate decisively when necessary.

For parents

• Development of parenting plans tailored to school, caregiving, and travel needs.
• Relocation strategies balancing best interests of the child and parental access.
• Practical access schedules (term time/holidays) and communication protocols.

For business owners & professionals

• Asset tracing, business/share valuations, and treatment of restricted stock and bonuses.
• Structuring settlements to manage cash flow, taxes, and compliance.

For expatriates & cross‑border families

• Jurisdiction and forum considerations when multiple countries are involved.
• Coordinated strategies for assets, orders, and travel across borders.

Your first consultation

• Bring what you have—don’t worry if it’s incomplete. Helpful items include:
• Marriage certificate and any prior Court orders or agreements.
• Financial snapshots (bank/CPF statements, property details, loan info, pay slips).
• Key communications about children’s arrangements or finances.
• We’ll clarify your goals, outline realistic timelines, and propose a step‑by‑step plan.

Why IRB Law

Experienced family litigators and negotiators with a track record in sensitive and complex matters.

Child‑centric and commercially sensible strategies aimed at durable outcomes.

Efficient, responsive service with clear next steps at each stage.

Seamless coordination with valuers, counsellors, financial and international counsel where needed.

We represent a broad range of commercial and corporate clients across various sectors.

IRB Law’s corporate lawyers have substantial experience across many areas of corporate and commercial law. Our size enables us to provide a personalised level of service, whilst having the capacity to handle large scale international transactions and cross-border corporate legal matters.

Unlike other law firms, we commonly operate on fixed fee arrangements, which provides you with certainty and transparency in planning your legal budgets. We advise a broad clientele, ranging from software and technology start-ups, family-owned businesses, to listed companies in Singapore and other jurisdictions.

Having professional advice on the structure and formation of your business will go a long way towards avoiding costly and protracted disputes in future, especially when the business does well and is profitable.

Contact us for a non-obligatory discussion on your possible requirements. Our team regularly assists clients at the various stages of a business:

Starting a business

• Basic term sheets and memorandums of understanding
• Employment and independent contractor contracts
• Guarantee / Indemnity agreements
• Incorporation of companies and registration of businesses
• General terms of sales (e.g. for delivery orders)
• Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
• Shareholder agreements
• Loan agreements
• Intellectual property
• Employment agreements
• Tenancy agreement
• E-commerce (e.g. end user license agreements, privacy policy, registration of trade marks, website/app terms of use)

Investing in, acquiring or selling a business

• Corporate due diligence
• Term sheets
• Joint venture, investment, and shareholder agreements
• Franchising agreements
• Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements

Growing your business - financing and raising capital

• Loan and facility agreements
• Security documents
• Joint venture agreements
• Market intelligence and research
• Advice on international expansion
• Cross-border regularisation

Handing over the reins

• Business succession planning
• Wealth protection

Retirement - winding up the business

• Restructuring
• Insolvency
• Crisis management

Other areas of specialty

• E-commerce
• Cryptocurrency (e.g. Bitcoin offerings)
• Compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act

Know your rights, either as an employer, or employee

Employment law is a broad area, and I.R.B Law are experts across this field of law, acting for both employers and employees.

The Employment Act of Singapore (Chapter 91) is the principal statute that regulates the employer/employee relationship. It expresses the terms and conditions for the employee covered by the Act. Compared to European standards, it is lightly regulated. This is to help secure foreign talent and capital. However, in recent years employees have received more entitlements, such as maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave, and shared parental leave.

Singapore has two categories of employees:

• Employees who are covered under the EA. This covers most employees in the service of an employer.
• Employees who are not covered under the EA. Those not covered include seafarers, domestic workers, civil servants, and statutory board employees.

For employees, we can represent and advise you on matters including:

• Employment contract disputes
• Religious/racial/sexual discrimination in the workplace
• Employee share option schemes
• Salary disputes
• Unfair/wrongful dismissal
• Harassment and bullying in the workplace
• “Garden Leave” matters

If you’re an employer, we represent and advise you on matters including:

• Drafting of employment contracts, confidentiality agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and restrictive covenants
• Breach of employment contracts and disputes
• General employments matters, and employer’s rights
• Breach of restrictive covenants and non-competing clauses
• Retrenchment packages

When life and liberty are at stake, don’t leave things to chance.

Proper criminal defence work begins even before the case is brought before the judge. The team will negotiate with the prosecution to reduce, compound, or even drop the charges that you are facing.

If the matter proceeds to trial, our team is ready and prepared to fight all the way to defend your innocence. We do not simply tell our clients to concede. Even if our clients have to plead guilty, we ensure that they receive punishment that is fair and just.

To do all of this well, takes days and hours of diligent work by our team of committed lawyers.

Being charged with an offence can be a terrifying experience. A good lawyer will make the difference. At I.R.B Law, we stake our reputation on getting results.

IRB Law’s Debt, Restructuring & Bankruptcy team advises everyone from listed companies navigating insolvency to individuals facing personal bankruptcy. We focus on practical, commercially sensible solutions—whether that means early-stage negotiations and letters of demand, or robust court action and post-judgment enforcement.

For creditors, we run legal debt recovery end-to-end: due diligence on the debtor, strategic letters of demand, negotiated repayment plans, court filings where necessary, and enforcement of judgments—always with a legal-first approach that protects you from the risks of improper collection tactics. (Typical letters of demand start “from $500,” subject to size and complexity.) 

For distressed businesses and their stakeholders, we guide you through Singapore’s restructuring and insolvency options, including schemes of arrangement, judicial management, receivership, liquidation and winding-up, often in collaboration with trusted financial professionals. Our aim is to stabilise operations, preserve value, and chart the most efficient path forward.

For individuals, we provide clear advice on timelines, demands from creditors, and alternatives to bankruptcy—so you understand your options and can act decisively. Confidentiality and sensitivity are a given at every stage. 

Whether you’re seeking to recover what you’re owed or manage financial headwinds, our team pairs strategic insight with responsive service to deliver results. Start with an initial consultation to map your best next steps.

Civil Litigation Lawyers in Singapore

Clear strategy. Commercially sensible outcomes.

When disputes arise, you need a litigation team that moves quickly, weighs the costs and benefits, and fights smart. IRB Law’s Civil Litigation practice acts for companies, institutions, and individuals in disputes before Singapore’s State Courts and Supreme Court, as well as in mediation and arbitration. Our focus is simple: protect your interests and resolve matters efficiently.

What we do

• Contract & commercial disputes – breach of contract, misrepresentation, sale of goods/services, agency and franchise disputes.
• Shareholder & director disputes – minority oppression, breach of fiduciary duties, joint venture fall‑outs.
• Employment disputes – confidentiality and non‑compete issues, wrongful dismissal, employee misconduct.
• Property & tenancy disputes – landlord–tenant, strata/property management, construction defects, nuisance/trespass.
• Building & construction – payment claims, adjudication (SOPA), variation and delay claims.
• Negligence & professional liability – economic loss, property damage, duty of care issues.
• Defamation & harassment – online/offline publications, injunctions, take‑down and corrective statements.
• Trusts, estates & probate disputes – contested wills, breach of trust, estate administration issues.
• IP & technology disputes – confidentiality, licensing, passing off, domain name and software disputes.
• Urgent relief & enforcement – freezing (Mareva) and search (Anton Piller) orders, discovery, judgment enforcement in Singapore.

How we work

• Early assessment – We triage facts and documents to map strengths, weaknesses, and your best options.
• Right forum, right time – We consider negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration, or Court proceedings depending on risk, cost, and urgency.
• Evidence‑driven strategy – Targeted discovery, expert use, and focused pleadings to keep issues narrow and costs proportionate.
• Clear communication – Plain‑English updates, frank costs–benefit analysis, and realistic timelines so there are no surprises.
• Enforcement mindset – We plan for recovery from day one, including security, asset tracing, and cross‑border coordination where relevant.

For businesses

• Rapid response to letters of demand and urgent injunctions.
• Board‑level advice on strategy, disclosure obligations, and reputational considerations.
• Fixed‑fee scoping for discrete stages (e.g., letters, pleadings, interlocutory applications) where appropriate.

For individuals

• Practical guidance if you’ve received a letter of demand or Writ of Summons.
• Sensible settlement strategies to contain time, cost, and stress.
• Transparent fees and staged work plans so you stay in control.

Why IRB Law

Experienced courtroom advocates with a track record across complex commercial and personal disputes.

Commercially minded: we align legal tactics with your real‑world objectives.

Efficient and responsive: quick turnaround on urgent applications and time‑sensitive steps.

Collaborative: we work seamlessly with forensic, accounting, and industry experts when needed.

Conveyancing & Real Estate Lawyers in Singapore

Clear timelines. No surprises at completion.

Buying, selling, refinancing, or transferring property is a major commitment. IRB Law’s Conveyancing team guides individuals, families, SMEs, and developers through every step—from first offer to completion—so your transaction closes smoothly, on time, and with full compliance.

What we handle

• HDB transactions – resale purchases/sales, matrimonial and family transfers, decoupling, HDB‑approved powers of attorney.
• Private residential – condos, apartments, landed property, new launches and sub‑sales.
• Commercial & industrial – shophouses, offices, warehouses, strata‑titled units.
• Refinancing & redemption – mortgage documentation, partial/full redemptions, repricing.
• Gifts & transfers – inter‑family transfers, estate/probate related transmissions, trust‑related conveyances.
• Developer & collective sale support – option/SPA vetting, stakeholder and timeline management.
• Landlord/tenant – residential and commercial leases, renewals, rent‑to‑own and option structures.

End‑to‑end support

• Early due diligence – title and encumbrance checks, caveats, regulatory eligibility, CPF usage, and foreign ownership restrictions.
• Contracts & negotiations – review and drafting of Option to Purchase (OTP) and Sale & Purchase (S&P) agreements; calibrated amendments to protect your position.
• Financing & duties – coordination with banks, HDB, and CPF Board; advice on Buyer’s Stamp Duty (BSD), Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD), and Seller’s Stamp Duty (SSD), with timely filings.
• Completion management – stakeholder coordination (buyers/sellers, banks, agents, MCSTs, tenants), timeline control, redemption and discharge of mortgages, keys and funds handover.
• Post‑completion – registration, title updates, and statutory notifications.

For buyers

• Practical guidance on budgeting (price, duties, legal and third‑party costs) and contract milestones.
• Risk checks on title, easements, by‑laws, and property‑specific issues.
• Clear timelines for OTP exercise, financing, and completion.

For sellers

• Sale strategy (option terms, deposits, conditions precedent) aligned to your target completion date.
• Early coordination of redemption statements and discharge of existing mortgages.
• Stakeholding and completion mechanics handled end‑to‑end.

For landlords & tenants

• Commercially sensible leasing terms that balance protection with market practice.
• Security deposit, fit‑out, reinstatement, and break/renewal options tailored to your needs.

How we work

• Scoping call – understand objectives, timelines, and constraints.
• Document review – contracts, eligibility, and financing readiness.
• Action plan – key dates, responsibilities, and critical filings.
• Execution – tight coordination with counterparties and institutions.
• Completion & follow‑through – prompt registration and final reporting.

Why IRB Law

Experienced conveyancers across HDB, private, commercial, and strata deals.

Proactive project management to keep all parties aligned and milestones on track.

Transparent, stage‑based fees and clear communication throughout.

Seamless coordination with banks, HDB, SLA, IRAS, CPF Board, and MCSTs.