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Speaker’s profile (Monica K. C. Neo)
Nationality and resident status: Singaporean
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Academic and Professional Qualifications
LLB Hons - University of London (Aug 1990)
Barrister at Law, Lincoln's Inn (Nov 1991)
Member of the Civil Practice Committee, Law Society of Singapore (2002)
Member, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (May 2003 - todate)
Fellow Member, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (Oct 2004 - todate)Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Nov 2004 - todate)
Legal Adviser, Institutions of Engineers Singapore (2006 - 2007)
Panel of Arbitrators under the Law Society Arbitration Scheme (August 2007 - todate)
Member, Society of Construction Law (2007 - todate)
Major Publications (author or co-author):
“The Singapore Court Forms”“The Singapore Standard Form of Building Contract – An Annotation”
“Construction Defects: Your Rights and Remedies” title of the Sweet & Maxwell’s Lawfor Layman Series
Singapore Civil Procedure 2003 (White Book)
Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore’s (REDAS) Design and Build
Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore
Commissioner for Oaths
6 Battery Road #33-01 Singapore 049909
Email: [email protected] : 62169035