Jagjit Gill Singh

Jagjit Singh Gill was called as a Barrister at Law upon admission to the Honourable Society of the Lincoln’s Inn in the United Kingdom on 25th July 1996 upon completion of his LL.B. (Hons) degree from the University of London and his Post Graduate UK Bar examinations. He was subsequently admitted to the Rolls of Advocates and Solicitors of the Republic of Singapore on 1st September 1997.

Mr Gill deals primarily with civil and matrimonial litigation and has conducted numerous trials and appeals.

Mr Gill is an also a firm believer in Alternative Dispute Resolution and to seek alternative methods to resolve disputes besides litigation with a view to seek best possible outcome as possible for the client without the stress, anxiety and high costs of litigation. If all means to settlement have failed, then litigation is the last resort. Mr Gill has also added arbitration into his practice as arbitration has evolved into the preferred choice of dispute resolution among corporate clients.

Mr Gill is married with a daughter and son. His father, elder brother and spouse all had or are still having long careers in the Singapore Police Force. Mr Gill is an avid football fan and is a big fan of Manchester United F.C. He also enjoys watching movies and reading novels, both fiction and non fiction and travelling.

One of the many notable cases Mr Gill has conducted is that of Nellie Goh v Goh Lian Teck [2006] SGHC 211, where Mr Gill acted for one of the beneficiaries of the Will of a matriarch (from the minority camp) on the construction of the provisions of the Will and the principles of res judicata. The Learned Judicial Commissioner, Mr Sundaresh Menon (as he was then), ruled in favour of Mr Gill’s client so the family property could not be sold unless consented to by the subject beneficiary as she has the right under the Will to veto sale. The case is also notable for laying down the law with regard to the cause of action estoppel, issue estoppel and abuse of process as a well-known case precedent for lawyers and judges alike.

Another notable case conducted by Mr Gill was Nagase (S) Pte Ltd v David Logistics [2007] SGHC 61 and 169, where Mr Gill successfully defended a general manager of a company against a conspiracy claim. The case also laid down the legal principle that it was possible for a Director and his company to engage in a conspiracy.