Brinden graduated from the University of Nottingham with Second Upper Class Honours. He is admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. He sits on The Law Society of Singapore’s Admissions Committee. He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Brinden is part of the firm’s thriving litigation and arbitration department. His practice spans a wide spectrum of corporate and commercial disputes across various industries. He acts primarily in matters before the Supreme Court of Singapore, and in both domestic and international arbitration proceedings. In this regard, Brinden has acted for clients in disputes arising from, amongst others, international trade, trade finance and commodities, construction, shareholder disputes, breaches of directors’ fiduciary disputes, technology disputes and cross-border franchise disputes.
Brinden has been recognised for his work in the commercial disputes space. He has been ranked as a “Future Star” by Benchmark Litigation (2022-2024) and a “Notable Practitioner” by Asialaw (2024).
Some of the matters which Brinden has been involved in include:
- Acting for a major bank in various proceedings arising out of the collapse of Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd.
- Acting for the Chairman and shareholder of a prestigious social club in Singapore in proceedings before the Singapore High Court against the other director and shareholder of the club. The Suit relates to, amongst others, charges of fraud and forgery against the adverse party.
- Acted for a Singapore commodities trading company in an appeal before the Singapore Court of Appeal in respect of its claim for conversion of a cargo of Palm Methyl Esther against one of the largest global owners and operators of storage terminals for oil products and chemicals.
- Acted for the Singapore subsidiary of a Chinese conglomerate in its defence against a claim brought in the Singapore High Court for breach of contract in respect of a cargo of Light Cycle Oil valued in excess of US$20 million.
- Acted for one of Singapore’s largest independent oil traders in an arbitration conducted under the auspices of the SIAC.
- Acted for companies and individuals in various employment-related matters, including disputes arising from the enforcement of restraint of trade clauses in the oil and gas, medical and professional services industries.
- Acted for the Singapore construction arm of one of South Korea’s largest conglomerates in proceedings arising from the construction of the East-West Transmission Cable Tunnel project.
- Acted for a main contractor in disputes arising from construction projects involving the rebuilding of landed residential properties in Singapore. The proceedings involving novel issues of law such as the operation of the doctrine of frustration against the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Acted in an SIAC arbitration for the Malaysian "master franchisee" of a global "bubble-tea" franchise who had developed the brand into a household name in the whole of Malaysia. The dispute concerns the franchise agreement earlier entered into with the Taiwanese owner and the matter has also spawned proceedings before the High Court and Court of Appeal of Malaysia.
- Acted for a director and shareholder of a joint venture company co-owned by one of the largest oil & gas groups in Singapore in a minority oppression suit against the other director and shareholders of the company. Successfully obtained an interim injunction in the Singapore High Court against the adverse parties in the first instance which forced the adverse parties into settling the matter thereafter.
- Acted for The Law Society of Singapore in disciplinary tribunal proceedings brought against errant solicitors, and proceedings relating to the admission of advocates & solicitors of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
- Acted for a Singapore leading telecommunications company in various applications brought against it in the Singapore High Court for the disclosure of subscriber information.
- Acted for various commodities trading companies in proceedings before the Singapore High Court, Singapore Court of Appeal and in international arbitration proceedings in respect of trade-related disputes over cargoes.
- Instructed by a leading American law firm to act on behalf of an international technology company in a data security investigation by Singapore’s Data Protection Commission arising from a global data breach.
- Acted on behalf of purchasers of properties in a development in relation to claims for liquidated damages against a property developer in a scheme of arrangement.
- Acted on behalf of a property purchaser in a mediation conducted under the auspices of the Singapore Mediation Centre relating to a claim for damages for losses arising from construction defects.
- Instructed by European counsel to act on behalf of an international shipping company’s Singapore subsidiary in a claim for payment in respect of sea freight services rendered.
- Instructed by American and European counsel to advise their clients on a range of matters, particularly in the areas of data protection, privacy and cybersecurity.
- Assisting in conducting research, drafting advice, and gathering evidence in relation to a long-running shareholders’ dispute arising from a US$240 million leveraged buy-out of a company.
Brinden has been recognised for his work in the commercial disputes space. He has been ranked as a “Future Star” by Benchmark Litigation (2022-2024) and a “Notable Practitioner” by Asialaw (2024).
He has been described as “bright, industrious and meticulous” and a “brilliant and highly skilled litigator” (Benchmark Litigation 2023), and someone who “exemplifies talent, robust work ethic, and sharp legal insight” and “navigates complexities with ease, delivering favourable outcomes” (Asialaw, 2024).
