BALENDRAN BALASINGAM
LL. B (Hons) Wolves, CLP
Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam
Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
Balendran was admitted and enrolled as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya on the 8th of December 1995. He served as a legal assistant with Messrs Y.S.Woo & Proctor where he had extensive exposure to all nature of civil litigation with special emphasis on banking, company, land and bankruptcy laws. Balendran then joined Messrs David Lingam & Co. as the Head of the Litigation Department and over the following two years he continued his work in the fields mentioned above as well as gathering exposure in additional fields such as in insurance, building and construction matters, personal injury, shareholder disputes, corporate and commercial litigation and corporate insolvency.
In September 2006, he was admitted to the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam and joined Messrs Ho & Siong to head the Litigation Department.
On the 1st of February 2019 he joined Fathan & Co. as the Managing Partner of Fathan & Co. and heads the Conveyancing Department.
He has broad property sector experience and has acted extensively in property developments including commercial, residential, retail and agricultural developments and mixed developments projects, acting for a range of local and overseas clients.
He has extensive experience in drafting, negotiating and completing a broad range of property transactions with respect to development projects, sales and purchases, construction, building contracts, to name a few. He also regularly undertakes property related due diligence.
Acting for property developers, purchasers, vendors, companies, landlords and tenants, Balendran has a strong understanding of the property industry and provides strategic advice to clients in a timely manner to achieve optimal commercial outcomes.