Course

[28 May 25] A Practical Guide to Commercial Leases and Dispute Resolution

OVERVIEW    

In Singapore's dynamic commercial landscape, most businesses operate from leased premises, making it critical for landlords and tenants to understand their legal rights and obligations. This course provides a comprehensive overview of commercial leasing, focusing on the fundamental rights and interests of both parties.

Participants will gain essential insights into navigating the complexities of lease agreements, learning how to protect their interests and effectively manage potential breaches. Through practical guidance, real-world examples, and targeted case studies, the course equips stakeholders with strategic knowledge to address challenging lease scenarios.

 Whether you're a landlord, tenant, or property professional, this course offers invaluable tools for successful commercial leasing in Singapore's competitive real estate market.

TOPICS COVERED

• Commercial Lease Structures in Singapore's Real Estate (The fundamental elements of a lease and types of leases)
• Strategic Risk Management for Property Developers
• Contractual Protections and Enforcement Mechanisms
• Mitigating Financial and Operational Lease Risks

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Gain knowledge of the elements necessary to create a binding lease agreement
• Differentiate between a lease and a licence agreement
• Minimize Financial Risks with Advanced Tenant Default Prevention Strategies
• Acquire practical knowledge of the options and steps that a landlord can take in the event of a tenant’s failure to pay rent, which is the most common type of breach of contract in a landlord tenant relationship

TARGET AUDIENCES

• Institutional and Commercial Landlords
• Business and Commercial Tenants
• Asset Managers
• Consultants, Managing Agents and Advisors who work with Institutional Landlords, Property Investors and Asset Managers
• Property Investors

CPD Points

 2 CPD Points (BOA-SIA)

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS

Ling Tien Wah

Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP

Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP Tien Wah is the Head of the Real Estate Disputes practice and Co-Head of the Trust, Estates & Wealth Preservation/Family Office practice at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP. Tien Wah is a specialist in real estate disputes. His experience covers the whole gamut of real estate matters ranging from all manner of landlord and tenant disputes, property disputes, adverse possession, easements, encroachment, collective sale applications/objections, and disputes under the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act for/against management corporations or subsidiary proprietors. His civil and commercial litigation experience includes contested probate and estate claims, directors and shareholders’ disputes, employment disputes and contractual claims.

Terence Wah

Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP

Terence is a partner in the Real Estate Disputes and Trust, Estates & Wealth Preservation/Family Office practice groups at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP. Terence is also experienced in a wide range of other matters from contractual and tortious claims to claims involving company and insolvency issues. In the 2024 Benchmark Litigation review, client praised Terence as “very knowledgeable in estate and trust law”. Terence has represented both individual and corporate clients and has appeared as lead counsel for trials in both the State Courts and the High Court of Singapore and defended appeals at the High Court and the Court of Appeal, including in important land law cases such as one of the first successful breach of contract claims against managing agents in The Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No. 4375 v Smart Property Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2022] SGDC 38, the first case on the status of Stakeholding monies after the 6 year statutory limitation period in UOL Development (Dakota) Pte Ltd v Lau Soon and another [2020] SGDC 233, and the first local case on emergency adjournment of an MCST meeting in Chan Sze Ying v Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 2948 (Lee Chuen T’ng, intervener) [2021] 1 SLR 841.

Terms & Conditions

Request for withdrawal must be made in writing. We encourage particpants to nominate a replacement for the session. Refund requests are subject to approval on the following conditions: 

• Requests sent in at least 2 weeks before commencement: 50% of course fee refunded.
• Requests sent in less than 2 weeks before commencement: No refund, full course fee payable.

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