Patrick Yeo

Patrick is a partner in our Singapore office and specialises in motor insurance and general insurance defence work. He was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1996.

With over 23 years’ experience in litigation, his main area of focus is on litigation and advisory work relating to the motor and general insurance sector in Singapore, the motor  industry trade including drafting and advising on vehicle warranties, sales and purchase agreements, bidding agreements, sales of goods advisory and litigation work, consumer rights in relation to sales of goods, contractual disputes, employment disputes, claims for commissions disputes, claims for defective goods disputes, claims for defective workmanship disputes, motorcar warranty claims and disputes.

Patrick’s practice has covered litigation and advisory work relating to insurance and reinsurance matters and claims that encompass motor insurance namely traffic accidents, defendant personal injury, policy coverage and disputes  general and professional negligence, industrial accidents, road, occupier’s liability, public liability, fire and water damage claims, plant and equipment claims,  insurance fraud , restitution claims and subrogation recovery .

Frequently acting for the biggest insurance companies, both domestic and international,  in Singapore, Patrick had also previously represented both manufacturers and Singapore distributors of some of the top brands of motor vehicles  from Japan and Germany. He has also acted successfully for clients in disputes with their motor dealers over defective product or workmanship disputes.

He is a member of the Law Society of Singapore and the Singapore Academy of Law.

Patrick also contributed to the Claims inflation and personal injury claims: a global review report, published in June 2023.