Tito Isaac
Founding Partner

Email [email protected]

​DID +65 6730 6011

Qualifications

• LL.B (Hons.), Leeds, 1993
  
• Barrister-at-Law (Gray’s Inn), 1994
  
• Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore), 1995
  
• Commissioner for Oaths
  
• Notary Public
  
• Grad Cert Int’t Arb, 2005
  
• FSIArb (Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators)
  

Expertise

• Litigation: Commercial, Criminal, Civil
• Arbitration: Domestic & International
• Mediation
• Property: Contracts, Repossessions, Foreclosures
• Corporate, M&As, Regulatory Licences
• Industries: Defence & Aircraft, Transport & Construction, Oil & Gas, Start-ups & Fintech, Hospitality, F&B, Retail, Healthcare, Government & Public Works

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Overview

Tito Isaac founded Tito Isaac & Co LLP in 1999 in a small shop-house. In 20 years, the Firm has grown from a one-man practice to a sizable enterprise comprising a team of 30 lawyers and over 40 support staff offering a full suite of services.

Tito’s aim in creating the Firm was to build an organisation which focused on the client where a good generalist lawyer with a broad spectrum of knowledge could guide said client in various matters without leaving any legal aspect untended. As a strong believer in the legal process and the justice system, Tito envisions the Firm to be an avenue for people to get a just and fair outcome within the system.

As Managing Partner of the firm, Tito consults in numerous aspects of the law, with a significant part of his practice dedicated to the area of litigation.

Tito is a seasoned litigator with extensive trial and appellate litigation experience in commercial, criminal and civil cases. Tito has also been involved in litigious matters in Property Law, which include applying for the specific performance of contracts as well as repossessions and foreclosures.

An award winning Arbitrator, Tito has acted as counsel in matters involving both domestic and international arbitration. His mediation skills have been validated by his appointment as a Master Mediator by Singapore’s Ministry of Law. Passionate about these forms of Alternate Dispute Resolution, Tito views Singapore as a great arbitration centre, especially in its growth and development and the services that it provides.

In his free time, Tito spends time with his family, traveling, cycling and walking the dog. He also enjoys a good game of golf.

Experience

Tito started his professional life as a Legal Officer and Military Prosecutor with the Legal Service Commission, and subsequently joined the firm Nathan Isaac & Co.

After leaving in 1998, he formed the Ng Isaac Partnership and thereafter, established Tito Isaac & Co on the 2nd of August 1999. The Firm became Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) on 1 January 2008, operating under the name Tito Isaac & Co LLP.

Notable Cases

Defence

• As a former Legal Officer in the Ministry of Defence, Singapore, Tito is familiar with issues concerning the defence industry. He has rendered legal advice to various defence contractors within the ASEAN region (ie. Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei) and Europe.
  
• Tito has amassed skill and acumen in concluding contracts for his clients in the defence industry and continues to remain a trusted and recognised escrow agent in significant defence aircraft maintenance contracts.

Corporate Commercial Matters

• Tito and his team provide strong corporate law support to clients in a variety of industries and markets including SMEs, aviation, oil and gas, Startup and Fintech, hospitality, F&B, retail, healthcare, government and public works as well as matters with a regional and ASEAN dimension.
  
• Tito has also acted for parties from various parts of the world in mergers and acquisition transactions for the acquisition of businesses and the application of regulatory licenses.

Local and Cross-Border Injunctions

• Tito acts and advises in various matters both locally and regionally. As advisor for one of Singapore’s largest Inland Transport and Construction companies, Tito deals with issues arising from Guarantees to Financial Institutions and proceedings for obtaining and executing injunctive relief.
• Tito also acts for foreign clients. In one particular foreign matter, Tito successfully applied for, argued and obtained urgent injunctive relief in respect of assets valued in the region of S$1 billion.

Arbitration and Mediation

• A fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, Tito is dedicated to this form of Alternate Dispute Resolution.
  
• He has acted as counsel in matters involving both domestic and international arbitration. Significant experiences include acting as counsel for a South-East Asian rice monopoly in an arbitration in the early 2000s.
  
• Tito has not only acted in arbitral disputes, he has also served as an arbitrator in various disputes – next to Federal judges in Sri Lanka and also as an arbitrator in ad hoc arbitrations.
  
• In recognition of his extensive experience, the Law Society of Singapore has appointed Tito to their Panel of Arbitrators on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee.
  
• One of the founding members of International Institute of Mediators (iiM), Tito was appointed a Master Mediator by the Ministry of Law in Singapore in 2010.

Reported Cases

• ​​AYQ v AYR and another matter [2013] 1 SLR 476; [2012] SGCA 66
• Twiss, Christopher James Hans v Twiss, Yvonne Prendergast [2015] SGCA 52
• Muhammad Abdul Hadi bin Haron v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2021] 1 SLR 537; [2020] SGCA 115
• Chenet Finance Ltd v Lim Poh Yen (alias Lim Allene) and others and another suit [2012] SGHC 158 
• CIK v CIL [2020] SGHC 274
• Khian Heng Construction (Pte) Ltd v Public Prosecutor [2012] 4 SLR 134; [2012] SGHC 141
• D’Rozario Pancratius Joseph v Public Prosecutor [2015] SGHC 46
• Hoban Steven Maurice Dixon and another v Scanlon Graeme John and others [2005] 2 SLR(R) 632; [2005] SGHC 62
• Hoban Steven Maurice Dixon and another v Scanlon Graeme John and others [2006] SGHC 136
• Hoban Steven Maurice Dixon and another v Scanlon Graeme John and others [2007] 2 SLR(R) 770; [2007] SGCA 12
• Mondial Assitance (Asia) Pte Ltd v Eric Jean Raymond Morazin [2015] SGHC 160
• Beam Technology (Mfg) Pte Ltd v Standard Chartered Bank [2002] 1 SLR(R) 528; [2002] SGHC 54
• Beam Technology (Mfg) Pte Ltd v Standard Chartered Bank [2003] 1 SLR(R) 597; [2002] SGCA 53
• Kraze Entertainment (S) Pte Ltd v Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd [2014] 1 SLR 78; [2013] SGHC 207
• Public Prosecutor v Nguyen Tuong Van [2004] 2 SLR(R) 328; [2004] SGHC 54
• Nguyen Tuong Wan v Public Prosector [2005] 1 SLR(R) 103; [2004] SGCA 47TES
• Chua Kwee Chen and others (as Westlake Eating House) and another v Koh Choon Chin [2006] 3 SLR(R) 469; [2006] SGHC 92
• Ameet Nalin Parikh v Ishan Anoop Sakraney [2021] SGHC 56
• Kim Gwang Seok v Public Prosecutor [2012] 4 SLR 821; [2012] SGCA 51
• Ng Koon Yee Mickey v Mah Sau Cheong [2022] 2 SLR 1296; [2022] SGHC(A) 33
• GVR Global Pte Ltd v Wayne Burt Pte Ltd and another [2021] 3 SLR 546; [2020] SGHC 87
• Daniel Fernandez v Edith Woi and another [2021] 5 SLR 712; [2021] SGHC 117
• TES v TET [2015] SGFC 116
• Lepna Leowardi v Yeap Cheen Soo [2015] 1 SLR 581; [2014] SGCA 57
• Choo Ah Sam v Kieu Ka Tong and another [2020] SGHC 62
• Ho Pak Kim Reality Co Pte Ltd b Revitech Pte Ltd [2007] SGHC 194
• Ho Pak Kim Reality Co Pte Ltd b Revitech Pte Ltd [2008] SGHC 230
• Ho Pak Kim Reality Co Pte Ltd b Revitech Pte Ltd [2010] SGHC 106
• Culindo Livestock (1994) Pte Ltd v Ananda UK (China) Limited [2014] SGHC 178
• Haotanto Anna Vanessa v Fong Ching Wen Ted [2022] SGHC 216
• Rahmatullah s/o Oli Mohamed v Rohayaton binte Rohani and Others [2002] SGHC 222
• Em Services Private Limited v Triple Five Transportation & Engineering Construction Pte Ltd [2001] SGHC 2
• The Law Society of Singapore v Tay Eng Kwee Edwin [2006] SGDSC 12

Appointments & Memberships

Member
Practising Certificate and Accountants' Reports Committee
The Law Society of Singapore
2024

Member
Complaints Panel
Singapore Pharmacy Council
1 April 2023 to 31 March 2025

Member
Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
2023, 2024

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Accreditations

Senior Accredited Director
Singapore Institute of Directors
3 April 20204 to 3 April 2026

Courses

Why Tito Isaac & Co LLP?

“We have consistently supported our clients as they have grown -- by growing ourselves -- and as a larger firm, we are proud of the increased presence we have at the Singapore Bar. It was a conscious decision on our part to grow the Firm with the right kind of people – people who are not just bright legal minds but those who put a premium on honesty, teamwork, compassion and integrity. I can say with utmost confidence that my team and I will help you with anything you are concerned with. We will make your problem ours, and therefore we will not offer cookie cutter solutions; we will look at each problem and offer tailor-made solutions to each matter.”