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• Civil & Commercial LitigationShareholder disputes, defamation, construction, breach of contract and negligence claims.Explore litigation→
• Family & MatrimonialDivorce, the division of matrimonial assets, maintenance, and arrangements for children.Explore family law→
• Wills, Probate & Estate PlanningDrafting wills, trust and estate planning, and contested wills and probate.Explore wills and probate→
• Criminal LitigationTrials, appeals and mitigation for offences across the Penal Code.Explore criminal law→
• Motor Accident & Personal InjuryClaims for compensation after a road accident or other injury.Explore personal injury→
• Corporate PracticeRegulatory investigations, internal corporate hearings and applications under the Companies Act.Explore corporate work→

About us

Our people

Alfred Dodwell

Managing Director

LL.B (Hons), University of Warwick · Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore

alfred@dodwell-law.com

Direct line 6509 5916

“A lawyer you can trust. A lawyer who provides personal care. A lawyer who gives you the attention you need.”

Alfred has been in legal practice since 1996. He trained at Allen & Gledhill, started practice at Tan Rajah & Cheah and later practised at Drew & Napier before founding his own boutique litigation practice. He conducts civil litigation, family and matrimonial disputes and criminal matters at all levels of the Singapore courts, and personally oversees every matter in the firm. He holds an LL.B (Hons) from the University of Warwick and a Postgraduate Diploma in Singapore Law from the National University of Singapore.

Civil litigation · Family & matrimonial · Criminal litigation

Publications

• Alfred Dodwell, (2012). The Practice of Law: Chapter 9 Family. Singapore: LexisNexis

Reported cases

Family & Matrimonial Litigation12

• ALN v ALQ [2010] SGDC 353 - ancillaries - division of assets, maintenance for wife
• APO v APP [2011] SGDC 96 (Family Justice Court) - cross border child abduction dispute
• Maheswari d/o Rajagam v Sathasivan Thiruthani Vel [2014] SGDC 478 - ancillaries proceedings
• TMU v TMV [2016] SGFC 44 - ancillaries - custody of children, division of business assets, adverse inference
• TDM v TDN [2015] SGFC 77 - ancillaries - division of assets
• UKT v UKU [2018] SGFC 30 - ancillaries - division of assets
• UPO v UPP [2018] SGFC 93 - Personal Protection Order
• USZ v UTA [2019] SGFC 23 - ancillaries order - setting aside judgement and order made in absence of one party
• TWM v TWN [2019] SGFC 117 - law firm to be enjoined from further acting for their client
• TWM v TWN [2019] SGFC 129 - appointment of child psychiatrist application
• VDJ v VDK [2019] SGFC 141 - ancillaries - matrimonial assets and maintenance of children
• UZM v UZN [2019] SGHCF 26 - ancillaries - matrimonial assets - division including inheritance property and adverse inference

Civil Litigation15

• Yap Boon Phye v Grand Orient Securities Pte Ltd [1998] SGHC 325 – a securities dispute involving share transactions and margin call
• Choon Hin Stainless Steel Pte Ltd v Siew Kong Glass Makers Pte Ltd [2005] SGDC 234 – sale of good and services of special glass for cruise ships
• Go Go Delicacy Pte Ltd v. Carona Holdings Pte Ltd & Ors [2007] SGHC 97 (High Court, Assistant Registrar) - Arbitration clause and issue of non-parties to arbitration clause and failure to file Defence resulting in successful default judgement
• Go Go Delicacy Pte Ltd v. Carona Holdings Pte Ltd & Ors [2008] 1 SLR (R) 161 (High Court, High Court Judge) - Arbitration clause and issue of non-parties to arbitration clause and failure to file Defence resulting in successful default judgement
• Carona Holdings Pte Ltd & Ors v. Go Go Delicacy Pte Ltd [2008] 4 SLR(R) 460 (Court of Appeal) - Arbitration clause and issue of non-parties to arbitration clause and failure to file Defence resulting in successful default judgement
• Toni James and Others v The Arena Entertainment Pte Ltd [2008] SGDC 247 – contractual dispute over ambit of musicians and artiste duties owed to its employer
• Ong Wui Teck v Ong Wui Jin and Others [2008] SGDC 103 (District Court Trial) – contested will
• Ong Wui Jin and Others v Ong Wui Teck [2008] SGHC 72 (High Court appeal before Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong) – contested will
• Ng Guat Hua v Onestoneinvest Pte Ltd and Others [2008] SGHC 156 - restitution and mistake of fact
• Lim Chin San Contractors Pte Ltd v Shiok Kim Seng trading as Iko Precision Toolings [2009] SGDC 169 - injunction
• Falmac Ltd v. Cheng Ji Lai Charlie & Ors [2014] 4 SLR 202 (Court of Appeal) - breach of directors fiduciary issues and extension of time to file an appeal
• Goh Eileen nee Chia & Another v. Goh Mei Ling Yvonne & Another [2014] SGHC 3 (High Court) - successfully defend an action on revocation of gifts
• Goh Eileen nee Chia & Another v. Goh Mei Ling Yvonne & Another [2014] SGHC 3 (High Court) - successful order for costs to be paid by non-parties to the action
• Suhaidah bte Mohd Noor and another (trustees and executors of the estate of Haji Hassan bin Haji Ismail, deceased) v Syed Ahmad Jamal Alsagoff [2014] SGHC 116 (High Court) - Originating Process, Trust, Trustee rights and Trustee Duties
• Yeo Sing San v Sanmugam Murali and another [2016] SGHC 14 (High Court) - Section 216A Companies Act (Cap. 50) application, minority oppression.

Criminal Litigation16

• PP v Ng Chye Huay & Another [2005] SGMC 13 (Magistrate Court) - Public Order offence
• Ng Chye Huay & Another v PP [2006] 1 SLR(R) 157 (High Court, before Chief Justice Yong Pung How) - Public Order Offence Appeal
• Xia Hong v Oon Guan Hoo [2007] SGDC 261 - private magistrates complaint against harassment
• PP v Ali Hossain Late Abdul Hakim [2008] SGDC 380 - outrage of modesty
• PP v Mohammad Faizal Bin Rahim [2011] SGDC 145 (District Court) - Traffic Offence
• PP v Poh Teck Khoon [2012] SGDC 17 - Misuse of Drugs, Spike Drink offence
• Mohammad Faizal Bin Rahim v PP [2012] 1 SLR 116 (High Court) - Appeal in the High Court of sentence in Traffic Offence
• PP v Ng Wan Fu Ivan [2012] SGDC 366 - Prevention of Corruption matter in exchange for sexual gratification
• PP v Lee Han Fong Lyon [2013] SGDC 437 (District Court) - drug consumption offender place on probation
• PP v Lee Han Fong Lyon [2014] SGHC 89 (High Court) - prosecution's appeal dismissed on drug consumption offender placed on probation
• PP v Amos Yee Pang Sang [2015] SGDC 215 - Obscene material circulated & offence to deliberately intend to wound religious feelings
• PP v Yeo Fang Yi [2015] SGMC 9 - giving false information to a public servant
• Kho Jabing v Attorney-General [2016] 3 SLR 1273 (5-Judge Bench of the Court of Appeal) - Stay of death penalty execution
• PP v Tang Koon Huat [2017] SGDC 221 - incitement to violence
• PP v Qu Kim Li [2018] SGMC 33 - outrage of modesty
• PP v Su Fengxian [2018] SGDC 40 - corruption at the Singapore Table Tennis Association

Appointments and membership

• Member, The Law Society of Singapore
• Member, The Singapore Academy of Law

What clients say

Comments published on the firm's website, as clients wrote them.

• Family and Matrimonial

  “Alfred is truly a great lawyer, who is able to strategize for me as to how to solve some of the most complex issues when I was going through my matrimonial woes. Thank you for all that you have done for us these past few years. Because of you, I have regained my confidence and I am stronger.”

• Family and Matrimonial

  “Friendly, reassuring and meticulous, Dodwell & Co is an epitome of dependability and professionalism, my instant go-to for legal advice.”

• Civil and Commercial Litigation

  “I want to thank you for all the work you did on my case. It makes a great deal of difference to me to have my case taken care of. Your prompt action and your skillful and meticulous handling of the case brought results. I have recommended you several times and will continue to do so.”

• Family and Matrimonial

  “Dodwell & Co is a stellar litigation firm with the highest standards of any lawyers that I have dealt with. They give of their time, their best efforts and professionalism.”

• Civil and Commercial Litigation

  “I have worked with Dodwell + Co on a building defects claim. Alfred is an experienced lawyer who has been more than capable in providing professional legal advice to the client to protect them and their interest. Alfred has been patient and provided invaluable legal advice to guide the client through every stage of the process. Alfred's hard work and focus has definitely helped the client achieve their goal!”

• Others

  “Alfred’s honesty has always set him heads above the rest. He treated me as a person, not someone to make money from. He listened to me and told me the most important thing was to get well first. That meant so much to me and I didn’t feel I was a victim twice. I would hire him first, last, and beyond, and anyone who needs a lawyer should do the same.”