Navin is a partner of ATMD Bird & Bird's Dispute Resolution Group and his areas of practice include civil, commercial and criminal litigation.
Navin has represented clients in relation to professional negligence suits, employment disputes as well as proceedings against directors for breaches of statutory and fiduciary duties. He has represented clients in claims for breaches of commercial contracts including shareholders’ agreements, sale and purchase agreements, guarantees, distribution agreements etc. In addition, Navin has acted for clients seeking administrative law remedies such as judicial review as well as for and against professionals in disciplinary proceedings by professional bodies for misconduct and inadequate services. He has also advised private individuals, major companies and other unincorporated associations in commercial, contractual and tortious matters.
Navin has advised companies in relation to issues of regulatory compliance and corporate governance in the context of discovery of and/or prevention of commercial fraud and related offences, and where necessary, advised and assisted in the internal investigations of such companies.
Navin has handled a wide range of probate and administration work ranging from the extraction of Grants of Letters of Administration/ Probate to complex probate litigation tussles involving Estates, Trustees and beneficiaries. He has acted for various private individuals in their capacity of Executors and Trustees of an Estate and advised on the realization of assets and distribution of the Estate to beneficiaries. Navin has handled multi-million dollar Estates with multi-jurisdictional assets and has also acted for beneficiaries in exercising their rights to full and proper accounting of the Estate by the Executors and Trustees. As part of his estate practice, Navin has also acted private individuals in proceedings under the Mental Disorders and Treatment Act, advised on the calculation and imposition of estate duty and resolving disputes with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. He has also advised on, reviewed and drafted a variety of Trust Deeds, Deeds of Release and Discharge, Deeds of Settlement, Wills and Codicils dealing with multi jurisdictional assets and liabilities and cross-border issues of domicile and residency.
Navin has acted for clients in criminal matters, with a particular focus on white-collar crimes such as corruption, cheating, falsification of accounts and documents, criminal breach of trust and tax evasion.