Career and Experience

LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore

Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore

News and Insights

07 October 2021

BTO vs Resale

Join Cannis Seng from our Conveyancing Department in: The PropertyLimCannis Show Ep 1 - BTO vs Resale

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20 April 2020

COVID-19: Conveyancing During the COVID Lockdown

One would have thought that with the implementation of the circuit breaker measures, conveyancing transactions would have come to a stand-still as a lot of the procedures involved physical interactions such as the issuance of cheques and cashiers’ orders, signing of documents, and the final completion itself. However with technology and the co-operation of various parties, conveyancing transactions can proceed as scheduled.

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06 September 2017

The Perils of Tendering Contracts

In a commercialised economy such as Singapore, there are a plenty of large scale construction project opportunities available. The most common method of awarding such projects is through the process of competitive tenders. This generally refers to the process of governmental organisations or other institutions inviting bids for projects within a specified time-limit. The awarding of projects is generally seen as positive for the successful tenderer. However, one must consider the potential pitfalls in dealing with such contracts.

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Cannis undertakes contentious and non-contentious corporate and real-estate work predominantly for Chinese companies pursuing commercial ventures in Singapore and the ASEAN region.
He has advised on and drafted contracts, and assisted in legal due diligence and audits for companies ranging from start-ups to multinational corporations. Cannis is routinely engaged on a retainer basis by high net worth clients to deal with matters relating to their companies, personal property transactions, personal trust instruments, and dispute resolution. Cannis was also involved in the negotiation and drafting of documentation for several en-bloc redevelopment projects. Cannis has native written and spoken fluency in English and Mandarin, and has some experience in Legal Chinese through interaction with Chinese counterparties and while on exchange in Shanghai’s East China University of Law and Politics.​

Reported cases

  • Li Siu Lun v Looi Kok Poh and another [2012] SGHCR 4