Julian Teoh

“A simple idea, executed incredibly well by people with genuine expertise in insurance and ambition to match. That is what drew me to Fenchurch Law”

Julian is a specialist insurance and reinsurance lawyer (coverage and defence) with over twenty years’ post-qualification experience, having also worked in-house with Australia’s largest general insurer.

Julian has particular expertise in complex property, construction and business interruption claims. He has worked in Asia since 2007 and has acted in disputes arising from major regional and global events including most recently, business interruption claims arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.

His expertise has been recognised in various legal directories, including the Gracechurch Asia-Pacific Insurance Law Report and Euromoney’s Expert Guide to Insurance and Reinsurance in Singapore.

Julian’s recent relevant experience includes acting in the following matters:

• SGD 125 million property damage / business interruption claim arising from a mould outbreak at a large hotel and commercial complex in Singapore.
• –A high-profile SGD 7 million fire claim at a waste management plant.
• –Catastrophic personal injury claims arising from a pipe rupture at a facility on Jurong Island.
• –Advising on coverage arising from an outbreak of COVID-19 at foreign worker dormitories in Singapore, and at a landmark commercial complex in Malaysia.
• –A SGD 55 million fire claim at a renewable energy research institute.
• –A USD 30 million machinery breakdown and business interruption claim at an aluminium smelter in Sarawak, Malaysia.
• –A USD 6 million claim in respect of a turbine failure at a petrochemical plant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Julian has also appeared as advocate in mediations and arbitrations. He is fluent in various languages, including English and Malay.