Sharifah Nabilah

Sharifah Nabilah has a broad litigation practice and regularly acts in complex civil, defamation, family and criminal matters. She is an experienced advocate who appears in Court and provides strategic advice at every stage of a dispute. Her practice is distinguished by rigorous legal analysis, decisive advocacy and a strong understanding of her clients’ commercial and personal objectives.

Sharifah Nabilah graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with two Honours degrees, Sociology and Law.

Areas of Expertise

• Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution: Complex civil disputes, including High Court claims, with experience representing a publicly listed company in a high-profile fraud and conspiracy lawsuit against former board members.
• Defamation / Harassment: Management of complex defamation cases, representing both claimants and defendants, with a focus on effective strategies for resolution including Court applications under the Protection from Harassment Act, mediation, dispute resolution processes, and representations in Court.
• Employment Disputes: Resolution of conflicts arising from employment relationships including, discrimination, unfair dismissals, constructive dismissals, breach of contract.
• Tenancy Disputes: Addressing issues related to tenancy agreements, premature termination of tenancy agreement, withholdment of security deposit.
• Debt Recovery: Comprehensive debt recovery services, including issuing demand letters, negotiating settlements, filing lawsuits, enforcing judgments, and offering mediation and arbitration support, all aimed at optimizing recovery efforts while ensuring compliance with relevant laws.
• Bankruptcy / Companies’ Winding Up: Advising clients on bankruptcy and company’s winding up proceedings and financial recovery options.
• Family Law: Divorce, custody, variation of Cout orders and other family-related matters.
• Criminal Law: Defence in various criminal cases including sexual offences, mischief, Road Traffic Act, Computer Misuse Act.
• Probate & Estate Administration: Grant of Letters of Administration.
• Mental Capacity Act: Comprehensive services for applications for Deputyship, enabling the management of affairs for individuals who lack mental capacity, as well as the establishment of Lasting Powers of Attorney to empower trusted individuals to make crucial decisions on their behalf.
• Immigration Law: Visa appeals and residency matters.
• MCST Disputes: Resolution of disputes related to property management and strata title regulations.

Reported Judgment

1. Sa’adiah bte Jamari v Public Prosecutor [2022] SGHC 88
   • Appeal against conviction for poisoning babies.
2. Xia Zheng v Lee King Anne [2021] SGHC 199
   • Shareholder dispute in a public listed company.
   • Successfully defending against Summary Judgment.
3. Yeow Khim Seng Mark v Phan Ying Sheng [2021] SGHC 145
   • Defamation against social media influencer.
4. Zhong Kai Construction v Diamond Glass Enterprise [2021] SGHC 277
   • Construction dispute.
5. BAFCO Singapore Pte Ltd v Lee Tze Seng and others [2020] SGHC 281
   • Employment dispute.
   • Breach of confidence.
   • Interlocutory injunction.
6. VRV v VRW [2021] SGFC 61
   • Variation of custody orders in a divorce involving a high net-worth client.
   • Successfully applied to admit evidence of a mediation agreement.