Lim Chong Boon
Managing Director, Family Law & Dispute Resolution
Recognised as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation and ranked as a Leading Family and Divorce Lawyer by Doyles Guide.
Lim Chong Boon is the Managing Director of Family Law and Dispute Resolution at PKWA Law. With over 25 years of experience before the Singapore courts, he oversees the strategic direction of the firm’s Family Law and General Litigation Practice Groups. Under his leadership, PKWA Law’s Family Law Practice Group has been consistently recognised as one of Singapore’s leading family law teams. The firm has been ranked by The Straits Times as one of Singapore’s Best Law Firms for Family Law for six consecutive years from 2021 to 2026, and is also regularly recognised by Asian Legal Business, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, and Doyle’s Guide.
Leading Family Lawyer
- Doyle’s Guide: Chong Boon is ranked as a Leading Family and Divorce Lawyer in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025.
- Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific: Chong Boon is named a Litigation Star for family law in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Benchmark Litigation recognises “litigation stars” in each country as individuals who were recommended consistently as reputable and highly effective litigators by their clients and peers.
- Global Law Experts (2015): Recommended for his practical and streetwise approach, valued by clients for his knowledge and experience.
Awards and Accolades
PKWA Law’s Family Law Practice has earned long-standing recognition from top legal directories and publications for its excellence in family and matrimonial law. Led by Lim Chong Boon, the strength and depth of our team is also reflected in the many group and individual accolades achieved by our lawyers. Our consistent track record in family law has been acknowledged by the following:
Practice Group Recognition
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The Straits Times – Singapore’s Best Law Firms (Family Law)
PKWA Law has been ranked among Singapore’s Best Law Firms for family law for six consecutive years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. - PKWA Law was named Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year 2026 at the 22nd ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2026, presented by Asian Legal Business (Thomson Reuters).
- Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific – Leading Family & Matrimonial Law Firm. Featured in the Asia-Pacific guide as a leading family law practice in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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Asian Legal Business (Thomson Reuters) – Southeast Asia Law Awards
Recognised as one of Singapore’s top family law firms for 11 consecutive years (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026). -
Doyles Guide to Leading Singapore Family & Divorce Lawyers
PKWA Law has been ranked as a Leading Family & Divorce Law Firm in Singapore for 12 consecutive years: 2015 to 2026.
Commercial & Civil Cases
- Acting in protracted and highly complex litigation in the Singapore High Court of one of the largest corporate bond defaults in emerging markets history involving Asia Paper and Pulp. The claim was worth US$300 million and involved legal experts from the US and Indonesia, and decisions involving the Supreme Court of the State of New York and the Supreme Court of Indonesia (OCM Opportunities Fund II, LP and Others v Pt Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corporation and Another [2008] SGHC 73).
- Advising the leading global operator of water services in employment matters and general corporate advice for its Asia Pacific office.
- Acting for a government statutory board to obtain urgent interlocutory injunctions against occupiers for causing nuisance and breach of contract.
- Acting for Jurong Town Corporation in property disputes and obtaining possession of property from errant tenants.
- Acting for all 8 defendants in the High Court and Court of Appeal to successfully defend a US$27 million multi-cause of action claim for breach of contract, breach of agency, and conspiracy to defraud (Fornet Enterprise Co Ltd v Howell Universal Pte Ltd and Others [2006] SGHC 33).
- Acting for Propnex, one of the largest property agency companies in Singapore, in an action against some of its former employees and agents for poaching its staff and for breach of contract.
- Defending former students in a defamation suit brought by a trainer.
- Acting for a US-listed MNC in litigation over the construction of a wafer fab plant in Singapore.
- Acting for DBS Bank in the recovery of credit card and housing loans.
- Acting for the Nominee to successfully seek bankruptcy protection under the Bankruptcy Act for two directors of TT International Ltd, a company listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. This allowed the directors to resolve and restructure their personal liabilities of about $51 million arising out of corporate guarantees they had executed in connection with the company’s debts.
- Acting for a major international hotel chain with respect to their dispute with a Singapore landlord;
- Acting in the Singapore High Court in litigation with an international construction and engineering company over the construction of a plant. The case was one of the first in Singapore to involve the electronic discovery of documents stored in servers.
Family Law Cases
Chong Boon advises across the full range of family law matters, from uncontested divorces and negotiated settlements to complex and high-value family disputes. His practice encompasses matrimonial asset division, child custody and access issues, maintenance claims, cross-border family matters, and appellate-level family law work, including matters involving high-net-worth individuals and families.
Professional Involvement and Memberships
Chong Boon actively contributes to the legal community:
- Council of the Law Society of Singapore: Served two terms (1993-1996).
- Inquiry Panel of the Law Society of Singapore: Appointed by the Chief Justice from 2013 to 2027.
- Law Society of Singapore: Past committee member of the Civil Practice Committee and past Chairman of the Sports Committee.
- Commissioner for Oaths.
- Assigned Lawyer with the Legal Aid Bureau, Ministry of Law.
- Tutor, Practice Law Course of the Board of Legal Education: Family Law, Civil Procedure, Insolvency and Bankruptcy.
- Fellow, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AiADR).
- Member, Law Society of Singapore.
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law.
Co-author of “Divorce Done Right” and Other Publications
- Chong Boon is the co-author of “Divorce Done Right: A Guide to Family Law in Singapore,” published in 2021, sharing his knowledge on how to navigate divorce in Singapore.
- Chong Boon is a contributor/author for Lexis Practical Guidance – Family Law Module.
- Co-author of The latest Singapore law on division of matrimonial assets.
Media
Chong Boon has been interviewed by the media for his views on family law, including:
- Why unreasonable behaviour is the top reason cited for divorce in S’pore, and adultery the least – The Straits Times (19 July 2026)
- Who gets access to your digital assets, accounts when you are dead? – Straits Times.
- Breakups soon after marriage at 20-year high – Straits Times.
- More divorcees visiting kids under supervision – Straits Times.
- More break-ups among less-educated – Straits Times.
- Genuine interest needed to last in the community – Straits Times.
- When parents have different discipline styles – Young Parents.
- Dealing with irreconcilable differences – Singapore Business Review.
- Family Justice Courts launch a cheaper and faster way for users to file applications – Straits Times.
- Couple agreed to split 50% of flat’s value, but court says it must be 100% – The Straits Times
Law Society Practice Excellence Award in Family Law (2025)
PKWA in the Media
Our awards and accolades
PKWA Law recognised for sixth year running in the Straits Times “Singapore’s Best Law Firms”
