Carren Thung

Carren is a disputes lawyer with a focus on contentious insurance-related disputes. Carren frequently advises on policy coverage matters across all classes of insurance, as well as the conduct of subrogated proceedings both in Singapore and around the region. Carren is presently the President of the Insurance Law Association of Singapore.

Outside insurance, Carren works with clients across a range of sectors including the medical, telecommunications, cryptocurrency, and professional services industries. Having worked as a commercial litigator in a large local firm, Carren has significant international commercial arbitration experience and has acted as counsel in arbitration proceedings conducted under the auspices of different arbitral institutions and in accordance with various sets of procedural rules, including the SIAC, ICC and UNCITRAL. Carren also holds a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Asia qualification and advises on data privacy and protection issues.

Recent experience includes:

• Advising CAR insurers on issues of contribution and double insurance.
• Advising insurers/takaful operators on business interruption claims arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Advising D&O insurers on policy coverage issues arising out of allegations of broker negligence.
• Acting for a PRC telecommunications manufacturer in a USD 60-90 million dispute with a Standard Essential Patent holder in an ICC arbitration which involved issues of patent infringement, availability of interim preservation measures, and counterclaims based on breaches of FRAND obligations in relation to LTE, 2G, 3G, and 4G standard patents.
• Representing the Respondents in a joint venture dispute involving breach of contract and minority oppression claims valued at approximately USD 40 million in the SIAC, which included a preliminary challenge of the admissibility of the arbitration based on a failure to comply with an escalation clause resulting in a favourable settlement.
• Defending a PRC MNC in a dispute with an Iranian distributor in an Singapore-seated ICC arbitration with claims in excess of USD 8 million, which involved issues of Islamic law.
• Defending a remote medical service provider in a medical negligence claim brought by Chinese vessel owners valued at SGD 2 million which was referred to SIAC arbitration.
• Acting for a Malaysian corporation in a Singapore-seated SIAC dispute against construction consortium partners.​