Tan Hui Qing

Hui Qing is a Partner in the Family and Divorce Practice Group. As a family law specialist, Hui Qing has dealt with complex family law and matrimonial disputes which involve cross-border jurisdiction and forum issues, relocation, and foreign assets. Hui Qing has also been involved in a number of international child abduction cases under The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Apart from litigation, Hui Qing's practice also substantially involves other forms of dispute resolution, including mediation and Collaborative Family Practice, amongst others.

• Acted for clients in a number of international child abduction cases under The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 ("Convention"), including the following cases:
  • A case where the High Court addressed the defence of consent under Article 13(b) of the Convention (TUC v TUD [2017] SGHCF 12)
  • A case which an application for a return order under the Convention was referred to the Court of the country of habitual residence under Article 15 of the Convention for a determination that the retention of the child was wrongful within the meaning of the Convention (unreported decision in 2018)
  • A case which dealt with wrongful removal of a child from The Netherlands to Singapore, which was upheld on appeal to the High Court Family Division (VAA v VAB [2019] SFGC 92)

• Acted for clients in a number of cases regarding applications for relocation of a child to another jurisdiction, including the following cases:
  • A case where the Court considered the weight to be placed on the National Service obligations of the child in determining whether to allow a relocation to the UK (UFZ v UFY [2018] SGHCF 8)
  • A case where the Court allowed a relocation upon a request by a mother to pursue an employment opportunity in the UK (ULA v UKZ [2018] SGHCF 19)
  • A case which involved a relocation application during the Covid-19 pandemic (UYK v UYJ [2020] 5 SLR 772)
  • VPG v VPF [2021] SGHCF 18, where the High Court considered the immigration status of the parties and child as a relevant consideration in a relocation application

• Acted for a client in a case where the High Court determined the issue of a stay of proceedings due to forum non conveniens and the factors to be considered where the proceedings relate to the welfare of the child (TDX v TDY [2015] 4 SLR 982)

• Acted for clients in the following cases in relation to financial issues consequent to a divorce:
  • A case where the Court of Appeal determined whether an anti-suit injunction ought to be granted to prevent a spouse from applying to the English High Court for financial relief consequent to a divorce after the Singapore Court had already deal with the issue of division of matrimonial assets upon the grant of a divorce. (VEW v VEV [2022] SGCA 34)
  • A case where the Court of Appeal determined whether a gift or inheritance may lose its character as such and be regarded as a matrimonial asset (CLB v CLC [2023] SGCA 10)