Muk Yin Shyn
Lawyer
Yin Shyn is an associate at Chung Ting Fai & Co. She was admitted to the Singapore Bar in May 2024.
Her main areas of practice lie in general dispute resolution, including high value commercial disputes, family and probate-related disputes. She has assisted clients across various levels of the Singapore Courts and at mediation, gaining valuable experience in a wide range of legal matters.
Some notable cases that Yin Shyn has worked on include:
Successfully represented beneficiaries to obtain a declaration that the terms of a will overrode the right of survivorship in the High Court ([2023] SGHC 314) and successfully defended the appeal in the Court of Appeal before a Court of Three Judges ([2025] SGCA 20) which involved arguments on the applicability of Privy Council case law in Singapore.
Successfully represented a creditor in a High Court claim for a high value personal loan made to his friend which involved related litigation in the Chinese Courts.
Represented a client in a probate related matter to obtain a caveat against the Estate as a creditor and citation for deemed renunciation in the Family Justice Courts.
Represented clients to reseal foreign Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration by liaising with overseas partner firms and providing cross-border advice to clients.
Advised and represented clients in contested divorces and ancillary proceedings, nullity proceedings, maintenance proceedings, personal protection orders, estate and probate application and disputes in the Family Justice Court.
Yin Shyn is fluent in Mandarin and skilled at communicating with Mandarin-speaking clients to provide them with clear and effective interpretation and advice on Singapore’s legal procedures. Yin Shyn is also conversational in Cantonese.
Qualifications
- LLB. (Hon) National University of Singapore (1989)
- Admitted as Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (1990)
- 1st China Asean Legal Training Course, Guangxi University of Nationalities, China (2007)
Professional Highlights And Appointments
- Appointed as Mediator of Shantung Mediation and Arbitration Centre (2000)
- Appointed as Arbitrator of Qinzhou Arbitration Centre, Guanxi Autonomous Region (2005)
- Appointed as Assistant Registrar of Marriage for Hong Kong and Chinese Immigrants (2006)
- Adjunct Lecturer on Intellectual Property and Master of Science Technopreneurship and Innovation at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2006)
- Appointed as Honorary President of Tian Fu Association (Association for Sichuanese Immigrants in Singapore) (2006)
- Adjunct Professor at the Guangxi University of Nationalities (2008)
- Judge for the prestigious China Jessup Cup Moot competition (2011)
- Appointed as Adjunct Tutor at the International Legal Professionals Pilot Class of International Law School of Southwest University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL) (2013)
Clients
Publications
- Book “Legal Affairs” (2010)
- Book “Legal Affairs” (2012)
Community & Social Services
- Recipient of the Public Service Medal (PBM) (2000)
- President of the Kowloon Club (1997 – 2003, 2005 – 2009)
- Hon. General Secretary of Singa Sino Friendship Association (1999 – 2008)
- Treasurer of the Singapore China Friendship Association (2008)
- Hon. General Chairman of the Singapore Loving and Giving Society (2014)of Singa Sino Friendship Association (1999 – 2008)
