Bonsai Law Corporation is a Singapore law firm located at #08-08 High Street Centre on North Bridge Road, opposite the Supreme Court and near Parliament House. The firm provides legal support to individuals and small businesses who require effective solutions and fixed prices, positioning itself as 'your counsel when it matters most' — whether you are dealing with the loss of a loved one, a difficult divorce, or a criminal charge.
Its practice areas span wills, probate and estate planning (including grants of probate, letters of administration, Muslim probate and resealing of foreign grants), family law (uncontested and contested divorce, annulment and personal protection orders), dispute resolution (debt enforcement and defamation), criminal defence, and personal legal procedures such as deed polls and Lasting Power of Attorney.
The firm is built around direct access: every client communicates and meets directly with the lawyer, not a paralegal or a legal secretary. Founder Shen Han, a self-described legal 'generalist' and former stockbroker, focuses on probate and administration, matrimonial disputes and other civil and criminal matters, with a keen interest in technology and startup legal issues. Clients describe clear, simple advice, generous time spent on their problems, transparent charges and prompt replies — affordable and effective legal help in difficult times.
Bonsai Law Corporation sits at #08-08 High Street Centre, 1 North Bridge Road — a Civic District address opposite the Supreme Court and near Parliament House. The location suits the work: this is a firm built for the moments when ordinary people find themselves dealing with courts, whether by choice or by circumstance.
The firm's promise is straightforward: legal support to individuals and small businesses who require effective solutions and fixed prices. Its tagline — 'Your counsel when it matters most' — frames the practice around life's harder chapters. Whether you are dealing with the loss of a loved one, a difficult divorce, or a criminal charge, the firm offers what it describes as thoughtful, practical and effective legal solutions, standing by clients not just as lawyers, but as trusted advisors in difficult times.
One commitment shapes everything: every client communicates and meets directly with the lawyer — not a paralegal or a legal secretary. The firm believes a good legal practice is built on relationships, and its client reviews bear this out. A commercial dispute client praised advice that was 'clear and simple' and enabled an informed decision, along with generous time covering every aspect of the problem and affordable, effective service. An annulment client reported the matter done very quickly, with all details covered and questions answered promptly. And a client who needed a foreign grant resealed chose the firm after speaking to three other solicitors, citing a clear path, a realistic timeframe and transparent charges — no hiccups and all done smoothly, with prompt answers to queries by phone or email.
Founder Shen Han describes himself as a throwback to a time when lawyers were 'generalists' and worked closely with their clients. His main areas of practice are probate and administration, matrimonial disputes, and other civil and criminal matters, with a keen interest in technology and startups — he can assist a startup with its legal issues. Before becoming a lawyer, he spent a number of years as a stockbroker navigating the pitfalls of the financial markets; today he navigates the processes of the Singapore court system, where, he notes, the potential pitfalls are just as numerous.
His take on legal technology is refreshingly unpretentious: technology can be married with legal work so that it is done better, faster and at lower cost — but the industry isn't 'broken' or ripe for 'disruption'. People will always need lawyers, he argues; they just want affordable and more efficient ones. Danielle, the firm's paralegal, has a keen interest in criminology and hopes to practise as a criminal lawyer in the future.
The practice covers five areas:
High Street Centre is accessible via Clarke Quay (North-East Line) and City Hall (East-West Line) MRT stations, and by bus stops at Hill Street, High Street and North Boat Quay, served by services including 2, 12, 32, 33, 124, 145, 147, 166, 174, 190, 195 and 851. Drivers can use the building car park, which charges around $3.21 per hour from Monday to Saturday before 5pm, and $3.21 per entry after 5pm and on Sundays and public holidays.
The best first step is the online contact form: select the issue you are facing — divorce, annulment, other family matters, wills and estate planning, probate and administration, commercial disputes, criminal defence, employment law, defamation and more — describe your matter, and optionally attach initial documents (jpg, pdf or doc, up to 10MB each). You can also call 6550 6359 or email shenhan@bonsailaw.com.sg. The firm cautions that calls may go unanswered while the lawyer is engaged with clients or attending court, so leave an email or form message and you will hear back within two working days. Every enquiry begins as a confidential discussion about how the firm can help you or your company.