Riaz LLC Advocates and Solicitors is a Singapore-based law firm incorporated in June 2009 by Mr Riaz Qayyum, specialising in personal injury claims and insurance matters, with particular expertise in road traffic accident cases. The firm describes its approach as taking a watertight assessment of each case's merits before advising clients, aiming to secure fair and expeditious compensation.
Since its founding, Riaz LLC has grown from Mr Riaz working with a single secretary into a firm of four lawyers and sixteen staff, handling matters of varying complexity and quantum. Beyond personal injury, the firm's lawyers collectively bring experience across criminal defence, divorce and family law, building and construction claims, commercial and civil claims, company and shareholder disputes, conveyancing, probate, workmen's compensation claims and bankruptcy applications.
The firm's three lawyers — founder Riaz Qayyum, along with Ridhwan and Vengadesh s/o Kumaravelu — bring a combined background spanning plaintiff and defendant-side work, criminal law, family law and general litigation, giving Riaz LLC broad coverage across contentious legal matters.
Riaz LLC Advocates and Solicitors has operated in Singapore since June 2009, when founder Riaz Qayyum established the firm around a clear focus: fighting for fair compensation in personal injury and insurance matters, with particular depth in road traffic accident cases.
The firm frames its process around four steps — Accident, Consult Us, We Fight For You, and Compensation — reflecting a philosophy of carefully assessing the merits of a case before advising clients on the path forward. Riaz LLC states it has successfully obtained compensation for clients across matters of varying complexity and quantum, prioritising expeditious resolution in the best interest of each client.
Mr Riaz Qayyum graduated from the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Law in 1994 and was called to the Supreme Court of Singapore as an advocate and solicitor in 1995. He is also admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales. Over 25 years of practice, he has appeared before the Magistrate and District Court, High Court, Family Justice Court and the Court of Appeal, handling criminal defence, divorce and matrimonial asset disputes, building and construction claims, commercial and civil litigation, shareholder disputes, conveyancing, and probate matters. Under his leadership, the firm has grown from just himself and one secretary into a team of four lawyers and sixteen staff.
Riaz LLC's lawyer team also includes Ridhwan, who graduated from the University of Leeds in 2013 and was called to the Singapore Bar in 2015. Before joining Riaz LLC, Ridhwan worked as a defendant lawyer at an insurance law firm, giving him direct experience with the defence side of motor accident, work injury compensation and public liability claims — a background that now informs his work representing plaintiffs. His case history includes criminal matters involving drug importation and road traffic offences, a successful discharge negotiation for an intellectually disabled defendant, and divorce proceedings resolved through mediation.
Vengadesh s/o Kumaravelu rounds out the team, having graduated from Murdoch University in 2013 and been called to the Singapore Bar in 2016. He trained across criminal and family matters before gaining exposure to commercial civil litigation, road traffic accidents and work injury compensation claims at another firm, joining Riaz LLC in 2022. His notable work includes personal injury trials, workmen's compensation claims, bankruptcy applications, and assisting lead counsel in Court of Appeal matters, including a contractual dispute settlement and disciplinary proceedings.
While road traffic accidents and personal injury remain the firm's core specialty, Riaz LLC's combined lawyer experience extends into criminal defence, family law, building and construction claims, commercial and civil disputes, company and shareholder matters, conveyancing for both buyers and sellers, probate, workmen's compensation, and bankruptcy applications — giving clients a single firm to turn to across a range of contentious legal matters.
Riaz LLC is located at 133 New Bridge Road #09-09, Chinatown Point, Singapore 059413. Prospective clients can reach the firm by phone, fax, email, or through the contact form on their website to arrange a consultation and discuss the specifics of their case.