Ting Yong Hong specialises in “dry” shipping, commodities and trade finance. He is regularly instructed by commodities players and stated-owned enterprises, as well as international banks to represent them in high-value claims both before the Singapore Courts and in arbitrations.
His expertise includes bills of lading, charterparty, ship sale and purchase, commodities, trade finance documentation, and trade finance disputes.
Yong Hong also has significant experience in maritime insolvency, having frequently been instructed by both banks and trade creditors to advise on and coordinate complex cross-border litigation in connection with the corporate insolvencies of major commodities players, bunkers suppliers and shipowners. Many of these cases involve investigating complex commercial / banking fraud.
As an advocate, Yong Hong has argued cases before all levels of the Singapore Courts, receiving praise from a full bench of the Court of Appeal for his “candour and tenacity” in advancing his clients’ case. He is well-versed in international commercial arbitration, having acted as counsel in SIAC, SCMA, HKIAC, LMAA and LCIA arbitrations.
Yong Hong is a Senior Accredited Specialist in Maritime and Shipping Law by the Singapore Academy of Law’s Specialist Accreditation Scheme. He is also a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and listed on the SCMA panel of arbitrators.