Sat as sole arbitrator and as part of a tribunal of 3 arbitrators in commodity, charterparty, ship repair, shipbuilding bunkers and joint venture disputes in institutional (particularly, ICC and SIAC) and ad-hoc arbitrations. Has conducted arbitration as arbitrator and counsel in Chinese. Has conducted arbitration as arbitrator and/or counsel in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Shanghai and London.
Also act as lead counsel in charterparty, ship-building, ship repair, bunkers, commodity and joint venture arbitrations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and London.
His scope of expertise includes bills of lading, charter party and marine insurance, shipbuilding, ship sale and purchase litigation and arbitration, international trade and commodity disputes as well as trade finance litigation.
An accomplished legal writer, he authored the only book (soon into the third edition) on Admiralty Law and Practice in Singapore which is relied on by both practitioners and academics, in Singapore and other jurisdictions. He has also published extensively in international legal journals on the areas of shipping and private international law.
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