Shipping: Litigation - Asia-Pacific Region
What the team is known for
Hill Dickinson is an especially strong law firm for wet shipping disputes, offering a market-leading Singapore team alongside a well-established practice in China. The firm is regularly mandated on cross-border matters, particularly in relation to claims surrounding maritime casualties, collisions and onboard incidents. It advises prominent P&I clubs, insurers and ship owners, with additional expertise in marine insurance, insolvency and bill of lading cases, as well as ship arrests. Also, the team acts on shipping arbitrations, and has experience advising on cargo liquefaction matters and other cargo claims.
Strengths
"They know the market inside-out and are equally well known by the market."
Work highlights
Hill Dickinson acted for the slot charterer of 'ONE Apus', a vessel that lost containers overboard while on trans-Pacific passage, requiring it to return to a Japanese port of refuge. Hill Dickinson dealt with multi-jurisdictional liability issues, and also worked on the investigation of causation and the defence of cargo claims.
Notable practitioners
Key points of contact are Andrew Lee in Singapore and Damien Laracy in Hong Kong.
