Shipping: Domestic
Global Guide 2024 : Singapore
Band 4
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Provided by Shook Lin & Bok LLP
Our Shipping & Commodities Practice advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Its team of experienced dispute resolution lawyers advises and acts for a global clientele in a wide range of shipping and commodities-related disputes including those involving ship management, shipbuilding, ship sale and purchase, charterparties, bills of lading, cargo misdelivery and cargo loss/damage, as well as demurrage or despatch and cargo quality claims.
Our team has experience in arbitrations conducted under various institutions such as the SIAC, SCMA, ICC, LMAA and LCIA, as well as those conducted in accordance with the rules of trade associations such as GAFTA and FOSFA.
Aside from litigation and arbitration, the team is also actively involved in restructuring and insolvency matters, advising banks and non-bank creditors, companies, regulators and insolvency practitioners, judicial managers and liquidators.
On the non-contentious side, the team’s highly regarded transactional lawyers advise on various transactional matters including ship sale and purchase, ship financing, secured and unsecured loans, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions.
Chambers Review
Shook Lin & Bok has a noteworthy team of seasoned shipping finance and litigation lawyers, often guiding clients on financing and restructuring matters. The team regularly handles both litigation and arbitration procedures, including cargo misdelivery, charter party, bill of lading and demurrage disputes. Clients represented by Shook Lin & Bok's shipping team include CIMB Bank, DBS Bank and HSBC.
Moses Lin is a key contact for clients.
Work Highlights
- Shook Lin & Bok acted for Tata International Singapore on a claim against Saachi Singapore for non-payment for delivery of cargo.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They understand the commercials of any case very well and are aware of all the small things that can affect the commercial viability of a case."
"The team comprises knowledgeable, flexible, responsive and sharp-thinking lawyers."
"They understand the commercials of any case very well and are aware of all the small things that can affect the commercial viability of a case."
"The team comprises knowledgeable, flexible, responsive and sharp-thinking lawyers."