International Trade

Notable Matters

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  Advising an international bank in relation to its finance of a bareboat charter to a transnational shipping company.

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  Acted for a time charterer in an arbitration administered by the London Maritime Arbitrators' Association against a British public-listed multinational oil and gas company in relation to underperformance claims.

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  Advised a director of a Singapore-incorporated bunker supplier and craft operator on potential criminal proceedings for fraudulent trading arising from the Singapore Maritime and Port Authority's discovery, during enforcement checks, that the bunker's mass flow meter had been tampered with. Also advised the director (who was then based in Hong Kong) on the potential exposure to extradition to Singapore to face criminal proceedings.

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  Acted for a major Japanese agricultural group in a dispute against a shipowner and a Saudi Arabian buyer under the Grain and Feed Trade Association rules in relation to a corn contamination case.