Shipping: Domestic - Singapore
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Helmsman is a prominent player in Singapore's shipping market, with strong capabilities in both wet and dry shipping litigation. This expertise covers ship casualty and grounding matters, charter party and cargo disputes, and ship arrests. The team also possesses significant capabilities in ship finance and insolvency and restructuring matters. The firm represents a range of maritime clients, including shipping and offshore companies and commodities traders.
Strengths
Helmsman has an agile team with very strong lawyers.
They have cerebral individuals and they're the most cost-effective around. They're very good.
Work Highlights
Helmsman represented United Overseas Bank in a high-profile misdelivery claim against Maersk Tankers in the Singapore Courts.
Notable practitioners
Ian Teo is a popular choice of counsel in shipping litigation and arbitration in Singapore, regularly advising on bunker, shipbuilding and charter party disputes, among other matters.
Kudos to Ian for building up the team.
Maureen Poh is well regarded in the Singaporean legal market for her active shipping litigation practice. She is experienced in representing shipping and commodity trading companies in charter party and ship arrest-related disputes.
Chen Zhida specialises in shipping and commodity trading matters in Singapore, with expertise in charter party and cargo disputes, among other areas.
He's a safe pair of hands. He's very good.
