Shipping: International: Litigation

Hill Dickinson has a highly regarded shipping litigation practice with an experienced team of maritime lawyers in Singapore. The team is adept at handling a range of dry and wet shipping disputes, including vessel collisions, maritime salvage and casualties, as well as cargo claims, charter party disputes and ship arrests. The firm regularly acts for shipowners, charterers and P&I clubs, especially on cross-border matters. The group is also adept at handling arbitration.

"The firm is a market leader in Singapore and Asia. They are maritime shipping litigation specialists with a dedicated group of highly skilled lawyers."

"They have an incredibly strong depth and breadth of expertise, previous experience and network."

Hill Dickinson advised charterers of several vessels on a dispute arising out of a reduction in the speed of performance of a fleet of vessels owing to the installation and activation of engine performance limits.

Andrew Lee offers significant expertise in both dry and wet shipping matters in Singapore. He is best known for his work on charter party claims and bunker disputes, and possesses further experience in casualty and salvage matters. "Andrew is great as a solution provider." "Andrew is a first-class lawyer all round."

Shanna Ghose is a popular choice as counsel in dry shipping and commodities litigation. She is further experienced in cross-border arbitration. "Shanna is highly client-oriented and cost-effective." "She is well regarded in the industry and has done very well."

Matthew Dow has demonstrated solid experience handling marine casualty mandates, such as incidents involving fires and stack collapses. He actively assists shipowners, slot charterers and P&I clubs with claims following shipping casualties. Dow also possesses experience in wreck removal matters. "Matthew provides fast, effective and commercial advice, fantastic support to all parties involved in the matter and reasonable fees. I could not recommend him highly enough." "Matthew Dow is impressive. He is a clever lawyer and a very nice chap. I thoroughly enjoyed working with him. He's someone who gets it."