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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.

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Shipping: Domestic - Singapore

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What the Team is Known For

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, bills of lading and demurrage disputes. Its clients typically consist of major banks, judicial managers and commodities trading firms.

Work Highlights

  • Shook Lin & Bok acted for HSBC on its rights as holders of the original bills of lading in respect of five separate interpleader proceedings.

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Notable Practitioners

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Moses Lin
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Moses Lin
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Moses Lin heads the firm's shipping and commodities practice. He is an experienced litigator active in shipping disputes, and frequently represents banks, financial institutions and trading houses.

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Shipping: Domestic: Litigation

Moses Lin
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Moses Lin
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Up and Coming

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