Band 2
Provided by Rongcun Li
Shipping / Off-shore Projects / International Trade / Corporate and Commerce
Rongcun graduated from Shanghai Maritime University with bachelor’s degree in international shipping management and Dalian Maritime University with master’s degree in maritime law. From 1994 to 2002, he was working for China Ocean Shipping Agency (PENAVICO) Shantou Co., Ltd. at the shipping department as department manager and corporate legal counsel. In 2002, he joined Wang Jing & Co. and was dispatched to Xiamen for the establishment of Xiamen Office. In July 2007, he was officially appointed as director of Xiamen Office of Wang Jing & Co.. In 2009, he was promoted as partner and in 2017, senior partner.
Rongcun mainly deals with legal affairs related to maritime & admiralty and insurance, including dispute over cargo carriage insurance, dispute over shipping insurance, dispute over shipbuilding, bill of lading, charterparty, cargo loss claims, ship collision, detention of vessel and cargo, maritime salvage and rescue, maritime personal casualty claims, dispute over seafarer service contract while having abundant experience in resolute of disputes over international trade and letter of credit. Rongcun has been providing professional legal service to famous international P&I Clubs (including Gard Club, Japan P&I Club, Skuld Club, London Club, Britannia, Steamship, West of England, Swedish Club, American P&I), domestic insurance companies (PICC, CPIC, Donghai Marine Insurance, Pingan Insurance), shipping companies, terminals, and large enterprises in Fujian and is professional in handling disputes over insurance, shipping, and international trade. In over ten years of practice, Rongcun has handled tens of thousands of cases, among which many were rather complicated and selected as model cases by relevant authorities.
1. Qualified as Water Transport Economist in 1998;
2. Qualified as Corporate Legal Counsel in 2001;
3. Qualified to Practice Law in China in 2003;
4. Member of China Maritime Law Association since 2005;
5. Member of Chinese Society for the Law of the Sea since 2006;
6. Member of the Maritime Committee of Xiamen Bar Association in 2007;
7. Council Member of the Maritime Law Society of Fujian Law Society in 2012;
8. Arbitrator of Southeast International Shipping Arbitration Tribunal of Xiamen Arbitration Committee in 2012;
9. AFNI, the Nautical Institute, London；
Associate Fellow (AFNI) of the Nautical Institute, London in 2012;
10. Chartered Institute of Arbitrator；
Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrator in 2013;
11. Appointed as Expert in Maritime Search and Rescue by Xiamen Maritime Search and Rescue Centre in 2014;
12. Appointed as Expert in Maritime Investigation by Xiamen Maritime Safety Administration in 2015;
13. Member of the Maritime Committee of All China Lawyers Association in 2016;
14. Deputy Director of the Maritime Committee of Xiamen Lawyers Association in 2017;
15. Mediator jointly appointed by the Arbitration Centre Across the Straits and Fujian Marine Technology Association in 2018;
16. Deputy Director of the Maritime Committee of Fujian Provincial Lawyers Association in 2019;
17. Arbitrator of China Maritime Arbitration Commission in 2020;
18. Appointed as Legal Counsel for Quanzhou Shipowners Association in 2022.
While expanding his practices in law, Rongcun is also devoted to academic research and discussions of law. He edited and published the book Practical Research on Maritime Law while tutoring lawyers in the firm to in writing academic papers on their case handling experiences, including (some were published on domestic and foreign magazines and journals):
1. Discussions on the Actual Application of Maritime Liability Limitation of Chinese Coastal Vessels
2. Analysis on Damages for Illegally-Cultivate Aquatic Products
3. The Ship Registration System under the Property Law of the People’s Republic of China
4. 《Seafarer’ s Criminal Liabilities in China》；
5. Comments on the Appeal filed by Xiamen Chonglian Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. against the Judgement rendered by Xiamen Maritime Court in favour of A. P. Moller Maersk A/S in relation to a Dispute over Contract of Carriage of Goods by Sea
6. Whether Performance Guarantee can be Used to Deny the Validity of Arbitration Clauses without the Approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China
7. Essay on Insurance Liability for Ships Sailing Beyond the Trade Areas Approved Which May Arise During Construction Activities on Islands of South China Sea
8. How to Reasonably Avoid and Transfer the Safety Production Responsibility Shouldered by the Responsible Persons of Port and Shipping Enterprises – Warnings Posed by the Massive Explosion Incident in Tianjin Port on 12 August 2015
9. On Positions of Chinese Courts regarding Carriers’ Defence of 0.5% Trade Allowance for Bulk Cargo Shortage
10. Discussion and Analysis of Subjects of Liability in Cargo Salvage
11. Whether Carriers can Avoid Liability by Means of Concealing and Delaying the Limitation for Actions in Delivery of Cargo without Production of Bill of Lading
12. Legal Issues behind the Capsizing of the Passenger Ship in Yangtze River
13. How to Define the Association Relationship in the Domestic Trade Credit Insurance
14. Analysis on Policy LOU – Problems and Risks
15. Whether a Carrier is Entitled to Request the Consignee/Charterer to Issue a Letter of Indemnity for Discharge without Original Bill of Lading where the Original Bill of Lading Has Not Arrived
16. Risk Transfer behind the Severe Drop of Bulk Merchandise Prices: whether one can refuse to pay for the cargo/receive the cargo on the ground of discrepancy in letter of credit
17. A Success of Carriers in Defending Liability Exemption by Invoking Typhoon
18. Restrictions on Cargo Owner’s right to Wreck Removal under Compulsory Wreck Removal
19. Research on Claim Approaches for Compulsory Wreck Removal Expenses
20. A Comparative Analysis on Examination and Ascertainment of Liability Exemption Defences Invoking Typhoon by Carriers and Terminals in Chinese Judicial Practices
21. Identification of Shipper under Indirect Agency
22. 《Chinese SPC’s latest retrial ruling expands exposures to Owners and P&I Clubs in soybean damage cases》
23. 《Latest Chinese court judgments bring new exposure of carriers to cargo shortage》
24. 《WJNCO Review of 2022 Maritime Claims in Fujian, China》
Dalian Maritime University
LLM
Chinese (Mandarin and Shantou Dialect)
English
Provided by Chambers
Li Rongcun operates out of the firm’s Xiamen office. He has extensive experience in shipping disputes, including ship allision. He is also skilled in handling shipping insurance and finance matters.
李荣存律师常驻该所厦门办公室。他在包括船舶碰撞方面的船舶纠纷中经验丰富，并且擅长处理船舶保险和财务事宜。