We handle the full range of marine insurance works.
Marine insurance disputes
We work in Peninsular Malaysian courts, particularly the Kuala Lumpur Admiralty Court and the Commercial Court. We also undertakes Labuan court matters. For Sabah and Sarawak court matters, we collaborate with Chin Lau Wong & Foo (for Sabah) and Sandhu Lee Goh & Co (for Sarawak).
We undertake work in London Commercial and Admiralty courts by instructing Dr. Arun Kasi, and additionally a local solicitor’s firm in London where necessary. Dr. Arun Kasi regularly appears before both Kuala Lumpur and London courts.
The team has extensive experience in arbitration work around the world, including at London, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, India and Brunei, and under the rules of LCIA, LMAA, CIArb, SIAC, SCMA, AIAC, HKIAC and ad hoc arbitrations. Dr. Arun Kasi is an arbitrator in the LCIA database, HKIAC list and the AIAC panel. Capt. Sushil Shankar is an arbitrator in the SCMA, SIArb, DIAC, AALCO-HKRAC, IIAM and AIAC panels and the SIAC reserve panel, among others.
Current cases
Defending an insurer in a US$500,000 cargo shortage claim involving complex questions of ICC(A) clauses and estoppel in Commercial Court.
Representing a subrogated insurer in a US$1 m LMAA arbitration claim for cargo damage by rainwater.
Representing a subrogated insurer in a US$200,000 LMAA arbitration claim for shortage.
Non-litigious work
Links to our guides
- Collision, pollution, salvage and general average – click here.
- General Average: a Handbook – click here.
- Payment of Kidnap & Ransom Insurance Premium by Charterer and Relief for Cargo of General Average Contribution Liability: The Polar – click here.
- General Average on Piracy Ransom: Water stirred by The Longchamp and The Polar – click here.
Team
International Arbitration (Arbitrator & Arbitration counsel)