Marine Insurance & General Average

We handle the full range of marine insurance works.

Marine insurance disputes

Our Marine Insurance team has extensive experience in handling marine insurance disputes. That includes P&I, FD&D, H&M and cargo insurance and re-insurance matters and general average disputes.

We work in Peninsular Malaysian courts, particularly the Kuala Lumpur Admiralty Court and 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 LMAA, CIArb, SCMA, AIAC, HKIAC and ad hoc arbitrations. Dr. Arun Kasi is an arbitrator in HKIAC list and AIAC panel. Capt. Sushil Shankar is an arbitrator in the SIAC, SCMA, SIArb, DIAC, AALCO-HKRAC, IIAM and AIAC panels, among others. 

Our clients include shipowners, operators, charterers, chandlers, cargo owners, brokers, H&M/cargo insurers, P&I clubs, and insureds.

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 insurance work

We undertake advisory work in relation to various insurance contracts. That includes advising insurers on policies and various standard form terms including ICC clauses. 

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

Malaysian Court litigation

• Adjunct Prof. Dr. Arun Kasi
• Linda A James

International Arbitration (Arbitrator & Arbitration counsel)

• Adjunct Prof. Dr. Arun Kasi
• Capt. Sushil Shankar
• Josep Galvez

London Court counsel work

• Adjunct Prof. Dr. Arun Kasi