International trade
Clinker – SIAC Arbitration and Singapore Court
Acting for a commodities trader in expedited SIAC arbitrations and Singapore Court proceedings in relation to default issues arising under contracts for the supply of Vietnamese clinker.
Regulatory change (IMO 2020)
Acting for a global trading house and agribusiness in an LMAA arbitration concerning the construction of a clause dealing with the effects of regulatory change in a contract of affreightment.
Sugar and bagged rice
Advising shipowners and their P&I club in the settlement of multiple claims under two charterparties incorporating the Inter-Club Agreement for alleged shortage of and damage to sugar and bagged rice cargoes.
Soybeans
Advising a global trading house and agribusiness in relation to multiple claims arising out of the delayed discharge of Brazilian soybean cargoes at various Chinese ports.
Gold mine financing
Representing the defendant in High Court proceedings concerning alleged breaches of an exclusive mandate arrangement for the financing of a gold mine Africa.
Fraud
Representing the beneficiary of a letter of credit in High Court proceedings relating to allegations of fraud concerning the presentation of documents.
Iron ore – LCIA
Advising one of the world’s largest commodities trading houses in an LCIA arbitration concerning force majeure issues in the context of the sale and shipment of iron ore pellets.
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