Leading Admiralty and Shipping Lawyers & Firms by Reported Cases — Singapore

26 reported cases · January 2023 to September 2026

Updated

What did Singapore courts decide in Admiralty and Shipping?

Singapore courts issued 26 reported Admiralty and Shipping judgments (2023–2026), most in the High Court (15), of the 7 whose outcome could be read from the judgment, the most common was Appeal dismissed (3), one monetary award was recorded, of $25,000. This is a descriptive summary of what the courts recorded in reported decisions, not legal advice.

Reported cases 26 (2023–2026)
By year 2026 (6) · 2025 (4) · 2024 (8) · 2023 (8)
By court High Court (15) · Court of Appeal (6) · High Court Registrar (5)
Outcomes (7 judgments) Appeal dismissed (3) · Application dismissed (2) · Appeal allowed (1) · Appeal allowed in part (1)
Monetary award $25,000
Most active firms Incisive Law LLC (6) · DennisMathiew (5) · Allen & Gledhill LLP (4) · Haridass Ho & Partners (4) · Helmsman LLC (4)
Most active counsel Tan Hui Tsing (5) · Loh Wai Yue (4) · Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam (4) · Teo Ke-Wei Ian (4) · Choi Yee Hang Ian (3)

Compiled from 26 reported Admiralty and Shipping judgments published on eLitigation. Counts and figures are derived from the judgments themselves; the Attorney-General's Chambers is excluded from the counsel and firm counts as the public prosecutor.

Outcome data updated

Across 26 reported Admiralty and Shipping judgments in Singapore courts (January 2023 to September 2026), Incisive Law LLC is the most active firm by reported case count (6 cases), Tan Hui Tsing is the most active lawyer (5 case appearances). The lists below count how often named firms and lawyers appear in reported decisions — a descriptive count of activity, not an assessment of quality or standing.

Overview

Admiralty and Shipping appears in 26 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026). The most active judge by reported case count is S Mohan (11 cases) and the most active firm is Incisive Law LLC (6 cases).

Which law firms handle the most Admiralty and Shipping cases in Singapore?

Incisive Law LLC leads in Admiralty and Shipping with 6 cases between January 2023 and September 2026, followed by DennisMathiew (5 cases). 40 firms appeared in Admiralty and Shipping cases during this period.

1. Incisive Law LLC 6 cases 2. DennisMathiew 5 cases 3. Allen & Gledhill LLP 4 cases 4. Haridass Ho & Partners 4 cases 5. Helmsman LLC 4 cases 6. Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP 3 cases 7. AsiaLegal LLC 3 cases 8. Resource Law LLC 3 cases 9. Shook Lin & Bok LLP 3 cases 10. Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP 3 cases 11. Oon & Bazul LLP 3 cases 12. Kenneth Tan Partnership 2 cases 13. TSMP Law Corporation 2 cases 14. LVM Law Chambers LLC 2 cases 15. Focus Law Asia LLC 2 cases

Who are the leading Admiralty and Shipping lawyers in Singapore?

Tan Hui Tsing is the most active Admiralty and Shipping lawyer in Singapore with 5 case appearances between January 2023 and September 2026.

1. Tan Hui Tsing 5 cases 2. Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam 4 cases 3. Teo Ke-Wei Ian 4 cases 4. Loh Wai Yue 4 cases 5. Subashini d/o Narayanasamy 3 cases 6. Gho Sze Kee 3 cases 7. Seah Lee Guan Collin 3 cases 8. Jonathan Lim Shi Cao 3 cases 9. Choi Yee Hang Ian 3 cases 10. Lin Weiwen Moses 3 cases 11. Soong Jun De 3 cases 12. Sze Kian Chuan 3 cases 13. Mathiew Christophe Rajoo 3 cases 14. Liao Yanting 3 cases 15. Yogarajah Yoga Sharmini 2 cases

Which judges handle the most Admiralty and Shipping cases in Singapore?

S Mohan has handled 11 Admiralty and Shipping cases between January 2023 and September 2026, the most of any Singapore judge. Steven Chong (4 cases) and Belinda Ang Saw Ean (4 cases) follow.

1. S Mohan 11 cases 2. Steven Chong 4 cases 3. Belinda Ang Saw Ean 4 cases 4. Sundaresh Menon 3 cases 5. Ang Cheng Hock 2 cases 6. Kannan Ramesh 2 cases 7. Navin Anand 2 cases
8. Sim Junhui 1 case
9. Sushil Nair 1 case 10. Tay Yong Kwang 1 case 11. Kristy Tan 1 case 12. Judith Prakash 1 case 13. Nicholas Lai 1 case 14. Chua Lee Ming 1 case 15. Kwek Mean Luck 1 case

How many Admiralty and Shipping cases are reported in Singapore courts?

26 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026) involve Admiralty and Shipping, most often decided by S Mohan.

Case Volume by Year

8
23
8
24
4
25
6
26
2023–2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem 2 Bills of lading — Delivery of cargo against presentation of bills of lading 2 Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem — Statutory liens 2 Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Stay of action proceedings 2 Practice and procedure of action in rem — Duty of disclosure 2 Sale of ships — Clause 9 of the Norwegian Saleform 2012 — Construction 1 Practice and procedure of action in rem — Release — Whether release can be procured by way of an interim mandatory injunction 1 Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Statutory liens created by admiralty in rem claimants — Effect of order made under s 100(2) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 — Whether the order provided security to admiralty in rem claimants 1 Bills of lading — Financier pledging bills of lading to issuing bank as security for loan — Bank returning bills of lading to financier under trust receipt arrangement — Whether pledge was extinguished by redelivery of the bills to the financier 1 Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Stay of action in favour of arbitration 1 Enforcement of foreign arbitral award — Lifting stay of action — Judgment in rem 1 Practice and procedure of action in rem — Warrant of arrest — Wrongful continuation of arrest and wrongful detention 1 Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem — Whether variation of a priority order can be sought by a claimant without a judgment in rem 1 Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem — Whether a proprietary claim to the sale proceeds of an arrested vessel may be made without invoking admiralty jurisdiction 1 Bills of lading — Bills of Lading Act 1 Practice and procedure of action in rem — Security 1 Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Statutory liens 1 Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Ownership of vessels 1 Carriage of goods by sea — Bareboat charterparties — Characteristics 1 Practice and procedure of action in rem — Judicial sale of vessel — Effect of judicial sale on bareboat charterparty 1 + 13 more

Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem 2 cases

Bills of lading — Delivery of cargo against presentation of bills of lading 2 cases

Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem — Statutory liens 2 cases

Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Stay of action proceedings 2 cases

Practice and procedure of action in rem — Duty of disclosure 2 cases

Sale of ships — Clause 9 of the Norwegian Saleform 2012 — Construction 1 case

Practice and procedure of action in rem — Release — Whether release can be procured by way of an interim mandatory injunction 1 case

Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Statutory liens created by admiralty in rem claimants — Effect of order made under s 100(2) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 — Whether the order provided security to admiralty in rem claimants 1 case

  • Re Da Shun Shipping (Pte.) Ltd.

    The court granted the necessary leave to both liquidators, dismissed An Wei's prayers for subrogation, and allowed its contribution claim of US$6,083,702.55 to rank as an unsecured claim in Da Shun's…

    High Court · 8 April 2026 · [2026] SGHC 75

Bills of lading — Financier pledging bills of lading to issuing bank as security for loan — Bank returning bills of lading to financier under trust receipt arrangement — Whether pledge was extinguished by redelivery of the bills to the financier 1 case

Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Stay of action in favour of arbitration 1 case

Enforcement of foreign arbitral award — Lifting stay of action — Judgment in rem 1 case

Practice and procedure of action in rem — Warrant of arrest — Wrongful continuation of arrest and wrongful detention 1 case

Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem — Whether variation of a priority order can be sought by a claimant without a judgment in rem 1 case

Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem — Whether a proprietary claim to the sale proceeds of an arrested vessel may be made without invoking admiralty jurisdiction 1 case

Bills of lading — Bills of Lading Act 1 case

Practice and procedure of action in rem — Security 1 case

Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Statutory liens 1 case

Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Ownership of vessels 1 case

Carriage of goods by sea — Bareboat charterparties — Characteristics 1 case

Practice and procedure of action in rem — Judicial sale of vessel — Effect of judicial sale on bareboat charterparty 1 case

Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Wrongful arrest — Damages for wrongful arrest 1 case

Bills of lading — Bills of Lading Act 1992 — Vesting of rights of suit under the contract of carriage 1 case

Bills of lading — Switch bills of lading — Breach of contract — Whether shipowner wrongfully issued switch bills of lading in breach of contract 1 case

Bills of lading — Switch bills of lading — Bailment — Whether shipowner as bailee owed trade financing bank duty in bailment — Whether shipowner breached duty as bailee 1 case

Bills of lading — Switch bills of lading — Duty of care — Whether shipowner owed trade financing bank duty of care in issuing switch bills of lading — Whether shipowner breached duty of care in agreeing to issue and issuing switch bills of lading 1 case

Practice and procedure of action in rem — Payment out of proceeds of sale — Whether “gaming equipment” was included in a ship mortgage — Whether there is sufficient evidence that there was “gaming equipment” on board the vessel belonging to the mortgagor 1 case

Wreck removal 1 case

Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem — Definition of “ship” under section 2 of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act 1961 — Meaning of “vessel used in navigation” — Whether barge converted to floating fish farm is a “ship” under section 2 of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act 1961 1 case

Carriage of goods by sea — Liens over sub-freights, sub-hires and demurrages and time for detention 1 case

Sale of cargo pendente lite under Order 13 rule 4 of the Rules of Court 2021 — Factors to consider in the exercise of the court’s discretion — Whether there was good reason for the cargo to be sold — Whether it was in the interests of justice for the cargo to be sold 1 case

  • Hyphen Trading Limited v BLPL Singapore Pte Ltd and others

    The High Court dismissed the claimant's application for a sale of the cargo pendente lite, holding that no good reason for a sale had been shown and that a sale would not be in the interests of…

    High Court · 25 October 2023 · [2023] SGHC 302

Key Statutes

Arbitration Act (Cap 10)
cited in 7 cases
International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A)
cited in 6 cases
Restructuring and Dissolution Act
cited in 5 cases
Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act
cited in 5 cases
Limitation Act (Cap 163)
cited in 4 cases
Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)
cited in 3 cases
Mercantile Law Amendment Act
cited in 3 cases
Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act
cited in 2 cases
Companies Act (Cap 50)
cited in 2 cases
Interpretation Act (Cap 1)
cited in 2 cases
Bills of Lading Act (Cap 384)
cited in 2 cases
UK COGSA and the Bills of Lading Act (Cap 384)
cited in 1 case
Administration of Justice Act
cited in 1 case
South African Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act
cited in 1 case
The COLREGS have been incorporated as the collision regulations for the purposes of the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap 179)
cited in 1 case

Court Distribution

High Court 15 Court of Appeal 6 High Court Registrar 5

Cases

Page 1 of 2

Methodology & disclaimer

Firms and lawyers are ranked by the number of reported Singapore court judgments they appear in, published on eLitigation. Counts reflect appearances in reported decisions only — unreported matters, settlements, and advisory work are not included. This is a descriptive count of activity by reported case volume, not an assessment of quality or standing, and not an endorsement or recommendation of any firm or lawyer. It is information, not legal advice.