Leading Admiralty and Shipping Lawyers & Firms by Reported Cases — Singapore
24 reported cases · January 2023 to April 2026
Updated
What did Singapore courts decide in Admiralty and Shipping?
Singapore courts issued 24 reported Admiralty and Shipping judgments between 2023–2026, most in SGHC (14), of the 7 with a parseable operative disposition, the most common was Appeal dismissed (3), the median monetary award recorded was $15,000. This is a descriptive summary of what the courts recorded in reported decisions, not legal advice.
Reported cases 24 (2023–2026)
By year 2026 (4) · 2025 (4) · 2024 (8) · 2023 (8)
By court SGHC (14) · SGCA (6) · SGHCR (4)
Outcomes (7 parseable) Appeal dismissed (3) · Appeal allowed (2) · Application dismissed (1) · Claim dismissed (1)
Median monetary award $15,000 (across 2 awards)
Most active firms Incisive Law LLC (4) · Allen & Gledhill LLP (3) · Haridass Ho & Partners (3) · Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP (3) · Shook Lin & Bok LLP (3)
Most active counsel Lin Weiwen Moses (3) · Loh Wai Yue (3) · Soong Jun De (3) · Sze Kian Chuan (3) · Chen Zhida (2)
Compiled from 24 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 24 reported Admiralty and Shipping judgments in Singapore courts (January 2023 to April 2026), Incisive Law LLC is the most active firm by reported case count (6 cases), Teo Ke-Wei Ian is the most active lawyer (4 case appearances). This ranks named firms and lawyers by how often they appear in reported decisions — a descriptive count of activity, not an assessment of quality or standing.
Overview
Admiralty and Shipping appears in 24 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026). The most common sub-topics are Bills of lading — Delivery of cargo against presentation of bills of lading (2), Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem — Statutory liens (2) and Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Stay of action proceedings (2). The most active judge by reported case count is S Mohan (10 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 April 2026, followed by Allen & Gledhill LLP (4 cases) and Haridass Ho & Partners (4 cases). 38 firms appeared in Admiralty and Shipping cases during this period.
1. Incisive Law LLC 6 cases 2. Allen & Gledhill LLP 4 cases 3. Haridass Ho & Partners 4 cases 4. Helmsman LLC 4 cases 5. DennisMathiew 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. Focus Law Asia LLC 2 cases 15. Clasis LLC 2 cases
Who are the leading Admiralty and Shipping lawyers in Singapore?
Teo Ke-Wei Ian is the most active Admiralty and Shipping lawyer in Singapore with 4 case appearances between January 2023 and April 2026, followed by Tan Hui Tsing (4) and Loh Wai Yue (4).
1. Teo Ke-Wei Ian 4 cases 2. Tan Hui Tsing 4 cases 3. Loh Wai Yue 4 cases 4. Subashini d/o Narayanasamy 3 cases 5. Gho Sze Kee 3 cases 6. Seah Lee Guan Collin 3 cases 7. Jonathan Lim Shi Cao 3 cases 8. Choi Yee Hang Ian 3 cases 9. Lin Weiwen Moses 3 cases 10. Soong Jun De 3 cases 11. Sze Kian Chuan 3 cases 12. Prakaash s/o Paniar Silvam 3 cases 13. Liao Yanting 3 cases 14. Yogarajah Yoga Sharmini 2 cases 15. Thio Shen Yi 2 cases
Which judges handle the most Admiralty and Shipping cases in Singapore?
S Mohan has handled 10 Admiralty and Shipping cases between January 2023 and April 2026, the most of any Singapore judge. Steven Chong (4 cases) and Belinda Ang Saw Ean (4 cases) are also among the most active.
1. S Mohan 10 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?
24 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026) involve Admiralty and Shipping, most often decided by S Mohan.
What are the main sub-topics in Singapore Admiralty and Shipping cases?
The main sub-topics are Bills of lading — Delivery of cargo against presentation of bills of lading (2), Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem — Statutory liens (2) and Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Stay of action proceedings (2).
Case Volume by Year
8 23
8 24
4 25
4 26
2023–2026
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
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 Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Wrongful arrest — Damages for wrongful arrest 1
+ 12 more
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
[2024] SGCA 32 Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel A SYMPHONY (IMO No. 9249324) v Owner of the vessel "SEA JUSTICE" (IMO No. 9309514)
26 August 2024
[2024] SGHC 37 Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel A SYMPHONY (IMO No. 9249324) v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel SEA JUSTICE (IMO No. 9309514)
9 February 2024
Practice and procedure of action in rem — Duty of disclosure 2 cases
[2024] SGHC 37 Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel A SYMPHONY (IMO No. 9249324) v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel SEA JUSTICE (IMO No. 9309514)
9 February 2024
[2023] SGHCR 24 Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel A SYMPHONY (IMO No. 9249324) v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel SEA JUSTICE (IMO No. 9309514)
29 December 2023
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
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
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
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 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act
cited in 2 cases Companies Act (Cap 50)
cited in 2 cases Mercantile Law Amendment Act
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 Court Distribution
Cases
[2026] SGHC 79
AQUILO SHIPPING INC v SRTT MARINE TRADING & SERVICES PTE LTD
10 April 2026
SGHC
[2026] SGHC 75
Re: DA SHUN SHIPPING (PTE.) LTD.
8 April 2026
SGHC
[2026] SGCA 1
Valency International Pte Ltd v JSW International Tradecorp Pte Ltd & 2 Ors
12 January 2026
SGCA
[2026] SGHC 3
POSH PROJECTS PTE LTD v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel YANGTZE HARMONY (IMO No. 9318917)
7 January 2026
SGHC
[2025] SGHCR 31
C.U. LINES LIMITED. v Owner of the vessel(s) HONG CHANG SHENG (IMO No. 9178525)
22 September 2025
SGHCR
[2025] SGCA 42
WINSON OIL TRADING PTE. LTD. v UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED
5 September 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGCA 29
NATIXIS, SINGAPORE BRANCH v SESHADRI RAJAGOPALAN & 2 Ors
24 June 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGCA 30
DA HUI SHIPPING (PTE.) LTD. (IN CREDITORS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) v AN RONG SHIPPING PTE. LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION)
23 June 2025
SGCA
[2024] SGHC 282
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel MAERSK KATALIN (IMO No. 9431317)
4 November 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHCR 12
OGHIAANOUS KHOROUSHAN SHIPPING LINES CO. OF KISH v Owner of the vessel(s) TINA I (IMO No. 9267156)
1 November 2024
SGHCR
[2024] SGCA 32
Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel A SYMPHONY (IMO No. 9249324) v Owner of the vessel "SEA JUSTICE" (IMO No. 9309514)
26 August 2024
SGCA
[2024] SGHC 165
MECK PETROLEUM DMCC v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel VICTOR 1 (IMO No. 9283722)
28 June 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 113
NATIXIS, SINGAPORE BRANCH v SESHADRI RAJAGOPALAN & 2 Ors
2 May 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 74
Owners of or other persons interested in the cargo lately laden on board “JEIL CRYSTAL” (IMO No. 9193587) v Owner of the vessel(s) JEIL CRYSTAL (IMO No. 9193587)
15 March 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 56
KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH v Owner of the vessel(s) WORLD DREAM (IMO No. 9733117)
28 February 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 37
Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel A SYMPHONY (IMO No. 9249324) v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel SEA JUSTICE (IMO No. 9309514)
9 February 2024
SGHC
[2023] SGHCR 24
Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel A SYMPHONY (IMO No. 9249324) v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel SEA JUSTICE (IMO No. 9309514)
29 December 2023
SGHCR
[2023] SGHCR 21
Bumi Jaya Salvage & Engineering Sdn Bhd v Brave Worth Shipping Co., Limited
20 December 2023
SGHCR
[2023] SGHC 353
VALLIANZ SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING PTE. LTD. v Owner of the vessel(s) ECO SPARK (IMO No. N.A.)
18 December 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 339
Marchand Navigation Company v Olam Global Agri Pte Ltd & Anor
29 November 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 302
Hyphen Trading Limited v BLPL Singapore Pte Ltd & 2 Ors
25 October 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGCA 20
Owner of the vessel(s) NAVIGATOR ARIES (IMO No. 9403762) v Owner of the vessel(s) LEO PERDANA (IMO No. 9363390)
7 July 2023
SGCA
[2023] SGHC 149
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd. v PT OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS & 2 Ors
22 May 2023
SGHC
[2023] SGHC 2
Tsarkov Oleg Igorevich & 23 Ors v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel AMBASSADOR (IMO No. 9127148)
5 January 2023
SGHC
Methodology & disclaimer
Firms and lawyers are ranked by the number of reported Supreme 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.