Gurbani & Co LLC

Civil Litigation, Shipping and Admiralty, International Arbitration of Trades Investment and Infrastructure Construction Disputes

Managing Director. Engaged primarily as lead Counsel in civil litigation, international arbitration and occasionally as Arbitrator involving disputes in insurance, including marine insurance, cross-border, commercial and personal investments, infrastructure and construction projects (power plants, hydroelectric dams oil rigs), shipbuilding, rig construction sales and purchase, disputes related to carriage of goods by sea, air, road, freight forwarding, ship sales and purchase, chartering, all types of shipping casualties (sinkings, groundings/collisions, piracy, fire), personal injuries and death.

Advising on and engaged of foreign judgements and arbitral awards in various jurisdictions in the ASEAN countries, India and China through a well established network of effective correspondent firms.

Adjunct practice involving advising on corporate and commercial matters involving the setting up of new business projects, companies, joint ventures, acquisitions of businesses and other corporate ventures and agreements involving start ups in South East Asian countries, China and India.  Engaged in the negotiation, structuring and drafting of all types of commercial agreements, including applications for business licences.  Have in the last 3 decades been working with various law firms from all over the world, including UK, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam in cross-border deals and dispute resolution.

Admitted to practice in the Singapore Bar since 1989 after graduating from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with Honours. Founding Partner and Managing Director of Gurbani & Co LLC.

English and Malay.

Panel of Arbitrators of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Singapore), Panel of Arbitrators of the Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC), Senior Fellow Member on the Panel of Arbitrators of the Bali International Arbitration & Mediation Center (BIAMC), Panel of Arbitraitors of Singapore Law Society Arbitration Scheme, Fellow Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb), Panel of Respresentaive Neutral, Mediator, Arbitrator, Negotiator and Ombudsman of the Federation of Integrated Conflict Management (FICM) and the Mediation and Conciliation Network (MCN), Committee Member of Maritime Law Association of Singapore, Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA).

Regularly representing and speaking at conferences for various arbitral institutions, the Asian Law Business (ALB), Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA), World Congress of Ocean, Belt & Road Forums on various topics including exclusion and limition of liability in shipping contracts, remoteness of damages, general average, maritime piracy, insurance and marine insurance, cross-border investments and structuring.  Founding member of the Belt & Road International Lawyers Association (BRILA).  Contributing updates on Singapore law to Comite Maritime International (CMI).

Graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Degree from the National University of Singapore in 1988. Admitted as Advocate & Solicitor in 1989.   Completed CIARB Fellowship and Award Writing Course (2006).