The 36 Group

36 Stone

Kish represents clients in international and domestic commercial litigation and arbitration, and advises on transactional business legal issues, of the highest difficulty, complexity and value.

His expertise spans carriage by sea and storage of bulk and containerised goods, insurance (marine, non-marine and reinsurance), commodities, international trade, banking (including negotiable instruments and security for lending), commercial fraud, proprietary constructive trust / tracing actions and corporate insolvency.

Kish seeks to understand, protect and serve his clients’ interests and needs as practically and cost-effectively as possible. In Court or the arbitration room, he is dedicated to providing the highest standards of advocacy on their behalf.

Notable cases

Anti-suit / anti-enforcement injunction application under s. 37(1) Senior Courts Act 1981 and for interim order preserving assets under s. 44 Arbitration Act 1996 in a complex multi-partite shipping dispute: E-Star Shipping and Trading Co Ltd v. Delta Corp Shipping Ltd (the “ESHIPS PROGRESS”) [2023] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 595

Validity and effect of “holding certificate” for an intended CIF sale and purchase of approximately US$ 43 million worth of copper electrodes

Application of “necessary or proper party” gateway for service out of the jurisdiction to claims on cheques for US$ 7 million given by Singaporean drawer as security for the price of bulk cargoes of steam coal due under CFR / CIF contracts: HC Trading Malta Ltd v KI (International) Ltd and ors. [2022] EWHC 1387 (Comm)

Whether judgment in default of acknowledgment of service available in an in personam collision claim, where the Clamant had not filed a collision statement of case: Tecoil Shipping Ltd v Neptune EHF and others (the “POSEIDON”) (No. 2) [2021] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 429

Claims under marine open covers in respect of quantities of stored metals, arising out of the “lock down” by Chinese authorities at Qingdao and Penglai ports (approximately US$ 405 million)

Call 1986