The ‘knowledgeable’ team at Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP handles a broad range of mandates concerning trade finance and cargo disputes, charterparty cases, marine casualties, shipbuilding, marine insurance and ship finance matters, in addition to sale and purchases of vessels, among others. Managing partner John Sze leads the practice and has demonstrable experience across the gamut of shipping disputes, encompassing collisions, charterparty disputes, cargo claims, shipyard and repair disputes, and shipboard incidents, with additional expertise in restructuring and insolvency mandates. Other key contacts in the group include Danny Chua, who maintains a track record in high-profile shipping disputes, and K. Murali Pany.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Very knowledgeable in Singapore and international law matters.’
‘Client focused and tactical in approach.’
Key clients
- Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd
- FTI Consulting (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advising Interim judicial managers (IJMs) of Xihe Holdings Pte Ltd (Xihe) and various subsidiaries, Grant Thornton, together with Wong Partnership, lead counsel for the IJMs, in relation to maritime issues arising in the course of the management of Xihe.
- Acting for AmBank as a major creditor of oil and gas company Falcon Energy Group (FEG), whereby FEG and one of its subsidiaries are facing winding up applications in Singapore.