List of Members Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group

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1 List of Members Maritime Arbitration Group This list is neither inclusive nor exclusive and does not replace the Panel maintained by the International Arbitration Centre. Persons are included at their own request and their inclusion on the list is no guarantee of their expertise or their qualifications. The appointment of one or more of the names is at the full risk and responsibility of the person making the appointment. Those wishing to make an appointment should carry out their own enquiries about the person they wish to appoint. Edward Alder Prince s Chambers Tel: Tower Two Dir: FHKIArb FCIArb Barrister () Lippo Centre Fax: Solicitor (New South Wales, 89 Queensway Mob: England & Wales) Admiralty, MA (Law)(Cantab) BSc (Auck) edwardalder@princeschambers.com.hk In practice as a commercial litigator since Former partner of shipping law firm Holman Fenwick Willan. LMAA Supporting Member, SMCA Panel Arbitrator, HKIAC List Arbitrator. At the Bar since 2006 specialising in B/L, C/P, mis-delivery and contentious arrest and forum/stay cases in the High Court. Extensive experience in international arbitration, including C/P, B/L, coal, gas, coke, steel, scrap metal, chemicals, mining and shipbuilding contracts. Bill Amos c/o Mayer Brown JSM, Tel: th to 19 th Floors, Fax: LLB Law (Hons) Prince s Building Solicitor, England & Wales 10 Chater Road Central, bill.amos@mayerbrownjsm.com HKIAC Panel arbitrator. SCIA/CIETAC Panel arbitrator. LMAA Supporting Member. Over 40 appointments as arbitrator in charterparty, international trade and sale & purchase disputes. Formerly shipping partner at JSM and Ince & Co. Jeremy Bartlett Prince s Chambers, Tel: Tower Two, Fax: FCIArb Lippo Centre, Barrister () 89 Queensway Barrister & Solicitor (New Zealand) Admiralty, Barrister & Solicitor (Victoria, Australia) Solicitor (England & Wales) jeremybartlett@princeschambers.com.hk Practicing in commercial litigation and arbitration for over 30 years. Formerly a shipping solicitor and thereafter headed up the Litigation Department of a major international law firm and Co-Head of the firm s Asia Region Arbitration Practice Group (9 regional offices). At the Bar since Wide experience in international trade, documentary credits, bills of lading, charterparties, commodity disputes, marine insurance. Last updated 1 st April 2015 See Disclaimer Page 1 of 9

2 Arthur Bowring 1A, 42 Coastline Villa, Tel: Peninsula Village, Fax: BSc FCIArb FHKIArb FICS FNI Discovery Bay, FRINA FRIN Panel Arbitrator HKIAC. Supporting Member LMAA. HKMAAL Accredited Mediator and General Panel Member HKIAC. Seagoing experience as Deck Officer. Experience also as Classification Society surveyor. Operations Superintendent, Owning and Chartering freight trader, Fleet Insurance Manager and Manager for shipping related claims for major international commodities trading house. Currently Managing Director of the Shipowners Association. Arbitrator since Chan, Yiu-Kei Flat E, 6 th Floor Tel: Crystal Court Fax: BBA MA FICS FCIArb FSIArb 6 Man Wan Road, Homantin FHKIArb Kowloon, ykchan413@yahoo.com.hk Panel Arbitrator of HKIAC, SIAC, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group, WTC Macau Arbitration Center, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (China), China Maritime Arbitration Commission and Zhuhai Arbitration Commission (China). Supporting member of LMAA. BIMCO Documentary Committee member ( ). INTERCARGO Asia Representative ( & ). Chairman, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (HK Branch). Membership Chairman, Institute of Arbitrators. "Asian Dispute Review" Editorial Board member. Over 40 years working experience in various fields - shipowning, chartering, operation, ship sale and purchase, newbuilding contracting, ship finance, corporate structuring and tax planning., Mandarin, Cantonese Manson Cheung, Shun Man c/o ABC Shipping () Ltd Tel: Room 1104, 11/F, 299QRC Fax: MA(ArbDR) FCIArb FHKIArb FICS 299 Queen s Road Central Sheung Wan, manson@abcs.hk Working in different areas of shipping since 1982, gaining seagoing, port agent, chartering and ship management experience. Since 1992, evening tutoring, instructing and assessing for different courses on Agency, Ship Management, COGSA, Chartering, Bills of Lading, Arbitration and Mediation. HKIAC Accredited Mediator. Languages: Peter Chow 24 th Floor, Central Tower Tel: Queen s Road Central Fax: Chartered Arbitrator Solicitor (UK, HK, Aust, Singapore) FCIArb, FHKIArb, FSIArb, FIAMA peter.chow@squiresanders.com LMAA Supporting Member, HKMLA, SCMA. Arbitrator in UK, HK and Australia. Sits on ICC Arbitration Committee (HK) & HKMLA Executive Committee, former Vice-president of HKIArb. Partner/Asia Head of Squire Sanders Int l Dispute Resolution/Arbitration. Construction law (major projects). Co-authored books on 2011 HK Arbitration Ordinance. Shipbuilding, oil-rig building, energy, international trade, sale of goods, customs. Published and lectured on international arbitration, international trade and construction., Mandarin, Cantonese Last updated 1 st April 2015 See Disclaimer Page 2 of 9

3 David FONG, Shiu Man Harcourt Chambers Tel: Unit 3403 Fax: Barrister () 12 Harcourt Road LLB (Hons) PCLL FCCA FCPA Central, LLM (Maritime Law) Distinction FCIArb FSIArb DiplCArb FTIHK Panel Arbitrator KLCRA and Shanghai Arbitration Commission. List of Arbitrators HKIAC, Accredited Mediator HKIAC, LMAA Supporting Member, Over 20 years commercial experience. Significant experience in international trade/commodities and documentary credits. Experience in handling charterparty, demurrage, cargo claims and bill of lading matters., Chinese (Cantonese) Ajay Hazari c/o Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd Tel: rd Floor Fax: Master Mariner MICS MNI ACIArb 248 Queen's Road East Jeevan Hingorani Pacific Chambers Tel: Dina House, Fax: Barrister-at-law 11 Duddell Street, FCIArb Accr Mediator (CEDR) Central, HKIAC Listed Arbitrator. CEDR Accredited Mediator. Qualified as a barrister of England & Wales in 1978, British Virgin Islands (solicitor and barrister) in 1980 and in in Over 30 years in practice in commercial, company, banking, insurance, construction, trust and shipping law, including charterparty, bills of lading, international trade, sale of goods and commodity disputes. Chris Howse c/o Howse Williams Bowers Tel: th Floor, Alexandra House, Fax: Solicitor FCIArb FHKIArb 18 Chater Road Mobile: Central, chris.howse@hwbhk.com Panel Arbitrator HKIAC, Panel Arbitrator CMAC and Panel member KCAB. Supporting member LMAA. Joined Richards Butler, London Qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1978; 1981; Australia Partner Richards Butler 1982; Senior Partner and Head of Shipping Litigation Dept. Richards Butler 1983 to Presently Partner Howse Williams Bowers. Resided in since Over 30 years experience in charterparty and bill of lading disputes and all other aspects of marine litigation and arbitration; sale of goods, commodity disputes and international trade. Last updated 1 st April 2015 See Disclaimer Page 3 of 9

4 Michael Kelly Faculty of Law Tel: Chinese University of Fax: FCIArb Shatin Mobile: Solicitor, England & Wales (non-practising) Supporting Member LMAA. Former partner of Clyde & Co. Professional Consultant at Chinese University of Hong Kong since Over 20 years experience of Maritime Law as a solicitor in and England & Wales. Louis F.L. Ko c/o Mercator International LLC Tel: Units , 35/F West Tower Fax: M.A. (Arb.DR) FICS FCIArb Shun Tak Center FHKIArb CMCILT 168 Connaught Road Central louisko@netvigator.com Panel Arbitrator & Accredited Mediator of HKIAC. Over 30 years experience in shipping and cargo logistics plus commodity trading, especially on ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Experience also as Shipbroker, Charterer, Sole and co-arbitrator and Commercial Mediator. and Chinese. Dialects; Cantonese, Mandarin and Shanghainese Damien Laracy c/o Laracy & Co Tel: Room 2102, 21 st Floor, Tower Two Fax: Solicitor, FHKIArb Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway LLB, B.Com, M.Com. L (Hons) damienlaracy@laracyco.com Qualified as Barrister and Solicitor in New Zealand in 1990, as Solicitor in 1999 and as Solicitor in England and Wales in Fellow of the Institute of Arbitrators, Panel Member of HKIAC and of Panel of Arbitrators of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration, member of the Maritime Law Association, the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand, IBA, and IPBA. Simon Latham 31A Palatial Crest Tel: Seymour Road LLB FCIArb FHKIArB Mid-levels, Mobile: sjlatham@netvigator.com Panel Arbitrator HKIAC. Qualified as Solicitor in England and Wales 1981 and Joined Ince & Co London Partner Ince & Co 1987 and Senior Partner of Ince & Co from 1991 until Over 30 years experience in all aspects of Maritime Law, including charterparty and bill of lading disputes, sale and purchase, shipbuilding, ship management, casualty cases and salvage together with marine and non marine insurance, sale of goods, international trade and commodity disputes. Last updated 1 st April 2015 See Disclaimer Page 4 of 9

5 Lee, Fook Choon c/o Toplis and Harding Ltd Tel: Suite 1105, 11/F, One Landmark East Fax: Master Mariner LLM ACII FCIArb 100 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong FSNI MNI FSIA FInstPet Kowloon, Chartered Arbitrator. An insurance loss adjuster for the last 36 years and appointed as arbitrator since Areas of arbitration interest include disputes related to marine insurance claims (hull/cargo), charter party, bunkers, cargo shipments (oil, bulk, etc), sale of goods, shipbuilding contractual disputes and ship repairs. Panel arbitrator with CIArb, HKIAC, SIAC, CMAC, BAC and RAC., Mandarin, Cantonese Leung, Wai Keung Richard Des Voeux Chambers, Tel: /F Gloucester Tower Fax: Barrister-at-Law, MA, LLB The Landmark DiplCArb, FCPA, FCIS, FCCA Central, FCIArb, Chartered Arbitrator List of Arbitrators, HKIAC. Accredited Mediator HKIAC. Qualifed as barrister in the UK and in Practising in Des Voeux Chambers specialized in civil/commercial litigations, construction/arbitration disputes. Also qualified as a professional accountant and had experience working in shipping companies involving liner trade, bulk cargo/container transportation and charterparty matters., Mandarin, Cantonese William Leung Unit 1, 11 th Floor, Tel: Beautiful Group Tower Fax: LL.M MBA 77 Connaught Road Central Solicitor () FCIArb FSIArb FHKIArb leung@jwlw.com Qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales since 1988, and also and Australia. A panel arbitrator with CIETAC and CMAC; SIAC; KLRCA; KCAB, ADNRC and list of arbitrator with HKIAC. A supporting member of UK s London Maritime Arbitration Association and has been a member of ICC Rules of Arbitration (Taskforce of revisions). Over the last 15 years, extensive experience in international arbitrations having accepted appointments or acting as advocate under LMAA, ICC, CMAC, HKIAC and SIAC s Arbitration Rules in cargo, shipping building, capital market, shareholders and directors, investment, construction and land disputes., Mandarin, Cantonese Raymond Li c/o Ray Glory Shipping Ltd Tel: Tung Che Commercial Centre Fax: LLM MA FCIArb FICS CMILT 246 Des Voeux Road West Mobile: rayli@rayglory.com.hk Panel Arbitrator HKIAC. Started in shipping business in The early 15 years were in container shipping and liner conferences. The latter years have been engaged in shipbroking, agency, chartering, operation and shipowning. Part time arbitrator since 1997., Mandarin, Cantonese Last updated 1 st April 2015 See Disclaimer Page 5 of 9

6 Jagmeet Singh Makkar Tel: Fax: FICS FIMarE(I) Direct: Mobile: Co-Head of Chartering & Global Head of Shipping Assets. Shipping experience in different fields since 1981 including Chartering, S&P, New Building (contracts, commercial & technical negotiations and on-site supervision in China, Japan and S.Korea), conversion projects and seagoing as Chief Engineer. Contributor of shipping industry related articles/papers in various publications and forums and part time lecturer in City-U, on behalf of ICS, HK Branch. Presently serving as Immediate Past Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Branch., Hindi, Punjabi Donald Meyer 502, Golden Centre Tel: Des Voeux Road Fax: Doctor of Law Central, University of California HKIAC Listed Arbitrator. Arbitration experience in, London and New York. Part-time Professor, University of, teaching shipping law to Masters Degree students in engineering and logistics. Adjunct Professor, University of Science and Technology, teaching Company Law in the School of Business. Over 35 years business and law experience, including litigator in California, liquidator in , and as Corporate Counsel and Executive Director of company with subsidiaries engaged in product sourcing, dairy, cinemas, restaurant and online ticketing. Danny Mok G/F, Block E, Swallow Garden II Tel: Pik Fung Road FICS ACII MCIArb Fanling SAR Graduated from the HK Polytechic (now the HK Polytechnic University) in 1991, studying Shipping Studies in the Dept. of Nautical Studies. Management trainee in a based ship management company. Joined a listed shipping company in in 1992, trained in various departments and was responsible for all contractual disputes until resignation in July Panel Arbitrator HKIAC. Supporting member of LMAA. Member of the Baltic Exchange. Part-time arbitrator since Full-time arbitrator since August 2014., Mandarin, Cantonese Jimmy Ng, Jim-mi Department of Logistics & Maritime Studies Tel: The Polytechnic University, Fax: BSc LLM DBA MCIArb FICS CMILT Hung Hom, Kowloon, MNI Master Mariner lgtjng@polyu.edu.hk Panel Arbitrator HKIAC. Supporting Member LMAA. Part-time arbitrator since Sea-going experience with licence of master mariner. Chartering and shipmanagement in a shipping group. Assistant Director in claims handling and liability disputes in insurance group. Teaching Maritime Law & Policy and Marine Insurance., Mandarin, Cantonese Last updated 1 st April 2015 See Disclaimer Page 6 of 9

7 Robin Somers Peard 19th Floor, Prince's Building, Tel: Chater Road, Fax: JP Chartered Arbitrator FCIArb Central, FHKIArb FSIArb Panel member of: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; International Arbitration Centre; Singapore International Arbitration Centre; British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre; and the International Panel of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, New York. Formerly Partner-in-charge Shipping Litigation Department, Johnson Stokes & Master 1974 to Maritime arbitrator since 1987 during which time published in excess of fifty awards in shipping cases. Andrew Sheppard Dragon Chambers Tel: Suite 1005B, Tower One Fax: LLB FHKIArb Dip.Ins Lippo Centre Mobile: Barrister-at-law () 89 Queensway Solicitor (England & Wales) Began career at Lloyd s of London. Solicitor in England and Wales 1980; in 1981; Victoria 1985; Barrister in years experience in Maritime Law, Litigation and Arbitration to include LMAA, GAFTA, FOSFA (and other commodity exchanges), LCIA, ICC and HKIAC administered arbitrations. Arbitrating since 2006 with almost 40 appointments and awards, mostly shipping. Fellow of HKIAC; Supporting member of LMAA. Language: English Dr. Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit School of Law Tel: City University of Fax: Assistant Professor 5 th Floor, Academic Building 1 Mobile: LLB, LLM, PhD Tat Chee Avenue CEDR & HKMAAL Accredited Mediator Kowloon Tong, MCIArb AFNI psooksri@cityu.edu.hk Teaching admiralty law, maritime law, marine insurance law, and private international law; former Head of Legal & Insurance Section, Univan Ship Management Limited; currently on the Executive Committee Member of the Hong Kong Maritime Law Association (HKMLA) and the Insurance Law Association (HILA). James Thomson Gilt Chambers Tel: /F Far East Finance Centre Fax: Barrister-at-Law 18 Harcourt Road FCIArb FHKIArb james.thomson@giltchambers.com HKIAC Listed Arbitrator. HKIAC Accredited Mediator. Qualified as a Barrister (England and Wales) in 1983 and in in Commercial law practice with over 20 years experience in maritime law, including charterparty and bills of lading disputes, sale and purchase, shipbuilding, international trade, and marine and nonmarine insurance disputes. Last updated 1 st April 2015 See Disclaimer Page 7 of 9

8 Mary Thomson c/o Pacific Chambers Tel: Dina House Fax: FCIArb FHKIArb MEI 11 Duddell Street Mob: Arbitrator, Mediator, Adjudicator Central, Barrister (, England & Wales) Associate member of Stone Chambers London and Singapore. Panel arbitrator HKIAC, SCMA, KCAB, DIAC, APRAG, KLRCA, CAA. Appointed arbitrator on institution administered and ad hoc arbitrations since 1996 including pursuant to "commercial/shipping men" clauses. Supporting member LMAA. Some 30 years experience of legal practice (London and ) and industry (London) including claims and insurance with ship managers Zodiac Maritime and claims and underwriting with Thomas Miller. Wide range of maritime and commercial disputes including charterparty, bill of lading, international trade, banking, commodities, energy, insurance, pilotage, collisions, salvage, shipbuilding, S&P, ship finance, personal injury and fatal accidents. Mediated large commercial, shipping and insurance disputes., Hokkien and Malay Sam Tsui Tsui & Co. Tel: Units , 20 th Floor, Fax: Solicitor Chartered Arbitrator Kwan Chart Tower, LLM (London) LLB BA 6 Tonnochy Road Chartered Arbitrator Wanchai, sam.tsui@tsuico.com FCIArb Chartered Arbitrator. Panel Arbitrator of Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA). Founder and Senior Partner of Tsui & Co., Solicitors. Ex-insurance practitioner. Worked in international law firms including Sinclair Roche & Temperley for a number of years. Substantial experience of resolving all aspects of shipping and international trade disputes, including charterparties, bills of lading, sale and purchase of vessels, shipbuilding, personal injuries, freight forwarding, terminal liabilities, commodity trading and insurance (marine and nonmarine)., Mandarin and Cantonese Steven Wise c/o Smyth & Co in association with RPC Tel: /F Three Exchange Square, Fax: BA (Oxon) FCIArb 88 Connaught Place, Solicitor (England & Wales) Central, Solicitor () steven.wise@rpc.com.hk Supporting Member of LMAA. Qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales in 1999 and in in Worked in London ; living in since Partner of Smyth & Co in association with RPC since 2014; previously Partner of Holman Fenwick Willan ( ). Executive Committee Member and former Secretary ( ) of the Maritime Law Association. Solicitor practising in all aspects of dry shipping and international trade arbitration, mediation and litigation, in particular disputes arising out of charterparties, bills of lading, sale of goods and other commercial contracts. Last updated 1 st April 2015 See Disclaimer Page 8 of 9

9 James D. Wort J.D. Wort & Co. Ltd. Tel: Flat G, 10/F, Block B Tonnochy Towers, Fax: BSc CEng FHKIE FIMarE MIEE 254 Jaffe Road, FICS FCIArb Wanchai, jdwco@netvigator.com Panel Member HKIAC, Supporting Member LMAA. Active Consulting Marine Engineer and Ship Surveyor. Sea going experience up to Chief Engineer followed by 5 years as Superintendent Engineer. In private practice since 1978 in UK and. Prefer technical disputes arising from Charter Parties, Sale & Purchase Agreements, Building Contracts, Repair Contracts and Management Agreements. Experience in ship ownership and management. Extended knowledge of ship and engine casualties, salvage, wreck removal, fire, etc. Ernest Yang c/o DLA Piper Tel: th Floor, Edinburgh Tower Fax: Solicitor Advocate The Landmark, 15 Queen s Road Central (England and Wales) Solicitor () ernest.yang@dlapiper.com Supporting member of the LMAA. Qualified as Solicitor in England and Wales in 2001 and in in Partner in DLA Piper since Contributor to leading texts including "Arbitration in : A Practical Guide (2nd edition)" and "Berlingieri on Arrest of Ships (5th edition)". Guest lecturer for the University LLM course on Arbitration Practice. Extensive experience in international arbitration including in disputes relating to international sale of goods and commodities, charterparties, ship sale and purchase, ship construction, cargo claims and joint ventures., Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin) Philip Yang 18A Casey Building, Tel: Lok Ku Road, Fax: Chartered Arbitrator Sheung Wan, ACII FICS Master Mariner philipyang@biznetvigator.com Full time Maritime and International Trade Arbitrator, mainly in but also London, Singapore and Beijing. Arbitrating since 1980, over 350 awards issued. Past Chairman HKIAC Council, President APRAG, Past Chairman CIArb HK Branch ( ), Member of the Professional Committee CIArb London. Adjunct Professor City University and University, Visiting Professor 10 other universities in Mainland China. Writer of many books and papers in international trade, shipping and arbitration matters., Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghaiese Biao Zheng Flat D, 31/F, Block 1, Cayman Rise Tel: Ka Wai Man Road Fax: BSc LLM PCLL Kennedy Town bzheng71@gmail.com Panel Arbitrator CMAC. LMAA Supporting Member. Obtained shipping degree and law degree respectively in mainland China, UK and. Working experience with China Merchants and PRC law firm since Trained in different P&I Clubs and leading shipping law firms in London before joining COSCO (HK) Shipping Co. Ltd. in Experience also as Shipbroker, Charterer and Arbitrator for disputes with charterparties, bills of lading, international trade, etc. Languages: Mandarin, English Last updated 1 st April 2015 See Disclaimer Page 9 of 9