biography
Derek is a Senior Associate at Incisive Law LLC. He advises and represents clients across a broad range of shipping and international trade matters. His practice encompasses both contentious and non-contentious work, with particular emphasis on complex cross-border disputes and regulatory / sanctions of compliance. He regularly acts in international arbitrations and provides commercially focused advice on transactional and operational issues in the maritime and commodities sectors.
qualification
Education
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), National University Singapore
Master of Laws, University of California, Berkeley
Professional Association and Membership
The Law Society of Singapore
Singapore Academy of Law
Languages
English
Mandarin
Notable Matters
- Acted for an international commodities trader in a London arbitration arising from the alleged nickel fraud perpetrated against a global commodities trading house.
- Advised commodity traders, oil terminals, shipowners, ship agents and ship managers on sanctions compliance under various regimes; drafted sanctions compliance policies, price cap attestations under the Russian price cap framework, and other sanctions due diligence documentation.
- Drafted and negotiated oil storage contracts, bills of lading, holding certificates, general terms and conditions and letters of indemnities for one of Singapore’s largest petroleum storage terminals.
- Represented a Chinese property developer in a SIAC arbitration in Singapore, for a dispute arising out of a multi-million joint venture project in China.
- Acted for one of Singapore’s largest bunker suppliers in a London arbitration concerning a bunker quality dispute and negotiated a successful settlement.
- Represented one of the world’s largest ship recycling purchasers in two London arbitration for the return of US$1.4 million arising out of the sale of two vessels and obtained successful arbitral awards.
- Advised and assisted a Taiwanese bank on the drafting of standard form trade finance documentation (e.g., letter of credit, bills of exchange, letters of indemnity and application forms in relation to the same).
- Advised a global commodities trader on the voluntary disclosure of late customs declarations to Singapore Customs, resulting in a favourable resolution.
practices
Criminal Law
Corporate
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