Robert Joiner > Wikborg Rein > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Wikborg Rein
72 ANSON ROAD #11-03
SINGAPORE 079911
Singapore
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Work Department

Maritime and Offshore, Emergency Response, Shipping

Position

Robert is an English qualified solicitor. He deals with dry shipping disputes, mainly concerning charterparties, COA’s,  bills of lading, project cargo/heavy lifts, MOA’s, and commission agreements. He also advises on shipbuilding and rig contracts/guarantees, salvage, wreck removal, unsafe berths, groundings, fires, collisions, and offshore supply disputes. Robert has worked on a range of insurance matters, including marine and cargo  where he advises on coverage and recovery. Additionally, he has expertise in commodities, including minerals, frozen produce, LPG and veg oils. He also has extensive experience in arbitration and litigation, and has run a large number of international arbitrations in London, Singapore and Hong Kong while based in Singapore. These range from small claims procedures to multi-million dollar disputes. Robert also has experience with drafting contracts, guarantees and insurance policies, as well as with insurance regulation, compliance and start-up issues for company, mutual and captive insurers, including marine, P&I, and property catastrophe. He is recommended by Chambers & Partners for his “considered and comprehensive” style of practice, and Legal 500 for his “prompt, detailed advice”.

Career

2012 – Present: Partner, Wikborg Rein, Singapore
2008 – 2012: Partner, Kennedys Singapore
2004 – 2008: Partner, Kennedys London
2003 – 2004: Partner, Constant & Constant
1993 – 2003: Partner, Rayfield Mills

Languages

English

Memberships

Law Society of England & Wales
Norwegian Business Association Singapore (NBAS)

Education

1984 – 1985: College of Law London
1981 – 1984: Durham University

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Shipping: foreign firms

Wikborg Rein continues to field a ‘very professional’ and well-rounded shipping team which advises clients in both transactional and financing matters, namely in complex arbitrations and disputes contexts. ‘Knowledgeable and responsive’ team head Ina Lutchmiah is particularly prominent for her involvement in maritime and offshore transactions, with work highlights including LNG and FSPOs alongside sales and leases, purchases, due diligence, and financings. Robert Joiner brings considerable expertise on the disputes front, with particular experience in charterparty, COA, and bills of lading cases therein.