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Christopher & Lee Ong
LEVEL 22, AXIATA TOWER NO. 9, JALAN STESEN SENTRAL 5
KUALA LUMPUR SENTRAL, 50470
KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia

Position

Partner, Christopher & Lee Ong, Malaysia

  • Shipping & International Trade
  • Commercial Litigation

Career

Clive is primarily involved in maritime disputes.

He represents parties in both ‘dry shipping’ disputes (claims on bills of lading and charterparties, etc.) and ‘wet shipping’ disputes (ship collisions, claims concerning pollution at sea, tonnage limitation suits, etc).

 

Memberships

  • Member, Malaysian Bar’s Shipping and Admiralty Law Committee (since 2015).
  • Member, International Malaysian Society of Maritime Law (since 2016).
  • Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association (since 2017).
  • Associate, Royal Institution of Naval Architects (since 2017).
  • Member, Maritime Arbitration Committee of the Asian International Arbitration Centre’s Young Practitioners’ Group (since 2017).
  • Member, Young SIAC of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (since 2017).
  • Member, Young International Arbitration Group of the London Court of International Arbitration (since 2017).
  • Member, The Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (since 2018).

Education

  • LL.M (Maritime Law), (Southampton).
  • Advocate and Solicitor (High Court of Malaya).
  • Barrister, (Middle Temple).

Lawyer Rankings

Malaysia > Shipping

(Hall of Fame)

Clive Navin Selvapandian Christopher & Lee Ong

Jainil Bhandari who works from the firm’s the Malaysia and Singapore offices, is at the helm of Christopher & Lee Ong’s shipping practice, which is noted for its ‘in-depth knowledge of the field’. The team holds impressive capabilities handling both wet and dry shipping work for key domestic and international clients. Examples of the team’s workload include advising on the high-value sale and purchase of ships and yachts; marine insurance policies; cross-border imports and exports; and the disposal of cargo. In addition to the team’s advisory work, it is also experienced in representing its clients in contentious matters, such as complex ship-arrest proceedings. Standout practitioner in the team Clive Navin Selvapandian is described as having an ‘unwavering commitment to putting clients first’; and is experienced handling the range of shipping cases.