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Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
9 STRAITS VIEW
MARINA ONE WEST TOWER #06-07
SINGAPORE 018937
018937
Singapore

Position

Senior Partner, Shipping & International Trade
Partner, International Arbitration

Career

Toh Kian Sing SC is a Senior Partner at Rajah & Tann Singapore’s Shipping & International Trade practice, and has an active practice in bills of lading, charterparty, ship building, marine insurance, commodity disputes with emphasis on letters of credit and finance litigation. He regularly acts as an arbitrator in shipping and commodity disputes and is highly sought after for different types of Sino-foreign joint venture disputes. He has also been appointed as a Senior Accredited Specialist for Maritime and Shipping Law under the Singapore Academy of Law’s Specialist Accreditation Scheme.

Kian Sing authored the only book on Admiralty Law in Singapore, which has been cited by courts in various jurisdictions. He previously lectured at the National University of Singapore and holds a visiting professorship at Dalian Maritime University.

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Shipping: local firms

(Leading individuals)

Toh Kian Sing SC –Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP’s well-established shipping practice advises on the gamut of matters across the maritime space. Its workload includes related insolvencies and restructurings; financings; cargo claims; collisions disputes; and marine casualty matters. Clients consist of a range of both local and international financial institutions, P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, and commodity houses. The team is well-versed in complex cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters. It is led by Kendall Tan, who has over 20 years’ experience and has advised on a number of high-profile marine, oil and gas insolvencies, alongside disputes-focused V Bala, and shipping finance specialist Chua Choon King. Arbitration and shipping disputes expert Leong Kah Wah and maritime specialist Toh Kian Sing SC are also noteworthy team members.