About this Debate
Join the Asia Pacific Institute of Experts and the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration for our first ev er joint debate!
Our esteemed panel of debaters probably have over a century of arbitration experience between th em. Ably moderated by Andrew Moran KC, they will engage in what promises t o be an entertaining and fun debate, but at the same time nuanced and thoug ht provoking. The debate aims to raise interesting questions about the rol es and limitations of maritime experts in dispute resolution proceedings, a s such Chatham House Rules will apply.
The intention is to start the year off with meaningful discussions. Offeri ng some post New Year food for thought on the broad issues relating to the intersection where experts meet the lawyers and their legal proceedings.
Pr ogramme
4:15 - 4:30pm | Registrations & Refreshments |
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| 5:45- 6:00pm | Po st Debate Discussions / Q & A |
| 6.00 - 7.00pm |
Mr. Paul Aston - Certified Foreign Lawyer, Con sultant, AsiaLegal LLC
Paul has substantial experience of
acting for parties in court litigation, international arbitration, and medi
ation in several jurisdictions. Where appropriate, he acts as an advocate i
n arbitration.
Paul has acted for builders, buyers, repair yards on a
number of ship building, ship repair and conversion projects and disputes,
advising on contracts for the construction of various offshore structures,
(rigs/FPSO/Flotels) as well as their utilisation offshore. He advises on co
mmercial transactions and projects in the maritime, offshore and commodity
sectors (windfarms, oil and gas, coal, iron ore, agricultural products, gra
ins, oil and seeds) upstream petroleum and mineral resource development, sh
ipping projects, transport, insurance (both marine and non-marine) offshore
. Paul enjoys working with experts of many and various disciplines
Pau
l is an admitted solicitor of the High Court of England and Wales, an FCIAr
b accredited arbitrator, a CEDR accredited mediator and has obtained Englis
h Court Higher Rights of Audience (HRA-Civil), an advocacy qualification. H
e is also a panel member of some arbitration institutes. He sits as an arbi
trator and also as a mediator.
Paul has more than 30 years’ experience
working in Asia with (mainly at HFW, Singapore, Shangahi and HK Offices) 2
4 years of which have been in Singapore) including founding the HFW Singapo
re office in 1991. Paul has practiced in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and S
hanghai.
Mr. John Gibson - Consultant Marine Engineer, Brooke
s Bell
John has been in the M arine Industry for 50 year and was at sea for twenty years as an engineer b efore joining Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Chartered Engineer, with a Mast er’s degree, and in 2001 John became a partner at Brookes Bell. An expert i n his field, John uses his extensive consultancy and investigative experien ce to provide comprehensive assessments of marine and offshore casualties a nd disputes. The type of investigations John conducts are as diverse as the y are thorough. John has provided technical evidence for court proceedings and arbitration around the world on diverse marine engineering topics inclu ding advice to owners and shipyards on new build and shipyard disputes. He was both witness of fact and the marine engineer expert in a high profile f raud case on behalf of the insurers of BRILLIANTE VIRTUOSO. From 2012 he w as based in Singapore, having set up the Brookes Bell office there, and ove rsaw their three Asia offices until recently. John was seconded to Houston to oversee the start of Brookes Bell’s expansion into the US region before returning to Singapore. John continues to be involved in marine and offshor e casualty investigations and acting as an expert witness. John is also a s upporting member of the LMAA, a member of SCMA and a Fellow and founding me mber of APIEx here in Singapore.
Shanna has been practising as a solicitor in the maritime and shippin g law field since qualification in 2007. The early years of her practice sa w her acting as counsel before the Singapore Court. In the last ten years, her disputes practice has been almost entirely arbitration focused, coverin g all aspects of admiralty, shipping and commodities. Shanna has spent time on secondment in a P&I club as well as in a leading trading house, wit h specific focus on metals trading and shipping. Shanna has been accepting appointments as arbitrator since 2018 and has been recognised as an Accredi ted Specialist in Maritime and Shipping Law by the Singapore Academy of Law since 2019.
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Mr. Wole Olufunwa – Partner, Wikb org Rein
Wole is an England & Wales qualified international arbit ration lawyer. He predominantly specialises in the Maritime and Offshore, I nternational Trade and Energy sectors. Wole has solid experience of handlin g institutionally administered arbitrations and ad hoc arbitrations. He has acted as arbitrator in several disputes administered by institutional arbi tral bodies and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Wole has been based in Singapore since 2010 and acts for a range of clients inc luding Ship-Owners, Charterers, Commodity Traders, Shipyards, EPC Contracto rs, Miners, and Insurers. His clients are located across a broad geography including Singapore, Indonesia, HK, Japan, India, China, Malaysia, Nigeria, Kenya, and Europe. As for career highlights, Wole has enjoyed secondment s pells with Shell, London (2006), Shipowners' P&I, Singapore (2011) and Rio Tinto, Singapore (2018) and had conduct of mining contract and pricing review arbitrations worth over USD350m. Wole also had conduct of the well-k nown and reported House of Lords (as it then was) shipping case, The Achill eas [2008] UKHL 48 and is specifically highlighted for his shipping experti se in Chambers Asia-Pacific as a "Notable practitioner and key contact for clients.
| Mr. Andrew Moran KC - Independent Arbit rator Andrew is a seni or King's Counsel and a former Deputy High Court Judge (England and Wales). He is now a full-time arbitrator based in Singapore, having ceased practic e as counsel in 2017 to concentrate on his role as an international arbitra tor. He is also a former Deputy High Court Judge in England and Wales. Andr ew sits at first instance as an occasional Judge of Appeal in the Isle of M an, and has tried a range of heavy commercial, maritime and banking cases. He has also presided as the Chairman of specialist market tribunals of the International Petroleum Exchange, the International Commodities Exchange, a nd as legal adviser to the Tribunal at the London International Financial F utures Exchange in the City of London. In 2016, Andrew relocated to Singapo re to focus his practice as arbitrator. He has held a Singapore Foreign Law Practicing Licence and has been appointed as arbitrator in a wide range of maritime, commercial, banking, energy and offshore construction arbitratio ns seated both in Singapore and abroad. His Royal and Merchant Navy backgro und and training coupled with experience of all types of commercial dispute s enables him to act across a range of proceedings in all divisions of the High Court of England and Wales and in international arbitration. Andrew ha s over 40 years in practice (24 years in silk), acquiring extensive experie nce in civil, maritime and commercial litigation and arbitration. Andrew is also a Master of the Bench of the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, a memb er of the Baltic Exchange, a member of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrator s and a Freeman of the City of London. |
About the Organisers
The Asia Pacific Institute of Experts (“API Ex”) is a Singapore-based Asia Pacific-focused professi onal body which aims to spearhead the development of professional expertise in the field of Expert evidence both locally and in the Asia Pacific regio n.
A core mission of the Society is to develop and provide a framework for the accreditation of Experts to meet international standards. This mission will be achieved through education, training and collaboration in local and regional conferences and workshops in the Asia Pacific region. APIEx will provide an avenue for practicing Experts and those who aspire to become accredited practicing Experts, to de velop their expertise and to connect with other Experts and consumers of ex pert evidence. APIEx accept members who are practising or aspiring experts, as well as users of expert services such as lawyers and counsel.
The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (“SCMA”) is an independent not-for-profit arbitration institution c ommitted to promoting arbitration as an alternative means of dispute resolu tion for the maritime and international trade sectors regionally and global ly.
SCMA has its own arbitration rules , which are in the 4th Edition. As SCMA adopts a non-administered model of arbitration, parties and the tribunal drive the arbitration process from co mmencement to conclusion. SCMA offers optional services such as Chairman ap pointments and award authentication to aid parties and the tribunal in the arbitration process.
SCMA arbitration
is flexible, party-driven, and cost-effective (No payment to SCMA for the
use of its rules/clauses). It has a panel of more than 140 arbitrators who
are diverse in terms of nationalities, place of residence and cultures but
all of whom are specialists in shipping and international trade. The types
of disputes commonly referred to SCMA arbitration include charterparty disp
utes, bunker, commercial sales/cargo, coal contracts, ship sale, shipbuildi
ng, ship repair, ship management, collisions, oil & gas, etc. The
Registration Fees
| MEMBERSHIP | FEES |
APIEx & SCMA Members | S$50.00 |
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| Non-Member |
Download Brochu re HERE.
Cont
inuing Professional Development
Practice Area: Alternative Dispute Res
olution Training Level: Update Public CPD Points: 1
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About this Debate
Join the Asia Pacific Institute of Experts and the Singapore Chamber of M aritime Arbitration for our first ever joint debate!
Our esteemed panel of debaters probably have over a century of arbitration experience between them. Ably moderated by Andrew Moran KC, they will engage in what promises to be an entertaining and fun debate, bu t at the same time nuanced and thought provoking. The debate aims to raise interesting questions about the roles and limitations of maritime experts in dispute resolution proceedings, as such Chatham House Rules will apply.< /span>
The intention is to start the year off with meaningful discussions. Offering some post New Year food for thought on the broad issues relating to the intersection where experts meet the law yers and their legal proceedings.
Programme
4:15 - 4:3 0pm
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sition:
Post Debate Discussions / Q & A
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| Mr. Paul Aston - Certified Foreign Lawyer, Consultant, AsiaLegal LL C Paul has substantial experience of acting for parties in
court litigation, international arbitration, and mediation in several juri
sdictions. Where appropriate, he acts as an advocate in arbitration. |
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John has been in the Mari ne Industry for 50 year and was at sea for twenty years as an engineer befo re joining Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Chartered Engineer, with a Master’ s degree, and in 2001 John became a partner at Brookes Bell. An expert in h is field, John uses his extensive consultancy and investigative experience to provide comprehensive assessments of marine and offshore casualties and disputes. The type of investigations John conducts are as diverse as they a re thorough. John has provided technical evidence for court proceedings and arbitration around the world on diverse marine engineering topics includin g advice to owners and shipyards on new build and shipyard disputes. He was both witness of fact and the marine engineer expert in a high profile frau d case on behalf of the insurers of BRILLIANTE VIRTUOSO. From 2012 he was based in Singapore, having set up the Brookes Bell office there, and oversa w their three Asia offices until recently. John was seconded to Houston to oversee the start of Brookes Bell’s expansion into the US region before ret urning to Singapore. John continues to be involved in marine and offshore c asualty investigations and acting as an expert witness. John is also a supp orting member of the LMAA, a member of SCMA and a Fellow and founding membe r of APIEx here in Singapore. |
| Ms. Shanna Ghose – Partner, Hill Dickinson LLP Shanna has been practising as a solicitor in the marit ime and shipping law field since qualification in 2007. The early years of her practice saw her acting as counsel before the Singapore Court. In the l ast ten years, her disputes practice has been almost entirely arbitration f ocused, covering all aspects of admiralty, shipping and commodities. Shanna has spent time on secondment in a P&I club as well as in a leading tra ding house, with specific focus on metals trading and shipping. Shanna has been accepting appointments as arbitrator since 2018 and has been recognise d as an Accredited Specialist in Maritime and Shipping Law by the Singapore Academy of Law since 2019. |
| Wole is an England & Wa les qualified international arbitration lawyer. He predominantly specialise s in the Maritime and Offshore, International Trade and Energy sectors. Wol e has solid experience of handling institutionally administered arbitration s and ad hoc arbitrations. He has acted as arbitrator in several disputes a dministered by institutional arbitral bodies and is a Fellow of the Charter ed Institute of Arbitrators. Wole has been based in Singapore since 2010 an d acts for a range of clients including Ship-Owners, Charterers, Commodity Traders, Shipyards, EPC Contractors, Miners, and Insurers. His clients are located across a broad geography including Singapore, Indonesia, HK, Japan, India, China, Malaysia, Nigeria, Kenya, and Europe. As for career highligh ts, Wole has enjoyed secondment spells with Shell, London (2006), Shipowner s' P&I, Singapore (2011) and Rio Tinto, Singapore (2018) and had conduc t of mining contract and pricing review arbitrations worth over USD350m. Wo le also had conduct of the well-known and reported House of Lords (as it th en was) shipping case, The Achilleas [2008] UKHL 48 and is specifically hig hlighted for his shipping expertise in Chambers Asia-Pacific as a "Notable practitioner and key contact for clients. |
| Mr. Andrew Moran KC - Independent Arbitrator Andrew is a senior King's Counsel and a former Deputy High Court Judge (England and Wales). He is now a full-time a rbitrator based in Singapore, having ceased practice as counsel in 2017 to concentrate on his role as an international arbitrator. He is also a former Deputy High Court Judge in England and Wales. Andrew sits at first instanc e as an occasional Judge of Appeal in the Isle of Man, and has tried a rang e of heavy commercial, maritime and banking cases. He has also presided as the Chairman of specialist market tribunals of the International Petroleum Exchange, the International Commodities Exchange, and as legal adviser to t he Tribunal at the London International Financial Futures Exchange in the C ity of London. In 2016, Andrew relocated to Singapore to focus his practice as arbitrator. He has held a Singapore Foreign Law Practicing Licence and has been appointed as arbitrator in a wide range of maritime, commercial, b anking, energy and offshore construction arbitrations seated both in Singap ore and abroad. His Royal and Merchant Navy background and training coupled with experience of all types of commercial disputes enables him to act acr oss a range of proceedings in all divisions of the High Court of England an d Wales and in international arbitration. Andrew has over 40 years in pract ice (24 years in silk), acquiring extensive experience in civil, maritime a nd commercial litigation and arbitration. Andrew is also a Master of the Be nch of the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, a member of the Baltic Exchang e, a member of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators and a Freeman of the C ity of London. |
About the Organisers
The < strong>Asia Pacific Institute of Experts (“APIEx”)< /strong> is a Singapore-based Asia Pacific-focused professional body which aims to spearhead the development of professional expertise in the f ield of Expert evidence both locally and in the Asia Pacific region.
A core mission of the Society is to develo p and provide a framework for the accreditation of Experts to meet internat ional standards. This mission will be achieved through education, training and collaboration in local and regional conferences and workshops in the A sia Pacific region. APIEx will provide an avenue for practicing Experts a nd those who aspire to become accredited practicing Experts, to develop the ir expertise and to connect with other Experts and consumers of expert evid ence. APIEx accept members who are practising or aspiring experts, as well as users of expert services such as lawyers and counsel.
The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (“SCMA”) is an independent not-for-profit arbitration institution committed to promoting arbitration as an alternative means of dispute resolution for the maritime and international trade sectors regionally and globally.
SCMA has its own arbitration rules, which a re in the 4th Edition. As SCMA adopts a non-administered model of arbitrati on, parties and the tribunal drive the arbitration process from commencemen t to conclusion. SCMA offers optional services such as Chairman appointment s and award authentication to aid parties and the tribunal in the arbitrati on process.
SCMA arbitration is flexi ble, party-driven, and cost-effective (No payment to SCMA for the use of it s rules/clauses). It has a panel of more than 140 arbitrators who are diver se in terms of nationalities, place of residence and cultures but all of wh om are specialists in shipping and international trade. The types of disput es commonly referred to SCMA arbitration include charterparty disputes, bun ker, commercial sales/cargo, coal contracts, ship sale, shipbuilding, ship repair, ship management, collisions, oil & gas, etc. The SCMA mini site features the past and upcom ing events organised by the SCMA.
Registration Fees
APIEx & SCMA Members | S$50.00 | < /tr>
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Expert on IPOS’ List of Experts | S$80.00 |
Participant from Co
rporate Member or Sponsor of | S$80.00 |
| Non-Member | S$100. 00 |
Download Brochure HERE.
SILE Attendance Policy
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are remin ded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in th e CPD Guidelines. For t his activity, this includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the co nclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not b eing absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CP D Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.silecpdcentre.sg/ for more information.
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