Leading Admiralty and Shipping Lawyers & Firms by Reported Cases — Singapore
16 reported cases · February 2024 to April 2026
Updated
Across 16 reported Admiralty and Shipping judgments in Singapore courts (February 2024 to April 2026), Incisive Law LLC is the most active firm by reported case count (4 cases), Lin Weiwen Moses is the most active lawyer (3 case appearances). This ranks named firms and lawyers by how often they appear in reported decisions — a descriptive count of activity, not an assessment of quality or standing.
Overview
Singapore courts decided 16 reported Admiralty and Shipping judgments between February 2024 and April 2026, ranking this practice area 25th of 49 in the dataset. The High Court (SGHC) accounts for 20 entries and the Court of Appeal (SGCA) for six across the court distribution. The most frequent sub-topics were action in rem statutory liens, delivery of cargo against bills of lading, and stay of action proceedings, each appearing in 2 cases. Across these 16 judgments, 11 judges, 30 law firms and 106 individual lawyers appeared on the record.
Data coverage: between February 2024 and April 2026
Which law firms handle the most Admiralty and Shipping cases in Singapore?
Incisive Law LLC leads Admiralty and Shipping with 4 cases between February 2024 and April 2026, followed by Allen & Gledhill LLP and Haridass Ho & Partners with 3 cases each. A total of 30 law firms appeared in Admiralty and Shipping cases during this period.
Who are the leading Admiralty and Shipping lawyers in Singapore?
Lin Weiwen Moses, Soong Jun De, Sze Kian Chuan and Loh Wai Yue are among the most active Admiralty and Shipping lawyers in Singapore, each with 3 case appearances between February 2024 and April 2026. In total, 106 individual lawyers appeared across the 16 reported judgments in this practice area.
Which judges handle the most Admiralty and Shipping cases in Singapore?
S Mohan handled 7 Admiralty and Shipping cases between February 2024 and April 2026, the most of any Singapore judge in this dataset. Sundaresh Menon, Steven Chong and Belinda Ang Saw Ean followed with 3 cases each, among the 11 judges who heard such matters.
How many Admiralty and Shipping cases are heard in Singapore courts?
The dataset records 16 reported Admiralty and Shipping judgments between February 2024 and April 2026. By court distribution, the High Court (SGHC) accounts for 20 entries and the Court of Appeal (SGCA) for six, making the High Court the primary court for this practice area.
What are the main sub-topics in Singapore Admiralty and Shipping cases?
Among the 16 Admiralty and Shipping judgments, the leading sub-topics are action in rem statutory liens (2 cases), delivery of cargo against presentation of bills of lading (2 cases), and stay of action proceedings (2 cases), spanning February 2024 to April 2026.
Case Volume by Year
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
Bills of lading — Delivery of cargo against presentation of bills of lading 2 cases
Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem — Statutory liens 2 cases
Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Stay of action proceedings 2 cases
Sale of ships — Clause 9 of the Norwegian Saleform 2012 — Construction 1 case
Practice and procedure of action in rem — Release — Whether release can be procured by way of an interim mandatory injunction 1 case
Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Statutory liens created by admiralty in rem claimants — Effect of order made under s 100(2) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 — Whether the order provided security to admiralty in rem claimants 1 case
Bills of lading — Financier pledging bills of lading to issuing bank as security for loan — Bank returning bills of lading to financier under trust receipt arrangement — Whether pledge was extinguished by redelivery of the bills to the financier 1 case
Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Stay of action in favour of arbitration 1 case
Enforcement of foreign arbitral award — Lifting stay of action — Judgment in rem 1 case
Practice and procedure of action in rem — Warrant of arrest — Wrongful continuation of arrest and wrongful detention 1 case
Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem — Whether variation of a priority order can be sought by a claimant without a judgment in rem 1 case
Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem — Whether a proprietary claim to the sale proceeds of an arrested vessel may be made without invoking admiralty jurisdiction 1 case
Bills of lading — Bills of Lading Act 1 case
Practice and procedure of action in rem — Security 1 case
Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Statutory liens 1 case
Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Ownership of vessels 1 case
Carriage of goods by sea — Bareboat charterparties — Characteristics 1 case
Practice and procedure of action in rem — Judicial sale of vessel — Effect of judicial sale on bareboat charterparty 1 case
Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Wrongful arrest — Damages for wrongful arrest 1 case
Bills of lading — Bills of Lading Act 1992 — Vesting of rights of suit under the contract of carriage 1 case
Bills of lading — Switch bills of lading — Breach of contract — Whether shipowner wrongfully issued switch bills of lading in breach of contract 1 case
Bills of lading — Switch bills of lading — Bailment — Whether shipowner as bailee owed trade financing bank duty in bailment — Whether shipowner breached duty as bailee 1 case
Bills of lading — Switch bills of lading — Duty of care — Whether shipowner owed trade financing bank duty of care in issuing switch bills of lading — Whether shipowner breached duty of care in agreeing to issue and issuing switch bills of lading 1 case
Practice and procedure of action in rem — Payment out of proceeds of sale — Whether “gaming equipment” was included in a ship mortgage — Whether there is sufficient evidence that there was “gaming equipment” on board the vessel belonging to the mortgagor 1 case
Practice and procedure of action in rem — Duty of disclosure 1 case
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Methodology & disclaimer
Firms and lawyers are ranked by the number of reported Supreme Court judgments they appear in, published on eLitigation. Counts reflect appearances in reported decisions only — unreported matters, settlements, and advisory work are not included. This is a descriptive count of activity by reported case volume, not an assessment of quality or standing, and not an endorsement or recommendation of any firm or lawyer. It is information, not legal advice.