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About this Debate
Join the Asia Pacific Institute of Experts and the Singapore Chamber of Maritime 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, but 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.
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 lawyers and their legal proceedings.
Programme
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4:15 - 4:30pm |
Registrations & Refreshments
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| 4.30 - 4.35pm |
Opening Remarks by Moderator
Mr. Andrew Moran KC - Independent Arbitrator
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| 4:35 - 5.45pm |
Motion: This House Believes That A Maritime Expert Who Previously Conducted Investigations Should Only Be A Witness Of Fact, Not An Expert Witness
Proposition:
Opposition:
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| 5:45- 6:00pm |
Post Debate Discussions / Q & A |
| 6.00 - 7.00pm |
Networking Buffet Dinner |
About the Debators
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Mr. John Gibson - Consultant Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell John has been in the Marine Industry for 50 year and was at sea for twenty years as an engineer before 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 his 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 are thorough. John has provided technical evidence for court proceedings and arbitration around the world on diverse marine engineering topics including 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 fraud 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 oversaw 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 offshore casualty investigations and acting as an expert witness. John is also a supporting member of the LMAA, a member of SCMA and a Fellow and founding member of APIEx here in Singapore. |
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Ms. Shanna Ghose – Partner, Hill Dickinson LLP Shanna has been practising as a solicitor in the maritime 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 last ten years, her disputes practice has been almost entirely arbitration focused, 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 trading house, with specific focus on metals trading and shipping. Shanna has been accepting appointments as arbitrator since 2018 and has been recognised as an Accredited Specialist in Maritime and Shipping Law by the Singapore Academy of Law since 2019. |
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Mr. Wole Olufunwa – Partner, Wikborg Rein Wole is an England & Wales qualified international arbitration lawyer. He predominantly specialises in the Maritime and Offshore, International Trade and Energy sectors. Wole has solid experience of handling institutionally administered arbitrations and ad hoc arbitrations. He has acted as arbitrator in several disputes administered by institutional arbitral 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 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 highlights, Wole has enjoyed secondment spells 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-known and reported House of Lords (as it then was) shipping case, The Achilleas [2008] UKHL 48 and is specifically highlighted for his shipping expertise in Chambers Asia-Pacific as a "Notable practitioner and key contact for clients. |
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Mr. Toby Stephens - Partner, HFW Toby is HFW's Singapore Head of Shipping and APAC Head of our global Crisis Management team. Toby's work involves managing major marine and energy disasters, often in complex and hostile environments, dealing with high profile casualties involving inter-related actions in multiple jurisdictions. He is also recognised for insurance coverage and other marine and energy related commercial and contractual disputes. Toby has practical experience of working as a marine surveyor in Houston. He has also acted as head of the legal team at a leading Lloyd's syndicate dealing with marine, energy and war risks. Toby is qualified in England and Wales and joined HFW as a solicitor in 2001. He became a Partner in 2007 and relocated from our London office to Singapore in 2017, where he also a Registered Foreign Lawyer. |
About the Moderator
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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 arbitrator 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 instance as an occasional Judge of Appeal in the Isle of Man, 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, and as legal adviser to the Tribunal at the London International Financial Futures Exchange in the City 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, banking, energy and offshore construction arbitrations seated both in Singapore and abroad. His Royal and Merchant Navy background and training coupled with experience of all types of commercial disputes 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 has over 40 years in practice (24 years in silk), acquiring extensive experience 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 member of the Baltic Exchange, a member of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators and a Freeman of the City of London. |
About the Organisers
The Asia Pacific Institute of Experts (“APIEx”) is a Singapore-based Asia Pacific-focused professional body which aims to spearhead the development of professional expertise in the field of Expert evidence both locally and in the Asia Pacific region.
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 develop their expertise and to connect with other Experts and consumers of expert 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 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 are in the 4th Edition. As SCMA adopts a non-administered model of arbitration, parties and the tribunal drive the arbitration process from commencement to conclusion. SCMA offers optional services such as Chairman appointments 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 disputes, bunker, commercial sales/cargo, coal contracts, ship sale, shipbuilding, ship repair, ship management, collisions, oil & gas, etc. The SCMA mini site features the past and upcoming events organised by the SCMA.
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| Non-Member | S$100.00 |
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Continuing Professional Development
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Practice Area: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Training Level: Update
Public CPD Points: 1.5
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Registered in May 2019 and formerly known as Experts Witness Institute Singapore, APIEx is a Singapore-based registered Society which aims to spearhead the development of professional expertise in the field of Expert evidence both locally and in the Asia Pacific region.
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.
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