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Overview
TS Oon & Partners (TSOP) boasts one of Malaysia's strongest shipping practices, standing out as one of the few law firms in the country with a dedicated shipping team. The firm's lawyers possess the expertise to handle a comprehensive range of shipping matters both in Malaysia and across the region. In recent years, TSOP has represented numerous China-based enterprises in complex, large-scale shipping and trading disputes, marine joint ventures, and corporate restructuring cases. Thian Seng Oon, who heads the firm's shipping practice, is a key figure known for his adept handling of transactions involving highly technical issues. His expertise is regularly sought by clients in diverse sectors including banking, oil and gas, international trade, insurance, shipping and construction industries.
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Shipping (asialaw)
Work highlights
Successfully represented Chinese state-owned enterprises Dalian Developer Drilling and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Dalian) in a $650 million shipping dispute concerning vessel ownership rights and registration. The Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled in October 2023 that the clients retained beneficial ownership of the vessel Dalian Developer and ordered Osta Fleet to de-register it from the Kota Kinabalu Port Registry. Following dismissal of stay application, the vessel was successfully de-registered and winding-up proceedings against Osta Fleet are ongoing.
Key clients
Black Swan Petroleum DMCC, Premium Vegetable Oils, World Corporation