We pride ourselves on our ability to offer the most practical and effective solutions to our clients, in the shipping and maritime industry as our team is knowledgeable in all the industry's technical, legal and corporate aspects.
Capt. Mohan was called to the Bar in 2003. He is a Master Mariner having obtained his Master Foreign Going Certificate of Competency in New Zealand.
His practice areas include Shipping & Admiralty, Marine Insurance, International Trade, and Civil and Commercial Litigation.
QUALIFICATIONS
Advocate & Solicitor High Court of Malaya, November 2003
Barrister at Law (Gray's Inn) Bachelor of Laws (LL. B Honours)
Master Foreign Going (New Zealand), 1981 First Mate Foreign Going (Hong Kong), 1977 Second Mate Foreign Going (Singapore), 1975
RELEVANT ENGAGEMENTS
• Advised and represented local clients at the Malaysian High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court on claims involving hull and machinery and cargo policies.
• Advised and represented clients in domestic and international arbitration proceedings in ship sale and purchase disputes, disputes related to the carriage of cargo and various charterparty disputes.
• Advised and represented both local and foreign clients at the Malaysian High Court for various contentious shipping and admiralty disputes involving damage to fixed and floating objects, cargo claims and vessel charter disputes.
• Advised and represented both local and foreign clients in enforcement proceedings at the Malaysian High Court involving ship arrests and judicial sale of vessels for admiralty claims. • Advised and acted for banks and clients in vessel financing.
• Represented local clients at the Malaysian High Court in various debt recovery cases involving goods sold and delivered and unpaid loans and shipping disputes including unpaid freight and charter hire.
• Represented local clients in negotiations of charterparty agreements. Advised clients on the legal implications of the various forms of charterparty, ship management and ship sale and purchase namely, NYPE 93, BIMCO SUPPLYTIME, BIMCO Shipman, NSF 1993, NSF 2012 and others.
• Advised clients on amendments to International Maritime Conventions and their impact on local shipping.
• Advised foreign clients on the registration of vessels on the Malaysian Ship Registry (both international and traditional ) and the requirement to have the necessary license whilst engaged in domestic shipping.
• Advised both local and foreign clients on commercial and international trade transactions and disputes involving liabilities of parties under international contracts of sale.
• Advised and drafted documentation involving the sale and purchase of ships, loan documentation and registration of ships and mortgage.
Yong Chee Kong was called to the Bar in 1995. His principal areas of practice are Corporate Law and Shipping and Maritime Law.
He also has vast experience in Banking, Finance and Construction Law. In the course of his law career, he has advised shipping companies, developers, financial instructions and other corporate entities on shipping disputes, development projects, projects financing, mergers, takeovers and acquisitions of corporate entities.
As a litigation lawyer, he appears frequently in the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Federal Court.
He is a registered Patent, Trade Marks and Industrial Design agent and a duly appointed Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public. He also serves as a member of the Bar Council Disciplinary Committee and has chaired numerous disciplinary investigations involving members of the Bar.
QUALIFICATIONS
Advocate & Solicitor High Court of Malaya, 1995
Education The Patent Agent Examining Board, Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia Passed in the Patent Agent Examination 2004
University Malaya, Malaysia Certificate in Legal Practice 1994
University of London, United Kingdom Bachelor of Laws (LL.B Hons) 1992
The Institute of Commercial Management, Bournemouth, England Diploma in Business Studies 1987
King George V Secondary School, Jalan Hose, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan 1980
Yap Kim Chee was called to the Bar in 1998. Her principal areas of practice are Real Property Law, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law and Intellectual Property Rights.
Over the years, she has advised both local as well as foreign clients on property transactions and financing, and the protection of Intellectual Property Rights. She also conducts due diligence on corporate entities for merger, acquisition and listing purposes, as well as advises foreign clients on compliances with regard to Malaysian laws and regulations.
She is the contributing author to books entitled "Biotechnology Law & Strategy" and "Intellectual Property Law & Strategy" by Zaid Hamzah. She is also a qualified professional translator.
QUALIFICATIONS
Advocate & Solicitor High Court of Malaya, 1998
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Master of Laws (LL.M) 2005
Brickfields College Certificate in Legal Practice 1995
University of London, United Kingdom Bachelor of Laws (LL.B Hons) 1994
Further Qualifications Malaysian Translators Association-Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka (Ppm-Dbp) Diploma in Professional Translation (High Honour) 2021
Marcus Yong was called to the Bar in 2020. His principal areas of practice are Banking and Finance Law, and Shipping and Maritime Law.
He also advises clients on Succession, Real Property and Family Law.
As a litigator who assists the partners and external counsels in court matters, he regularly appears in the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Federal Court.
QUALIFICATIONS
Advocate & Solicitor High Court of Malaya, November 2020
Multimedia University, Malaysia Bachelor of Laws (LL.B Hons.) 2019
Multimedia University, Malaysia Foundation in Law, 2014
