Acting for the Owners of the vessel ‘X-Press Pearl’ and other vessel interests. This vessel caught fire in Sri Lankan waters and eventually sank. This casualty is alleged to have cause severe environmental damage to Sri Lanka and has been dubbed ‘the worst maritime disaster to have struck Sri Lanka’ by the UN environment programme. The matter value is approximately US$6 billion.
Partners Kendall Tan, Leong Kah Wah and Daphne Chua from the Shipping Practice are leading the case.
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