Robert Joiner

Robert is an English qualified solicitor. He deals with dry shipping disputes, mainly concerning charterparties, COA's, bills of lading, project cargo/heavy lifts, MOA's, and commission agreements. He also advises on shipbuilding and rig contracts/guarantees, salvage, wreck removal, unsafe berths, groundings, fires, collisions, and offshore supply disputes. Robert has worked on a range of insurance matters, including marine and cargo where he advises on coverage and recovery. Additionally, he has expertise in commodities, including minerals, frozen produce, LPG and veg oils. He also has extensive experience in arbitration and litigation, and has run a large number of international arbitrations in London, Singapore and Hong Kong while based in Singapore. These range from small claims procedures to multi-million dollar disputes. Robert also has experience with drafting contracts, guarantees and insurance policies, as well as with insurance regulation, compliance and start-up issues for company, mutual and captive insurers, including marine, P&I, and property catastrophe. He is recommended by Chambers & Partners for his "considered and comprehensive" style of practice, and Legal 500 for his "prompt, detailed advice". · Wikborg Rein

SingaporeMaritime & Offshore, ShippingEnglish

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English-qualified solicitor based in Singapore and partner at Wikborg Rein who specialises in dry shipping and maritime disputes, insurance coverage and recovery, commodities matters and shipbuilding/rig contracts. He has extensive experience running international arbitrations and litigation (including in London, Singapore and Hong Kong), and advises on drafting contracts, guarantees and insurance policies as well as insurance regulation and start-up issues for company, mutual and captive insurers.

Practice areas

Maritime & OffshoreShippingInternational ArbitrationLitigationInsuranceCommodities

Office

Singapore

Wikborg Rein · Robert is an English qualified solicitor. He deals with dry shipping disputes, mainly concerning charterparties, COA's, bills of lading, project cargo/heavy lifts, MOA's, and commission agreements. He also advises on shipbuilding and rig contracts/guarantees, salvage, wreck removal, unsafe berths, groundings, fires, collisions, and offshore supply disputes. Robert has worked on a range of insurance matters, including marine and cargo where he advises on coverage and recovery. Additionally, he has expertise in commodities, including minerals, frozen produce, LPG and veg oils. He also has extensive experience in arbitration and litigation, and has run a large number of international arbitrations in London, Singapore and Hong Kong while based in Singapore. These range from small claims procedures to multi-million dollar disputes. Robert also has experience with drafting contracts, guarantees and insurance policies, as well as with insurance regulation, compliance and start-up issues for company, mutual and captive insurers, including marine, P&I, and property catastrophe. He is recommended by Chambers & Partners for his "considered and comprehensive" style of practice, and Legal 500 for his "prompt, detailed advice".

Singapore

Expertise

Dry shipping disputes (charterparties, COAs, bills of lading)Project cargo and heavy liftsSale and purchase/MOAs and commission agreementsShipbuilding and rig contracts/guaranteesSalvage and wreck removalUnsafe berths, groundings, fires and collisionsOffshore supply disputesMarine and cargo insurance coverage and recoveryCommodities (minerals, frozen produce, LPG, vegetable oils)International arbitration in London, Singapore and Hong KongInsurance regulation, compliance and captive insurers

Education

College of Law, London (1984–1985)
Durham University (1981–1984)

Admissions

Solicitor, England & Wales
Law Society of England & Wales (member)

Languages

English