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Nicholas Woo

Partner · Birketts LLP

EnglandShipping, International TradeMandarin

About

Nicholas Woo is a Partner in Birketts LLP's Shipping and International Trade team and an accredited CEDR mediator with nearly 40 years' experience in the shipping legal industry. He is a specialist in dry shipping litigation with extensive experience advising and lecturing on English shipping law for clients and contacts across major Asian shipping markets.

Practice areas

ShippingInternational TradeLitigationArbitration & ADR

Office

Expertise

Dry shipping litigationMaritime arbitration & ADRTime charterparty and cargo claimsAsian shipping markets (Singapore, China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, India)In‑house shipping/commercial experience (COSCO)

Education

  • LLB (England)

Admissions

  • Called to the English Bar (1986)
  • Admitted as Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore (1987)
  • Admitted as Solicitor, England (1996)
  • CEDR (Council of Effective Dispute Resolution) Accredited Mediator

Languages

Mandarin