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Yap Yin Soon is a Partner and a member of the Maritime & Aviation Practice Group and International Trade Practice Group. He handles all aspects of marine, air and other carriage related disputes.

Notable matters Yin Soon has been involved in include:

 

“ORAPIN GLOBAL” c/w “EVOIKOS” involved in both the civil and criminal proceedings arising from the collision;

“Pioneer Glory” and “POE-2410” [1998] SGHC 240, [2001] SGHC 156 and [2002] 1 SLR 265 a High Court and Court of Appeal case relating to a claim for wrongful detention of cargo against the ship owners;

“The Endurance I” [1999] 1 SLR 661 a Court of Appeal case involving issues relating to breaches of charterparty;

“Philips Hong Kong Limited v China Airlines Limited” [2002] 1 SLR 57 and [2002] 3 SLR 367 a High Court and Court of Appeal case involving the construction of Articles 22 (2) (a) and (b) of the Warsaw (Hague) Convention being the package limitation provisions;

P.T. Putrabali Adyamulia v Societe Est Epices v Enrico Webb James Snc (The “Intan 6 V.360A SN”) [2003] 2 LLR 700 involving a dispute over goods lost at sea whilst in transit;

Maintop Shipping Company Limited v Bulkindo Lines Pte Limited (The “Marinicki”) [2003] 2 LLR 655 involving an unsafe port claim;

“The Rainbow Joy” [2005] 1 SLR 589 and [2005] 3 SLR 719 a High Court and Court of Appeal case involving issues of conflict of laws and crew contracts;

Front Carriers Ltd v Atlantic & Orient Shipping Corp [2006] 3 SLR 854 a landmark case in the Singapore arbitration sphere involving the jurisdiction of the Singapore Court to grant injunctions in aid of a foreign arbitration;

The "Emma Maersk" [2006] SGHC 180 a High Court decision subsequently affirmed by the Court of Appeal on appeal involving the consideration of the common law duties and responsibilities of a vessel towards a harbour pilot;

Lanxess Pte Ltd v APP Chemicals International (Mau) Ltd [2009] 2 SLR 769 a High Court and Court of Appeal case involving a trade dispute and the law on assignment of claims;

Cytec Industries Pte Ltd v APP Co Ltd [2009] 2 SLR 806 a High Court and Court of Appeal case involving a claim under a guarantee and the law on statutory limitation periods; and

Cytec Industries Pte Ltd v APP Chemicals International (Mau) Ltd [2009] SGHC 177 involving a trade dispute and the nature of without prejudice communications and effect of an acknowledgement of debt.

 

In The Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2002/2003), Yin Soon has been cited as a “noteworthy practitioner”. Yin Soon graduated from the University of Exeter with an LLB (Hons) degree in 1991 and obtained an LLM in International Business Law from King’s College, London University in 1992. He qualified as a Barrister-at-Law at Middle Temple in 1993 and was called to the Singapore Bar in 1994 when he joined Allen & Gledhill. He was made a Partner in 2000.

 

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