Shipping & international trade is at the heart of Andrew’s practice. He has significant experience in both court proceedings and arbitrations involving charterparties, c.i.f./f.o.b. sale contracts, bills of lading and documentary credits. Examples of his recent work include advising on disputes involving misdelivery of cargo, a vessel issuing multiple sets of bills of lading (in respect of the same cargo) and certificate final clauses.

Andrew accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ international arbitration practice. He has assisted in a significant number of high value arbitrations (including LMAA arbitrations), as well as in proceedings to enforce arbitral awards and in other arbitration-related litigation. During pupillage, Andrew also worked on the substantive appeal in Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd that is awaiting judgment by the Supreme Court (UKSC 2018/0100).

Andrew accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ private international law practice. He has a broad range of experience in this area and has frequently worked on jurisdiction and choice of law issues in the context of court proceedings and arbitrations. An example of his recent work includes advising on whether a claim for civil compensation under Article 185 of the Italian Criminal Code (for international bribery arising out of procurement of an oil contract) gave rise to a lis pendens under Article 29/30 of the Brussels I Regulation Recast.

Andrew accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ commercial fraud & asset tracing practice. He has significant experience in this area and routinely advises on disputes involving issues of illegality, breach of fiduciary duty, dishonest assistance, knowing receipt, following/tracing of assets and/or injunctive relief. Examples of his recent work include (i) resisting a claim for compensation under Article 185 of the Italian Criminal Code (arising in the context of international bribery allegations) and (ii) resisting a worldwide freezing order pursuant to allegations of unlawful means conspiracy to strip an arbitral award debtor of its assets. The award in question was a USD 1.5 billion ICC award.

Andrew accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ insurance and reinsurance practice. He draws on experiences acquired during pupillage including advising on (i) a retrospective reallocation of ultimate net losses across different reinsurance contracts and (ii) a claim by a reinsured against its reinsurer arising from alleged ex gratia payments made by the reinsured to the assured.

Andrew accepts instructions in all areas of commercial litigation (including injunctions and related orders). He draws on experiences acquired during pupillage, in particular his involvement in a range of high-value, complex and multi-jurisdictional disputes. Examples of his recent work include (i) advising on the proper interpretation of an indemnity in a joint venture agreement and (ii) resisting a worldwide freezing injunction and Norwich Pharmacal Order pursuant to allegations of unlawful means conspiracy to strip an arbitral award debtor (of a USD 1.5billion ICC award) of its assets.

2018: University of Oxford - Bachelor of Civil Law

2017: University of Cambridge - Bachelor of Arts (Law) (Double First-Class Honours)

2018: Prince of Wales Scholarship, Gray’s Inn

2018: Residential Scholarship, Gray’s Inn

2017: 3 Verulam Buildings Prize for Equity & Trusts, University of Cambridge

2016: Elected James William Squire Scholar, University of Cambridge

2017/2016/2015: Jennings Prize, University of Cambridge (Wolfson College)

Wine

Andrew currently holds the WSET Level 3 Award in Wine (with Distinction), a qualification commonly held by wine professionals. He previously represented the University of Cambridge internationally as a blind wine taster and looks forward to furthering his knowledge of wine.

Sports & Outdoors

A former national athlete, Andrew has previously represented Singapore at the FINA Swimming World Cup (400m Freestyle). During his time at university, he was also awarded a Cambridge Full Blue in Swimming. At present, Andrew enjoys distance running and going on long nature walks.