Ng You Xian, Associate | TS Oon & Partners

Biography
Notable cases

Biography

Ng You Xian is an Associate in the Firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice.

You Xian specialises in Shipping & Maritime and Construction & Engineering. His areas of practice include Marine Insurance, International Trade, Energy, Oil & Gas, Restructuring & insolvency and China Practice. You Xian acts for local and international clients in shipping, insurance and reinsurance, construction, oil & gas and securities matters. You Xian has experience appearing in trials and appeals in the superior courts in Malaysia as well as international arbitration under LMAA, HKIAC and AIAC rules.

You Xian also advises Chinese clients in non-contentious ship finance transactions.

Notable cases

Acting for a charterer in a London-seated LMAA arbitration, resolving procedural issues under the Civil Evidence Act 1995 and IBA Rules and interpretation of off-hire clause in a BIMCO charterparty dispute.

Acted for a sovereign wealth fund in multi-jurisdictional litigation before the Malaysian courts, obtained Mareva injunction and addressed claims of breach of directors’ duties, conspiracy, and dishonest assistance against former senior executives.

Obtained a worldwide Mareva injunction from the Malaysian High Court in aid of SIAC arbitration proceedings, freezing assets in a high-value dispute arising from a sanctioned crude oil sale and purchase agreement.

Performed ship arrest in Malaysian admiralty proceedings, securing vessel as security for foreign court proceedings.

Represented a local oil & gas company in concurrent Malaysian High Court litigation and arbitration proceedings concerning breach of a ship management agreement and voyage charterparty regarding lease disputes of a floating storage unit vessel.

Represented a leading Malaysian logistics company in an AIAC international arbitration, involving a contractual dispute concerning alleged port delays and demurrage claims.

Successfully obtained summary determination in favour of the respondent in an AIAC arbitration, defeating a claimant’s partnership dispute claims at a preliminary stage.

Represented a Korean venture capital firm in an UNCITRAL arbitration administered by HKIAC, securing an USD 87.8 million award in a misrepresentation claim while overcoming complex evidentiary challenges concerning document authenticity under the IBA Rules on Evidence.