DA HUI SHIPPING (PTE) LTD (IN CREDITORS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) V SHOOK LIN & BOK LLP

[2026] SGHCR 30, General Division of the High Court, Singapore, AR Wee Yen Jean, 3 August 2026

Admiralty – Loss of a chance – Ship arrest – Law firm's breach of duty to act with reasonable care and skill in providing legal advice and services – Law firm having advised pursuing claims in personam over admiralty proceedings

The procedural background to this claim is well documented (see references below). Da Hui had engaged the law firm SLB to advise on its claim in respect of a loan facility taken out against mortgages on its vessel Sea Equatorial and two other vessels belonging to Da Hui’s sister company An Rong.