Michael HENDRICK is a Legal Executive with the firm. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws, Second Class (Division One) Honours from Durham University and will be admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2027.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael completed his practice training at a boutique commercial disputes firm, having earlier undertaken his relevant legal training at one of Singapore’s leading shipping disputes practices.
Michael has assisted with matters before the Singapore Courts and in arbitration proceedings, as well as on non-contentious advisory matters. His commercial disputes experience spans fraud, breach of directors’ duties, and contractual claims. He has also worked on charterparty disputes, cargo and bills of lading disputes, vessel arrests, and marine insurance claims.
On the non-contentious side, Michael was involved with regulatory advice concerning Singapore’s first methanol bunkering operation and has helped prepare general terms and conditions for bunker traders. He has also assisted over several years with updating the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act 1961 chapter in Singapore Civil Procedure.
Outside work, Michael enjoys playing football, travelling, and cooking.
Case Highlights
- Assisted with a Singapore High Court suit for a shipowner in a claim of approximately USD 65 million for misdelivery of cargo.
- Assisted with a Singapore High Court suit for a shipowner in a claim exceeding USD 11 million involving conspiracy to commit fraud and the wrongful arrest of its vessel in Nigeria, including successfully obtaining domestic and worldwide Mareva injunctions.
- Assisted with an arbitration for a shipowner in a claim of approximately USD 18 million for breach of a time charterparty arising from the Russia–Ukraine war.
- Assisted with advice for a logistics company in a claim exceeding SGD 5 million against a trading company for unpaid storage fees arising from the seizure by Singapore authorities of approximately USD 50 million worth of the trading company’s cargo.
- Assisted with a Singapore High Court suit for a shipowner in a claim of approximately SGD 3 million for fraud and breach of directors’
- Assisted with an SCMA arbitration for a charterer in a claim of approximately USD 1.8 million for breach of a voyage charterparty.
- Assisted with a Singapore High Court admiralty claim for a bunker supplier to arrest a vessel for unpaid bunkers supplied to the vessel and its sister vessels.
- Assisted with an SIAC arbitration for an insurer in a claim of approximately IDR 14 billion arising from the constructive total loss of a vessel due to fire damage in Indonesia.
- Assisted with a Singapore State Courts suit for a regional luxury car dealer in a claim of approximately SGD 400,000 for the total loss of a luxury car due to fire damage.
- Assisted with a Singapore State Courts suit for a marine dredging company in a claim of approximately SGD 150,000 for unpaid manufacturing and repair works.
- Assisted with advice for a sustainable chemical products company in the first methanol bunkering operation in Singapore.
- Assisted with advice for a company involving employment law and the enforceability of a restraint of trade clause against a former employee.
Education
- Bachelor of Laws, Second Class (Division One) Honours, Durham University
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