Nicholas Woo

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Nicholas sits on the Supporting Members Liaison Committee of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association. He has also previously undertaken a number of key roles in the industry, including chairing the time charterparty and cargo claims seminars organised by the Lloyds Maritime Academy in London and representing the Singapore Shipping Association at the Maritime Law Committee of the International Chamber of Shipping. Nicholas is a past President of the Singapore Business Group, a Singapore-British business networking group in London under the patronage of the Singapore High Commissioner to London.  He has recently been appointed as an Advisor to the Chinese Shipping Association in London supported by the Baltic Exchange.

Nicholas is ranked by Chambers [UK 2020]. In this edition, one client says "he is a very responsive and kind lawyer who has strong leadership to drive a case". In the previous edition sources state that he is "a great listener and a good strategist". A client adds "he is impressive because not only is he knowledgeable but he is also commercial".

Nicholas is recommended and named as a 'Leading Individual' by Legal 500 [UK 2021]. Clients in this edition say ‘Nicholas Woo is able to speak [fluently] in both English and Mandarin. He is also quite capable of locating the key issue out of a complicated situation with his legal and commercial sense. This gives us a better understanding of the advantages and disadvantages to help us make our decision how to proceed'. Another adds ‘Nicholas Woo’s commercial sense helps to lead us towards the best economic result'.