Bazul Ashhab has been specializing in shipping and admiralty practice from day one of practice.

Bazul Ashhab has been involved in several prominent shipping cases including the first major ship collision trial to go to Court in Singapore.  He has also been involved in complex commercial/banking cases. He has extensive experience in collision matters including preliminary investigative work and tonnage limitation.  Apart from trial work he also regularly conducts arbitration proceedings.

His main area of practice covers a wide spectrum of maritime practice involving salvage, general average, bill of lading and charterparty disputes, bunker disputes and other aspects of P & I and Defence Club work, international trade, commodities and sale of goods, road and air transport claims with a particular emphasis on marine insurance. He is regularly called upon Underwriters to advice on various aspects of marine insurance. He has acted for Underwriters, Owners and Club for several landmark cases and continues to receive instructions on all major marine casualties. He is also continuously instructed by banks in relation to their rights of suit under bills of lading and letter of credit disputes.

He has been involved in several prominent cases including for example:-

(i)         “LIMBURG”

Advised Underwriters on salvage and policy liability arising out of an explosion allegedly from a terrorist attack.

(ii)        “SELENDANG AYU”

Advising policy liability when the vessel ran aground at Alaska and broke into two parts.

(iii)       LIMITATION ACTION

Argued as lead counsel in the only action to proceed to trial in Singapore on Owners’ rights to limit liability under the Merchant Shipping Act - ANTARA KOH PTE LTD v ENG TOU OFFSHORE PTE LTD [2005] 4 SLR 521

(iv)                RIGHTS OF SUIT / LAWFUL HOLDERS OF BILL OF LADING

Acted for a bank in the landmark decision – UCO BANK V. GOLDEN SHORE TRANSPORTATION PTE LTD [2005] 2 SLR 735 in the Court of Appeal dealing with the right of suit under the Bill of Lading Act.

(v)                    INCORPORATION OF EXCLUSION AND LIMITATION CLAUSES

Successfully enabled the Defendants to limit their liability to £100 per package and obtained indemnity for damages and costs from the pooling  arrangement partners which chartered the vessel - PT. SOONLEE METALINDO PERKASA v SYNERGY SHIPPING PTE LTD (FREIGHTER SERVICES PTE LTD, THIRD PARTY) [2007] SGHC 121

Apart from litigation, he has also assisted clients in the drafting of sale, purchase and mortgage of vessels and Charterparties.  Bazul is also the appointed counsel for Maldivian Government in Singapore.

Bazul provides clients with high quality, personalized and cost effective service ensuring that clients can continue to focus on their business confident that their legal matters will be handled effectively.

To contact Bazul, please send your email to bazul@oonbazul.com.