Comparative Analysis of Interim Measures - Interim Remedies (England & Wales) v Preservation Measures (China)

Dr. Capt. Vivek Jain is currently a Director (Marine Services) of a well-renowned firm in Singapore, where he handles and pursues commercial and maritime international arbitrations in various International forums. He has qualified as a Barrister in England & Wales. He is also a Master Mariner (unlimited) UK and have worked on merchant ships including tankers and bulk carriers. He also taught Commercial and Maritime Law in University of Plymouth for a few years and regularly lectures on Comparative Law, Commercial Law & Maritime Law across the globe.

Thomas Macey-Dare QC is an English commercial barrister and a member of Quadrant Chambers in London. He specialises in shipping, shipbuilding, energy, international trade, insurance and international arbitration. He is recognised as a leading practitioner by the Legal 500 in Commodities and Shipping, and by Chambers & Partners in Shipping & Commodities. He represents shipowners, commodity traders, shipyards, underwriters, salvors, energy companies, banks and other commercial clients, in the Business & Property Courts of England and Wales (Commercial Court, Admiralty Court & Chancery Division), the Court of Appeal, and international commercial arbitrations. He is particularly skilled at handling cases involving complex commercial transactions and technical expert issues. He also specialises in emergency applications for interim relief, including freezing and antisuit injunctions.

Dr Shengnan Jia is a partner at a well-known Tahota Law Firm (Legal 500) based out of Beijing. She specialises in commercial law and maritime law. Over the years, she has disposed of many cases in the Supreme People's Court, High courts of different provinces in China and in various International arbitration forums. Dr. Jia holds memberships of professional arbitration forums such as HIAC, ZCIA (China), LMAA (London), CAS (Switzerland), EDAC (Turkey) and had been invited as a Chinese expert witness to submit an Expert Report to LCIA.