Chairman
Gina LEE-WAN
Partner
Allen & Gledhill LLP

The roles of the Legal Committee are:

1. to review any proposed or new international conventions and regulations directly and significantly affecting Singapore ship operators and to advise the SSA Council or the appropriate SSA Committee or Sub-Committee on their potential effect on SSA Members and to make recommendations as to their adoption by Singapore;

2. to review any proposed or new Singapore legislation and regulations directly and significantly affecting Singapore ship operators and to advise the SSA Council or  the appropriate SSA Committee or Sub-Committee on its potential effect on SSA Members and to make any recommendations;

3. to review, as the Committee considers appropriate, legal decisions of the courts of Singapore, England and other major maritime jurisdictions brought to the attention of the Committee and directly and significantly affecting Singapore ship operators and to advise the SSA Council or the appropriate SSA Committee or  Sub-Committee on their potential effect on SSA Members and to make any recommendations;

4. to review marine insurance wording and market developments, and identify and seek to resolve any issues arising;

5. to advise on ways to enhance the provision of marine insurance in Singapore;

6. to accept referrals from the SSA Council and, as appropriate, from the SSA Committees and Sub-Committees for advice on legal matters; and

7. to liaise with and make representations to the Attorney-General's Chambers and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and International Chamber of Shipping regarding the matters given in (a) to (f) above, but in all cases not to commit the SSA to any matters of policy without the prior approval of the SSA Council.

Legal & Insurance Committee Members