JERN-FEI NG

• Acted for a large US insurer in an ad hoc arbitration concerning
the Bermuda excess liability form. Claim settled before final
hearing.
• Instructed for a large Korean conglomerate in a LCIA arbitration
involving a claim for US$35 million in respect of the construction of
an offshore oil and gas platform in the South China Sea.
Substantial damages awarded by the tribunal in favour of the
Korean claimant.
• Acted as secretary to the tribunal in an arbitration conducted
under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in relation to the
construction of a cross-border gas pipeline.
• Acting in an ongoing arbitration against a well-known global oil
and gas trader involving a claim of US$22m for breach of contract
and misrepresentation. Final hearing fixed for 2011.
• Experience in an array of arbitration-related applications before
the courts, including applications under ss.67, 68 and 69 of the
Arbitration Act 1996.
Has written and lectured widely on arbitration matters including a stint
as a guest lecturer on the London School of Economics’ LLM course
on International and Comparative Commercial Arbitration.
Civil Fraud
Instructed in some of the largest civil fraud actions heard in England in
the past year, including the US$1 billion Fiona Trust litigation and CNA
Insurance Company Ltd v Willis Ltd (both of which are referred to in
greater detail in the Commercial Litigation section below). Also act
regularly in civil cases involving fraudulent evasions of tax.
Recommended by Legal 500 (2008, 2009) as a leading junior in civil
fraud and by Legal Experts (2009, 2010) in the field of fraud (asset
recovery).
Commercial Litigation
Has acted in a broad range of commercial disputes (whether
commenced in the Commercial Court or the Chancery Division), the
highlights of which include the following:
• Fiona Trust litigation. Appeared for the former President of
Novoship (one of the largest shipping corporations in Russia) in a
75-day trial in the Commercial Court involving allegations of fraud
and breach of fiduciary duty. Judgment pending.
• CNA Insurance Company Ltd v Willis Ltd. Acted for CNA in
bringing claims for deceit against the defendant. The action was
set down for a 10-week trial in the Commercial Court but settled
shortly before trial for US$130m, the settlement having been
disclosed in public filings in the US and reported extensively by
the financial press including the WSJ, Bloomberg, Forbes and
CNBC.
• JP Morgan Chase Bank v Springwell. Instructed for JP Morgan as
part of a litigation team in a US$700m Commercial Court claim
arising from the sale of complex financial instruments involving
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