Singapore
AWARDS
Leading Individual for Shipping: Domestic: Litigation – Singapore
Recommended Lawyer for Shipping: Singapore; South Korea; Foreign firms, International arbitration, Dispute resolution: Singapore and Restructuring and insolvency: Singapore
Asia Business Law Journal’s A-list of Singapore’s Top 100 Lawyers
Daryll Ng
Partner
Daryll is a Partner at Virtus Law, and the Managing Partner of the Stephenson Harwood Singapore office. He is a leading maritime, commercial and alternative dispute resolution expert.
Daryll Ng is the managing partner of Stephenson Harwood’s Singapore office and a partner at Virtus Law.
Daryll specialises in maritime and commercial dispute resolution. With almost 30 years of experience, he supports a diverse range of clients, including vessel owners, insurers, shipyards, and financial institutions. He is qualified in Singapore and the UK, allowing him to offer comprehensive legal solutions, whether in court, arbitration or mediation.
Daryll’s practice encompasses a wide array of services, from advising on charterparties, port and cargo issues, vessel underperformance, shipbuilding contracts, supply agreements, war risks, and any matter relating to the maritime sector, ranging from pre-litigation/arbitration issues to trials and appeals as well as arbitration hearings.
Daryll is regularly involved in SIAC, SCMA, LMAA, and ad hoc arbitrations. He is a Senior Accredited Specialist in Maritime and Shipping Law (Singapore Academy of Law).
“Daryll Ng is known in Singapore for his adept handling of dry shipping matters, regularly assisting with cargo disputes, as well as restructuring-related matters. He works with a range of multinational corporates active in the sector, including international banks and shipping companies.”
Chambers Asia Pacific 2025
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Acting for coal traders in respect of a US$8 million arbitration.
Acting for charterers in respect of a chain arbitration involving the vessel “Wadi Sudr”.
Acting regularly in respect of SIAC, SCMA, ICC, LMAA and ad hoc arbitrations.
Acting for offshore platform owner on a shipbuilding dispute with international yard, including numerous construction and delivery issues requiring extensive rework of the vessel.
Advising in respect of rightship disputes.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Acting for coal traders in respect of a US$8 million arbitration.
Acting for charterers in respect of a chain arbitration involving the vessel “Wadi Sudr”.
Acting regularly in respect of SIAC, SCMA, ICC, LMAA and ad hoc arbitrations.
MARINE AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Acting for offshore platform owner on a shipbuilding dispute with international yard, including numerous construction and delivery issues requiring extensive rework of the vessel.
Acting for a multi-national shipyard on its US$300 million contract with an oil major to build, deliver and commission an FPSO for work off Indonesia.
Advising a multi-national shipyard in respect of its US$123 million contract with a major shipping group with end user a national science agency, in respect of the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a dynamically positioned blue water research vessel.
Acting for financial institutions in enforcement actions for a US$30 million vessel facility.
Acting for coal traders in respect of a US$8 million arbitration.
Obtaining injunctions preventing payment out under bank guarantees.
Acting for financial institutions in the restructuring of shipbuilding agreements during the 2008 financial crisis. The total facility was worth over US$70 million.
Advising in respect of Rightship disputes.
Advising in respect of various insolvent Korean and Japanese vessel owners.
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Daryll Ng is the managing partner of Stephenson Harwood’s Singapore office and a partner at Virtus Law.
Daryll specialises in maritime and commercial dispute resolution. With almost 30 years of experience, he supports a diverse range of clients, including vessel owners, insurers, shipyards, and financial institutions. He is qualified in Singapore and the UK, allowing him to offer comprehensive legal solutions, whether in court, arbitration or mediation.
Daryll’s practice encompasses a wide array of services, from advising on charterparties, port and cargo issues, vessel underperformance, shipbuilding contracts, supply agreements, war risks, and any matter relating to the maritime sector, ranging from pre-litigation/arbitration issues to trials and appeals as well as arbitration hearings.
Daryll is regularly involved in SIAC, SCMA, LMAA, and ad hoc arbitrations. He is a Senior Accredited Specialist in Maritime and Shipping Law (Singapore Academy of Law).
“Daryll Ng is known in Singapore for his adept handling of dry shipping matters, regularly assisting with cargo disputes, as well as restructuring-related matters. He works with a range of multinational corporates active in the sector, including international banks and shipping companies.”
Chambers Asia Pacific 2025
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Acting for coal traders in respect of a US$8 million arbitration.
Acting for charterers in respect of a chain arbitration involving the vessel “Wadi Sudr”.
Acting regularly in respect of SIAC, SCMA, ICC, LMAA and ad hoc arbitrations.
Acting for offshore platform owner on a shipbuilding dispute with international yard, including numerous construction and delivery issues requiring extensive rework of the vessel.
Advising in respect of rightship disputes.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Acting for coal traders in respect of a US$8 million arbitration.
Acting for charterers in respect of a chain arbitration involving the vessel “Wadi Sudr”.
Acting regularly in respect of SIAC, SCMA, ICC, LMAA and ad hoc arbitrations.
MARINE AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Acting for offshore platform owner on a shipbuilding dispute with international yard, including numerous construction and delivery issues requiring extensive rework of the vessel.
Acting for a multi-national shipyard on its US$300 million contract with an oil major to build, deliver and commission an FPSO for work off Indonesia.
Advising a multi-national shipyard in respect of its US$123 million contract with a major shipping group with end user a national science agency, in respect of the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a dynamically positioned blue water research vessel.
Acting for financial institutions in enforcement actions for a US$30 million vessel facility.
Acting for coal traders in respect of a US$8 million arbitration.
Obtaining injunctions preventing payment out under bank guarantees.
Acting for financial institutions in the restructuring of shipbuilding agreements during the 2008 financial crisis. The total facility was worth over US$70 million.
Advising in respect of Rightship disputes.
Advising in respect of various insolvent Korean and Japanese vessel owners.
AWARDS
Leading individual for Shipping: Domestic: Litigation – Singapore
Recommended lawyer for Dispute resolution: Singapore, Shipping: Singapore, International arbitration: Singapore and Restructuring and insolvency: Singapore
Asia Business Law Journal’s A-list of Singapore’s Top 100 Lawyers
