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Kieran Humphrey is a highly regarded disputes lawyer in O’Melveny’s Hong Kong office and the past Chair of the IPBA’s Insurance Committee. He regularly acts in arbitration and litigation for financial institutions, multinationals and listed companies.

Kieran is recognised for his expertise by leading legal directories, including Chambers, Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation. He holds multiple rankings in various dispute resolution and insurance categories.

Among his other credentials, Kieran is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and other regional arbitration institutes.

Robert Scrivener is a highly sought after barrister specialising in insurance, shipping, energy and construction disputes. His practice has a particular focus on the Asia Pacific region, having regularly acted in disputes seated in, and governed by the laws of England, Singapore and Hong Kong. He is ranked by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, where it is said that he “puts in a huge amount of time and effort, is a real team player and really gets stuck into the technical detail” and that his “work ethic and attention to detail are exemplary. In cross-examination, his knowledge of the issues and evidence is a formidable challenge for any witness.”

Angus Rodger is a partner in Steptoe LLP and former Chair of the IPBA’s Insurance Committee. An English solicitor advocate, he has represented insurers and reinsurers in a wide range of international complex coverage disputes in litigation, arbitration and mediation. He has also advised on insurance regulation and transactions, and has authored many publications on insurance claims and regulation.

Tunku Farik is a Senior Partner at Azim, Tunku Farik & Wong. He is a Barrister of Gray's Inn and an advocate and solicitor of both the Malaysian and Singapore Bar. Tunku Farik has over three decades of experience in Insurance/Reinsurance and Takaful/Retakaful Law and is ranked by legal directories in these areas. He regularly acts for insurers in litigation and arbitration cases. He is an elected Council Member of the Malaysian Bar, the Malaysian Convener of ARIAS Asia and past IPBA Jurisdictional Council Member for Malaysia. Tunku Farik is also a past Chair of the IPBA Insurance Committee.

Wang Ying Shuang is a Partner at Rajah & Tann in Singapore and Deputy Head of the Insurance & Reinsurance Practice Group. She is also the current Vice-Chair of the IPBA’s Insurance Committee. Ying Shuang is ranked in the leading legal directories (including being ranked “up and coming” in Chambers Asia Pacific in 2023 and 2024) for her insurance expertise. She is also a past winner of the Insurance Lawyer of the Year award at the Women in Business Law Awards Asia-Pacific. Ying Shuang regularly acts for insurers on policy coverage issues, defence work, recovery actions and corporate insurance / regulatory matters. Her experience also extends to commercial litigation and arbitration.