Bernard is an experienced litigator and dispute resolution practitioner. He regularly appears as counsel before courts and arbitral tribunals in Singapore on a wide range of contentious matters.

Bernard represents clients in a wide range of general and commercial disputes ranging from corporate insolvency and shareholders disputes to cross-border asset tracing and enforcement actions, often utilising procedures such as maritime arrest, freezing injunctions, search orders and evidence preservation orders.

Bernard also regularly advises shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs and H&M insurers on shipping and transportation related matters. He represents these clients in legal proceedings, arbitrations and dispute resolution processes. Bernard’s experience in this field has earned him accreditation as a senior specialist for maritime and shipping law.

Professional Admissions / Qualifications

• Singapore
• Fellow of The Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
• Associate Mediator, Maritime Panel, Singapore Mediation Centre
• Senior Accredited Specialist in Maritime & Shipping Law, SAL

Languages

• English
• Mandarin

Honors and Awards

• Ranked for Singapore Shipping: Domestic Litigation – Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific 2022
  “Bernard Yee has longstanding experience in shipping litigation, regularly assisting P&I clubs, shipowners and insurance companies. Interviewees describe him as a “good lawyer” who is “reliable and someone the market widely believes can be trusted with shipping matters.”

Professional Affiliations

• Member of the Inquiry Panel constituted under the Legal Profession Act
• Committee member of the Maritime Law Association of Singapore
• The Law Society of Singapore