Glynnis Lee
Associate
Glynnis is an associate in the maritime, trade and offshore group specialising in shipping and shipbuilding disputes.
Associate
Glynnis is an associate in the maritime, trade and offshore group specialising in shipping and shipbuilding disputes.
Languages - Korean and English
Key Jurisdictions - England & Wales
Glynnis Lee is a trusted advisor to shipowners, charterers, construction companies and commodities traders, helping them navigate complex legal issues. Her expertise spans the marine and offshore industries, where she provides strategic advice on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Glynnis regularly advises clients on the drafting, negotiation, and review of shipbuilding contracts, charterparties, and sale and purchase agreements, ensuring robust risk management. Her practice is distinguished by her ability to navigate high-value disputes, safeguarding her clients' interests in all aspects.
Her recent highlights include representing a leading Korean shipping company in a $400 million LMAA arbitration concerning defects in LNG carriers, acting for a buyer in a EUR 119 million shipbuilding dispute involving dual-fuel CSOV vessels, acting as co-counsel in defending a Korean shipbuilding company in Singapore court proceedings involving a $32 million dispute over alleged welding defects, and representing a buyer in LMAA proceedings arising from delayed vessel deliveries. She has also acted in a multi-billion-dollar LCIA arbitration relating to the construction of a nuclear power plant in the UAE.
Clients appreciate Glynnis for her clear, pragmatic advice and commercial approach, both in contract negotiations and in resolving disputes. Glynnis regularly represents clients before arbitral institutions such as the LMAA, LCIA, ICC and RSA.
US$400 million LNG Carrier Defects Dispute
Successfully represented Korea's leading shipping company in an LMAA arbitration against a shipbuilder concerning defective cargo containment systems in LNG carriers.
EUR 119 million Shipbuilding Dispute
Advising a buyer in a EUR 119 million shipbuilding dispute involving a highly specialised dual-fuel vessel.
US$30 million Welding Defects Dispute
Successfully defended a shipbuilder in a US$30 million LMAA arbitration, resulting in the dismissal of welding defects claims.
US$6.5 million Vessel Delivery and Payment Dispute
Advising a buyer in an LMAA arbitration concerning delayed delivery of vessels under shipbuilding contracts.
US$450 million Nuclear Power Plant Dispute
Acted for a Korean construction joint venture in a US$450 million LCIA arbitration between contractors, relating to cost allocation and claims arising from the construction of a nuclear power plant in the UAE.
US$13 million Marine Casualty and Collision Dispute
Successfully represented a travel agency in a US$13 million marine casualty dispute.
US$9 million Biopharmaceutical Dispute
Successfully represented a major biopharmaceutical company in Korea in a circa US$9 million ICC arbitration arising from a Manufacturing, License, Supply and Distribution Agreement.
