Associate at Wei Tu Law Firm*
Yingshi Liang is an associate at Wei Tu law firm*. She is experienced in disputes handling and advising on maritime and trade, employment and corporate.
Languages - Mandarin, English, Cantonese
Jurisdiction - People's Republic of China
Yingshi assists domestic and foreign clients from various industries in court litigation and arbitration cases and provides PRC legal advice in all aspects of daily business, including contract reviewing, employment, corporate governance, corporate compliance.
Her clients mainly include shipowners, P&I Clubs and insurers, freight forwarder, trading corporates, food production corporates, and education institutions.
She has a keen ability to identify the core issues of a case and uncover critical details, while offering comprehensive advice and tailored solutions that integrate both legal expertise and commercial practicality. She listens attentively to fully understand clients' diverse needs and proactively addresses their concerns.
*Wei Tu (a PRC law firm registered in Guangzhou) and Stephenson Harwood (a law firm registered in Hong Kong) are in a CEPA association under the name “Stephenson Harwood - Wei Tu (China) Association”. CEPA (Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement) is a free trade agreement concluded between Mainland China and Hong Kong. Under CEPA, Hong Kong based law firms are permitted to operate in association with Mainland Chinese law firms to provide comprehensive legal services in Mainland China governed by Chinese and non-Chinese laws.
Ship Arrest and Bank Loan Enforcements
Successfully enforcing bank loans for foreign banks through China litigation procedures, arresting and auction mortgaging ships, recovering loans, interests and costs, several cases recognized by the PRC Supreme Court as top 10 model cases.
Ship Accident Handling
Advising and assisting Chinese shipowner to handle severe crew poison accident abroad involving over a dozen crew dead, rescue planning, cargo handling, compensating injured crews and deceased crew families, claiming insurance, disputes with manning company, GA and government investigations.
Cargo Damage and Insurance Recovery
Successfully recovering cargo damage compensation for Chinese cargo interests and international cargo insurers as victims of a ship collision accident between two foreign ships in Chinese waters.
Cargo Claims and Possible Fraud
Successful defence of the carrier against cargo owner over the loss suffered from the possible fraud.
Mass Layoff
Advising and assisting clients from virous industries to handle the termination and mass layoff in all aspects, including the mass layoff plan and timeline, mass layoff fillings, necessary document, communicating with employees and the local government.
Employment dispute handling advises and general advise
Advising clients from virous industries on all scales regarding employment related issues, daily operational questions, employee handbook and regulations, employee injury and death, redundancy, attending labour arbitration and court litigations, handling employment disputes.
Online Contract Dispute
Successful defence of the worldwide online whole-sale platform over the claims of the alleged outstanding payment.
Contracts and daily operation advise
Advising and assisting clients of all scales and in multiple industrial sectors such as energy, oil and gas, commodities, consumer products, transportation and freight forwarding, etc., on daily issues, e.g. contract negotiation and performance, operational solutions, BLs, customs, security and guarantee, corporate structure, etc.