Kelvin specialises in handling coverage disputes, particularly those involving property/business interruption risks, political risks, product liability insurance, marine cargo and hull policies, yacht insurance, equipment installation all risks cover, and bankers’ blanket bonds. On the reinsurance front, Kelvin has provided counsel to reinsurers on various claims under different reinsurance treaties, including those arising from the 2021 Japan tsunami, the Tianjin explosion in August 2015, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

His defence practice has seen significant growth in recent years. Kelvin manages a wide range of cases, from product liability defence and professional negligence to marine liability. He is particularly recognised for defending insurance brokers and auditors in professional negligence cases. Additionally, he has extensive experience with machinery or equipment breakdown incidents, such as excessive corrosion of gas turbine blades, failures of lifts and escalators, shore crane malfunctions, PCB board fire, hard drive contamination, vessel main shaft bearing overheating, and steam pipe explosions caused by water hammer effect.

China is a significant focus of Kelvin’s practice, with his clients including major property and casualty insurers as well as reinsurers. His work in the region involves advising on bespoke policies specifically tailored to support China’s One-Belt-One-Road Initiative.

Kelvin also handles broad range of shipping and trade matters. He has acted for major shipping lines, owners and charterers of bulkers and tankers, their P&I Clubs and cargo insurers in various disputes ranging from cargo damage/loss, unpaid charter hire, re-delivery disputes, demurrage to collision, unsafe port claims, personal injuries onboard and oil and air pollution charges.  He also advised on a number of trade disputes for commodities traders, and has taken part in Hong Kong, Singapore, London and ICC arbitrations.