Kay Kian is a Partner in the firm’s Dispute Resolution group.

With more than 25 years of experience in international dispute resolution and having practised in London, Singapore, and Bangkok, Kay Kian is one of Thailand’s leading international disputes lawyers, advising clients on complex cross-border matters throughout SE Asia and beyond. He qualified as a barrister in 1995 and is admitted as a solicitor in both England & Wales and Singapore. He has been based in our Bangkok office since its establishment in 2001.

Kay Kian regularly advises multinational corporations on the resolution of complex disputes in the energy, maritime, and insurance sectors. He has extensive experience representing clients at all stages of commercial disputes, including those involving oil and gas, natural resources, and EPC contracts in the energy sector.

Kay Kian is recognised by leading legal directories, including Chambers Asia Pacific and Legal 500 Asia Pacific, as one of Thailand’s foremost international arbitration and dispute resolution experts.

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  • Advising a Thai power provider against a Chinese contractor and Chinese guarantor in a Singapore arbitration under ICC rules, with claims/counterclaims exceeding US$100m, involving English, Thai and Chinese law.
  • Advising reinsurers on liability exposure and quantum issues arising out of a high-profile oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand. The amount in dispute exceeded THB3bn.
  • Advising a well-known hotel owner and operator as Defence Counsel, appointed by a global insurance corporation in claims brought in the Thai court for alleged nuisance and negligence.
  • Advising reinsurers of the liability coverage provided to a listed Thai conglomerate, concerning coverage/liability/quantum of a claim for the supply of an industrial product which caused contamination at a refinery.
  • Advising a Thai public company in a construction dispute worth THB960m involving the construction of a luxury, riverside hotel and shopping plaza in Bangkok, Thailand.

Education

  1. 1998 · Admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales
  2. 1998 · Admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore
  3. 1995 · Called to the Bar of England & Wales
  4. 1994 · University of Nottingham (LLB Hons)

memberships & associations

  1. Member of the Law Society of England & Wales
  2. Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators