Edgar Chin Ren Howe

Edgar Chin Ren Howe is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2016 to 2024. The lawyer has handled 6 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 2 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in admiralty and maritime law and shipping. Their track record shows a 33.0% success rate in resolved cases.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated expertise across 28 primary practice areas, with significant experience in contract law and breach of contract.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Contract Law	4 cases	10% of total caseload	General Practice48% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 4 cases which represents 10% of their total caseload.
Breach of Contract	3 cases	8% of total caseload	Experienced53% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 8% of their total caseload.
Arbitration	3 cases	8% of total caseload	Experienced62% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 8% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	3 cases	8% of total caseload	Experienced53% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 8% of their total caseload.
Property Law	2 cases	5% of total caseload	General Practice48% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Commercial Law	2 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced55% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Admiralty and Maritime Law	2 cases	5% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Shipping	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Insolvency Law	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Injunctions	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Transfer of Cases	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Shipping Law	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Costs	1 cases	3% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Avoidance of transfer	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Judgments and Orders	1 cases	3% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Company Law	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Ship Mortgage	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Mareva Injunction	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Full and Frank Disclosure	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Bareboat Charter	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Voyage charterparties	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Winding Up Proceedings	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Banking and Finance	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Charterparty Disputes	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Civil Practice	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Contracts	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
International Arbitration	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Mareva Injunctions	1 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Edgar Chin Ren Howe has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Edgar Chin Ren Howe has been affiliated with 2 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 4 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Ascendant Legal LLC	4 cases	67% of cases	KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH v Owner of WORLD DREAM: Ship Mortgage & Gaming Equipment Dispute(Feb 2024) Milaha Explorer Pte Ltd v Pengrui Leasing: Appeal Over Mareva Injunction in Ship Sale Dispute(Feb 2023) Pengrui Leasing v Milaha Explorer: Mareva Injunction & Arbitration Dispute(Apr 2022)
Incisive Law LLC	2 cases	33% of cases	Centaurea International Pte Ltd v Citus Trading Pte Ltd: Validation of Payments under Companies Act s 259(Nov 2016) Toptip Holding v Mercuria Energy Trading: Voyage Charterparties & Contract Formation Dispute(Aug 2016)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Edgar Chin Ren Howe's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.3
Complex Cases: 0 (0%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	32.0 parties avg	2.0	50%
Neutral	12.0 parties avg	2.0	17%
Won	23.0 parties avg	3.0	33%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2016	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2022	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2023	13.0 parties avg	3.0
2024	13.0 parties avg	3.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Edgar Chin Ren Howe's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	3(50%)	50%
Neutral	1(17%)	17%
Won	2(33%)	33%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	230,000.00	76,666.673 cases	3

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2016	2 2	Lost: 2 cases (100.0%)
2022	2 11	Lost: 1 cases (50.0%) Neutral: 1 cases (50.0%)
2023	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2024	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 6 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH v Owner of WORLD DREAM: Ship Mortgage & Gaming Equipment Dispute 27 Feb 2024 KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (Claimant)Won	27 Feb 2024	KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (Claimant): Application granted in their favourThe court ruled that the mortgage extended to the gaming equipment on board the vessel.
2	Milaha Explorer Pte Ltd v Pengrui Leasing: Appeal Over Mareva Injunction in Ship Sale Dispute 19 Feb 2023 Milaha Explorer Pte Ltd (Appellant)Won	19 Feb 2023	Milaha Explorer Pte Ltd (Appellant): Appeal AllowedAppeal allowed; Mareva injunction set aside; costs awarded to Milaha Explorer Pte Ltd fixed at $45,000 (inclusive of disbursements) for its costs here and below. Pengrui was ordered to refund the costs below paid by Milaha. The usual consequential orders applied. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
3	Pengrui Leasing v Milaha Explorer: Mareva Injunction & Arbitration Dispute 07 Apr 2022 Milaha Explorer Pte Ltd (Respondent)Lost	07 Apr 2022	Milaha Explorer Pte Ltd (Respondent): Application dismissedMilaha's application to set aside the Mareva injunction was dismissed.
4	Milaha Explorer Pte Ltd v Pengrui Leasing (Tianjin) Co Ltd: Transfer of Appeal from Appellate Division to Court of Appeal 24 Jan 2022 Milaha Explorer Pte Ltd (Applicant)Neutral	24 Jan 2022	Milaha Explorer Pte Ltd (Applicant): Appeal transferredAppeal transferred from the Appellate Division to the Court of Appeal.
5	Centaurea International Pte Ltd v Citus Trading Pte Ltd: Validation of Payments under Companies Act s 259 30 Nov 2016 Centaurea International Pte Ltd (in liquidation) (Plaintiff)Lost	30 Nov 2016	Centaurea International Pte Ltd (in liquidation) (Plaintiff): Application DismissedThe liquidators' application was dismissed with costs fixed at $10,000 inclusive of disbursements (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
6	Toptip Holding v Mercuria Energy Trading: Voyage Charterparties & Contract Formation Dispute 31 Aug 2016 TOPTIP HOLDING PTE LTD (Plaintiff)Lost	31 Aug 2016	TOPTIP HOLDING PTE LTD (Plaintiff): Claim DismissedPlaintiff's claim was dismissed with costs fixed at $175,000 plus reasonable disbursements to be taxed if not agreed (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).