Kai Wu Partner
Guangzhou
020-85277000
kai.wu@dentons.cn
  • Cross-Border Investment and Trade
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Banking & Finance
  • Criminal Law
  • Working Language:
  • Chinese
  • English

Introduction

Mr. WU Kai, the partner of Dacheng Guangzhou Office, specializes in the admiralty and maritime affairs, trade and logistics, property insurance, corporation and commerce, inheritance and wealth management and other civil and commercial affairs. He has reach experience in litigation and arbitration, especially in handling the cases of ship collision, oil pollution, grounding, sinking and other admiralty cases and international cases. Since 2008, Mr. WU has handled a plenty of cases for the leading shipping companies worldwide, nearly all the P&I clubs in the IG group, the leading Chinese insurance companies, shipyards, trading companies, and so on. For most of the cases, Mr. WU achieved satisfactory results for the clients. The "APL LOS Angeles" oil pollution case handled by him was selected as one of the "Top Ten Typical Maritime Cases in 2020" and ranked first. The cargo damage and oil pollution case of “Trans Summer” handed by Mr. WU was selected as one of the "Top Ten Typical Cases Serving Green Development and Promoting Construction of Beautiful Guangdong in 2017" and one of the “Typical Cases of Foreign-Related Legal Services in 2019" by Guangdong Lawyers Association. Mr. Wu was rated as a highly recommended lawyer in the field of maritime and commercial affairs by The Legal 500, a renowned international legal rating agency. He was employed by the Supreme People's Procuratorate as a consulting expert in civil and administrative cases, and was selected into the talent pool of 1,000 international lawyers of the Ministry of Justice, the Leading International Lawyers Pool of Guangdong Province, and the Leading International Lawyers Pool of Guangzhou City. He was sent to Singapore by Guangdong Lawyers Association to participate in the lawyer exchange program, and sent to Britain by Guangzhou Lawyers Association to participate in the international arbitration training program.

Education

  • Sun Yat-Sen UniversityMaster's degree(2007)

Admissions and Qualifications

  • PRC Licensed Lawyer

Working Experience

  • Dacheng Law Offices LLP (Guangzhou)Partner(2021 ~ Present)
  • Yang & Lin Co., Law FirmPartner(2012 ~ 2020)
  • Wang Jing & Co.Lawyer(2007 ~ 2011)
  • Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey BureauShip officer (2/O)(1998 ~ 2005)

Honors and Awards

  • Execellent Member of the Maritime and Logistics Legal Committee(2016), Guangdong Lawyers Association
  • Execellent Member of the Maritime and Logistics Legal Committee(2018), Guangdong Lawyers Association
  • Third Prize for Excellent Papers(2017), China Maritime Law Association
  • Excellent Case of Foreign-Related Legal Services(2019), Guangdong Lawyers Association
  • Typical Cases in 2019(2020), Guangdong Lawyers Association
  • Execellent Member of the E-commerce and Logistics Legal Committee(2022), Guangzhou Lawyers Association
  • Execellent Member of the Communist Party(2020), Guangzhou Lawyers Association
  • Prize for Execellent Performance(2022), Dacheng Guangzhou Office
  • Prize for Execellent Performance(2023), Dacheng Guangzhou Office
  • Professional Elite Sar(2023), Dacheng Guangzhou Office
  • Top Talent in Maritime and Admiralty Law(2025), LegalOne
  • Dedicated & Meticulous Maritime Lawyer(2025), Lvxin Community
  • Highly Recommended Lawyer in the Admiralty and Maritime Field(2023 ~ 2025), The Legal 500

Representative Projects/Matters

Ship collision case of " Zhen He” (claim amount: RMB 200 million)

Oil pollution case of " Kenos Athena" (claim amount: RMB 150 million)

Oil pollution case of " Los Angeles" (claim amount: RMB 250 million)

Oil pollution case of " Trans Summer" (claim amount: RMB 150 million)

Ship collision case of " San Hang Sha Zhuan 8" (RMB 100 million)

Ship contact case of " Bei Lun Hai Shi" (RMB 190 million)

Cargo damage case of " Jin Hang 18" (tried by the Supreme People's Court)

Ocean propery damage case of " Comandate" (RMB 30 million)

Ocean property damage case of " Contship Ace" (RMB 45 million)

Loss of life and personal injury case of " SC Warrior L"

Cargo damage case of " Lake Dawn"

Cargo damage case of " Lantau Bridge"

Cargo damage case of " AM CONTRECOEUR"

Insurance case of " MIN RUI"

Insurance case of " Xin Bao Tai 1"

Plane insurance case

Salvage remunenation case of " Guan Hai 208"

International trade case of acrylic panels

Ship building case of a 2000-ton crane vessel

Cross-border ship purchase and sale case of “Jin Jiang Long"

Case of international trade dispute of acrylic panels

Activities and Affiliations

  • Guangzhou International Commercial Mediation Center , Mediator
  • China Maritime Law Association , Member
  • Guangzhou Maritime Court , Mediator
  • Council of Guangdong Transport Law Society , Executive member
  • Guangzhou Shipping College , Part-time teacher
  • Supreme People’s Procuratorate , Consultant expert in civil and administrative cases
  • Maritime and Admiralty Law Committee of Guangzhou Lawyers Association , Member
  • Admiralty, Maritime and Logistics Law Committee of Guangdong Lawyers Association , Member
  • Electronic Commerce and Logistics Law Committee of Guangzhou Lawyers Association , Member
  • The Belt and Road International Lawyers Association , Member

Academic Achievements

  • Judicial Rules for Marine Insurance Cases
  • The Direct Claims of Third Parties in P&I Insurance in China
  • Disputes over Contract of Carriage of Goods by Sea and Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage Caused by the Sinking Accident of M/V " Trans Summer"
  • Witness Interrogation Skills in International Arbitration
  • Scope of Compensation for Environmental Damage Caused by Ship-sourced Oil Pollution in China
  • Understanding of Coastal Ships and Determination of the Limitation of Liability for Compensation for Maritime Claims-The Case of Freighter Company A’s Application for Establishment of a Limitation Fund for Maritime Claims
  • Analysis on Special Legal Issues On Marine insurance
  • Liability for Oil Pollution Caused by Ship Collision
  • Judicial Rules for Ship Building Cases

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