Maritime trade is fundamental to international commerce.
The economic success of the Asia-Pacific over the past 30 years has fostered a phenomenal expansion of maritime trade both within the region and globally. The region's shipping industry has been transformed and embraces key players in all areas of activity. These exciting developments have taken place against a background of substantial changes in the international regulation of shipping. At the same time many of the region's jurisdictions have been updating their own maritime legal r gimes. This climate of change, coupled with clients' ever increasing demands, has made it all the more important that today's maritime lawyer keeps abreast of legal developments both within his own jurisdiction and globally.