Zhi joined Quadrant in October 2025, following the successful completion of pupillage and is developing his practice across Chambers’ core areas.

He graduated from the University of Oxford with a First in law, obtaining the highest mark in his year for International Trade as well as various college prizes. He then completed the BCL at Oxford, followed by the BPTC at City, University of London. He was also a Non-Stipendiary Lecturer in Trusts at the Queen’s College and Wadham College, University of Oxford, for the 2022-23 academic year.

Highlights of his work so far include:

• Acting for shipowners in limitation proceedings in connection with the sinking of the X-Press Pearl off Sri Lanka (with Simon Rainey KC, Natalie Moore, Andrew Leung, and Joe Gourgey).
• Instructed for the “GTLK Claimants” in a $2.5 billion claim against international insurers concerning aircraft stranded in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine (with Peter Stevenson and Ben Joseph).
• Acting in the appeal to MV “V1” GmbH & Co v SY Co Ltd [2026] EWHC 52 (Comm), which concerns a novel question as to the circumstances in which an arbitration clause can bind a third party (with James Turner KC).
• Representing the claimants in linked Singapore and Hong Kong arbitrations arising out of the alleged seizure of multiple vessels, involving allegations of sham, breaches of fiduciary duty, and unlawful means conspiracy (with Ben Gardner).
• Acting in a c.US$86 million LMAA arbitration arising out of the loss of a vessel in heavy weather (with Peter Stevenson).
• Acting for cargo interests in a claim against shipowners for shortage where it is alleged that logbook entries were falsified, the AIS system was deliberately switched off, and GPS coordinates were manipulated (with Simon Rainey KC).
• Successfully acted for the defendant charterers in a c.US$23 million claim arising out of a stow collapse which settled on a drop hands basis shortly before trial (with Robert Thomas KC and Ben Gardner).

Before commencing pupillage, Zhi spent a year as a judicial assistant in the Commercial Court. He is familiar with the workings of the Court and has assisted in several cases across the range of commercial disputes, including:

• Litasco SA v Der Mond Oil and Gas Africa SA [2023] EWHC 2866 (Comm): Summary judgment application concerning the application of force majeure and sanctions provisions in a sale contract. Clarified the meaning of “control” under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
• ABFA Commodities Trading Ltd v Petraco Oil Company SA [2024] EWHC 147 (Comm): Three-week trial concerning contested issues of Russian law (bona fide purchase, abuse of rights, competing property rights) and a novel question as to the nature of the court’s discretion in enforcing an undertaking in damages.
• Maersk Guine-Bissau SARL v Almar-Hum Bubacar Balde SARL [2024] EWHC 993 (Comm): Novel case on third-party enforcement of Himalaya clauses and exclusive jurisdiction clauses at common law and under the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, including matters of res judicata and natural justice.
• Magomedov v PJSC Transneft [2024] EWHC 1176 (Comm): Novel case concerning the application of the natural forum requirement when granting an anti-anti-suit injunction pending determination of a jurisdiction challenge before the English courts.
• Aiteo Eastern E & P Company Ltd v Shell Western Supply and Trading Ltd [2024] EWHC 1993 (Comm): Challenge to an arbitrator for apparent bias under section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 in circumstances where the arbitrator had been removed by the ICC Court, considering whether apparent bias amounted to substantial injustice and whether such injustice was cured by a re-hearing before the Court pursuant to a section 67 challenge.

Having grown up in Malaysia and Singapore, Zhi is a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese and Bahasa Malaysia. He also has a good grasp of Cantonese.