Established since 1998, LIU & CO. has zealously provided domestic and international clients with an extensive range of legal advice and services, particularly in transportation, admiralty, maritime, shipping, marine insurance, aviation, non-marine insurance, international business transactions, commercial laws, civil and criminal laws, as well as remedies/appeals and non-contentious matters. Excellent and constant links with pre-eminent lawyers and leading law firms worldwide have also reinforced our commitment to offer seamless services across jurisdictions or borders to our clientele. In addition, Mr. Vincent W. Liu, LL.M. (LSE, Lond.), who helms L IU & C O., has been nominated and selected since December, 1999 as one of three leading shipping and maritime (international trade and shipping) lawyers in Taiwan by Euromoney Legal Media Group in its “Guide to the World’s Leading Shipping & Maritime Lawyers” and “Guide to the World’s Leading International Trade and Shipping Lawyers”.
VINCENT W. LIU
born January, 1955, Keelung, Taiwan; admitted in Taiwan.
(Attorney-at-Law, Patent Attorney, Arbitrator & Licensed Conveyancer.)
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Education |
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The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London (LL.M.) ; Faculty of Law, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei (LL.B.) |
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Author |
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“Maritime Arbitration in the People’s Republic of China”* ; “Marine Cargo Claims under CY/CY Terms”** (Trade Weekly, Taipei, December, 1986); “The Legal Effect on Paramount Clause on the Reverse of Bill of Lading”** (Trade Weekly, Taipei, January, 1987); “Personal Injury Awards in Taiwan”*; “The Official Guide to Ship Registries 1998 – The Chapter on Taiwan” (International Ship Registry Review c/o International Marketing Strategies, Inc., 1998); “The Ship Register of Taiwan” (Shipping Finance Annual 1999/2000 & 2000/20001, Euromoney Publication PLC, 1999 & 2000); “New Taiwan Maritime Law, 1999” (The Maritime Advocate – Issue 13, Merlin Legal Publishing, U. K., November, 2000); “Ship Arrest in Taiwan/Arrest Procedures in Taiwan” (Ship Arrests in Practice – The Chapter on Taiwan, the 8th ed.; Dec., 2013~ the 14th ed.; 2024, www.shiparrested.com) |
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Co-Author |
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“Licensing of Foreign Technology in Taiwan” (Buttlerworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, April, 1987). |
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National Rapporteur |
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“Liability of Lawyers and Indemnity Insurance” (The Chapter on Taiwan; Kluwer Law International and International Bar Association, 1995). |
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Interpreter/Translator |
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Acting as an official interpreter/translator retained by Nuclear Safety Commission (Formerly Atomic Energy Council), the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), Taiwan to translate: The Nuclear Materials and Radioactive Waste Management Act, promulgated on 25th December, 2002; The Nuclear Reactor Facilities Regulation Act, promulgated on 15th January, 2003; The Enforcement Rules for Nuclear Reactor Facilities Regulation Act, decreed on 27th August, 2003 and the (Drafted) Statute Governing the Selection of Site for Final Disposal Facilities for Low Level Radioactive Waste from their Chinese texts into English versions respectively. |
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Experience |
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Associate: Anthony Su, Attorneys-at-Law (1978~1979); Huang & Partners Law Offices (1979 ~1986); Tsar & Tsai Law Firm (1986~1987); Stephen S. Lee & Associates Law Offices (1987 ~1989). Partner: Lin Liu & Wei Law Offices (1989~1998). Founder: L IU & C O. (1998~ ). Lecturer-in-Law, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei (1986~2006). |
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Honours |
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Nominated and selected since December, 1999 as one of three leading shipping and maritime (international trade and shipping) lawyers in Taiwan by Euromoney Legal Media Group in its “Guide to the World’s Leading Shipping & Maritime Lawyers” and “Guide to the World’s Leading International Trade and Shipping Lawyers”. Selected and retained by the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan as the honourable lawyer for small and medium enterprises (2008~2011). President, Rotary Club of Taipei Seven-Star, District 3522 (Formerly 3520), Rotary International ( R.Y. 2010 ~ 2011 ). Deputy Assistant Governor, Group 6 (Formerly 16), District 3522 (Formerly 3520), Rotary International (R. Y. 2016~2017). The General Counsellor, District 3522, Rotary International (R. Y. 2019~2020) The Legal Counsellor, District 3522, Rotary International (R. Y. 2021~) |
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Arbitrator (Registered in Panel) |
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Chinese Arbitration Association. Taipei (Taiwan); Taiwan Construction Arbitration Association; Chinese (Taiwan) Construction Industry Arbitration Association; Chinese (Taiwan) Real Estate Arbitration Association. |
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Member |
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Taipei & Keelung Bar Associations ; Taiwan Bar Association; The Chartered Insurance Institute, Lond.; Associate Fellow, The Society for Advanced Legal Studies, Lond.; LSE Lawyers Group; Taiwan Maritime Law Association (Standing Director) ; Chinese (Taiwan) Maritime Research Institute; China (Taiwan) Maritime Institute; China (Taiwan) Marine Institute; Taiwan Law Society; Taiwanese Society of International Law; Amnesty International, Taiwan Section; Rotary Club of Taipei Seven-Star, District 3522, Rotary International. |
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Languages |
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English, Mandarin, Hokkien and Taiwanese dialects. |
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Specialty |
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Transportation; Admiralty, Maritime, Shipping and Aviation Law; Marine Insurance; Insurance Law; International Business Transaction, Company & Commercial Law & General Practice. |
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