Ling is a partner in the London Market team based in London. She
joined in March 2008 from DLA Piper where she was a partner in the
(re)insurance team.
Ling specialises in insurance and reinsurance
litigation with particular focus on coverage disputes and advices.
Her work involves policy interpretation and advice on coverage
issues, and she has substantial experience in litigation,
arbitration and mediation. She also deals with the review and the
drafting/revision of insurance and reinsurance policies and
documentation.
Ling has worked with Lloyd’s Syndicates, and
the London and international companies market at both direct and
reinsurance (facultative and treaty) levels. She has dealt with a
wide range of classes of business for insurers and reinsurers
including property/business interruption, energy, mining, financial
institutions, bankers blanket bond, professional indemnity, product
liability and jewellers’ block. She is also experienced in disputes
involving brokers and coverholders/binding authorities.
Over the last 15 years, Ling has been involved
in matters arising from worldwide jurisdictions, including North
and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Far
East and Australia.
Ling is a member of the Chartered Institute of
Insurance, Lloyd’s Market Association, British Insurance Law
Association, London Business Interruption Association, Oil
Petrochemical Energy Risks Association and Association of Insurance
& Reinsurance Service Providers. She speaks regularly at
seminars on key insurance and reinsurance issues and contributes
regularly to the industry press.
Apart from English, Ling is fluent in Hokkien
and Bahasa Malaysia.
Legal 500 (2009) says:
“Ling Ong at Weightmans LLP ‘responds quickly
and is proactive’”.