Shengmiao QI（Partner）- AnJie Broad

In the field of maritime affairs, Samuel is qualified as a chief engineer, familiar with maritime practices, and has provided professional legal services for numerous insurance companies, shipping companies, freight forwarding companies and well-known state-owned enterprises and institutions for many years. His legal services include: marine insurance, including ship insurance, cargo insurance and P&I insurance; Charter Party, including time charter and bareboat charter; ship collision; ship sale and purchase, financing and mortgage; ship repair and construction; transportation contracts, including bills of lading and voyage charter party; freight forwarding contracts; wharf construction and other litigation and non-litigation business.

In the field of insurance and reinsurance, Samuel provides legal services for insurance companies including PICC, CPIC, Ping An, China Life, Taiping, etc. He has rich experience in litigation and arbitration of insurance claims and subrogation, and has represented a large number of litigation, arbitration and non-litigation of various types of insurance, such as marine insurance, cargo transportation insurance, carrier's liability insurance, enterprise property insurance, construction insurance, guarantee insurance, etc. He has negotiated and dealt with a wide range of insurance matters.

In the field of banking and finance, Samuel has provided litigation and non-litigation services for financial institutions including Construction Bank, Ningbo Commerce Bank, CITIC Bank, China Development Bank and Cinda Asset, including ship loans, bills, factoring, trusts and debt crisis management.

Representative Cases

Acting for CPIC Ningbo Branch in the acetone pollution recovery case regarding the vessel “Gulf Jalmuda”.
Acting for Shanghai Mingkun Shipping Co., Ltd. in the case of the collision dispute between the vessel “Laizhou 66” and the vessel “YANGZE 16”.
Acting for Donghai Marine Insurance Company Limited in a ship insurance dispute involving the vessel “Lianzhong 9”.
Acting for CPIC Ningbo Branch in a dispute over the cargo fire insurance contract of the vessel “Xinzhou”.
Represented Zhoushan Hongde Shipping Co., Ltd. in a series of cases relating to the sinking of the vessel “Shenzhou 19”.
Acting for PICC Ningbo Branch, in the insurance claim and recovery case in relation to the collision between the vessel “HANLU 587” and the vessel “BELAWAN”.
Represented a bank to provide a full legal service and advice on factoring of billions of accounts receivable with a large pharmaceutical sales company.
Provided compliance review and legal advice for a bank in a number of special debt investments, trust schemes and asset transfers.
Acting for PICC Lianyungang Branch in the case concerning insurance claim and recovery disputes in connection with collision between the vessel “Xin Dong Feng” and the vessel “Qin Long 168”.
Acting for PICC Yantai Branch in the case concerning insurance contract dispute of the vessel “Zhong Hua Fu Qiang”.
Acting for Jiangyin Ganghua Port Co., Ltd.in the case concerning charterparty dispute of the vessel “Gang Hua Diao 18”.
Acting for Chinatex Grains&Oils Imp.&Exp.Co.,Ltd. in the series cases concerning disputes over damaged imported soybeans.
Acting for Red Cove Limited in the case involving disputes over cargo ownership and warehousing contracts related to more than 27,000 tons of imported naphtha.
Acting for PICC Taizhou Branch in the case concerning insurance contract dispute of the vessel “Tai Yun An”.
Acting for Zhejiang Donghong Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in the arbitration case concerning contract disputes of seven ocean-going fishing vessels.
Acting for China Life Property and Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. Ningbo Branch in the case concerning ship insurance contract dispute of the vessel “Hong Run 1”.
Acting for Ningbo Commercial Bank in the case concerning bill disputes with Ningbo Port International Trade Co., Ltd.

Honors & Recognition

LEGAL500 recommandation lawyer

Professional Association

Zhejiang Law Society - Maritime Research Club Director
China Institute of Navigation - Marine Insurance Committee Member
Shanghai Bar Association – Maritime Committee Member

Working Experience

Partner, AnJie Broad Law Firm
Partner, Dentons Ningbo Branch

Education Background

Shanghai Maritime University

Qualifications

Chinese Bar Qualification

Recent Developments

AnJie Broad Top Ranked in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025