Clyde & Co has hired disputes partner Nicholas Lum in Shanghai from Ince Gordon Dadds' Singapore office – the latest in a string of senior departures in the city-state.

Lum, who will also spend time in Singapore, focuses on international trade and commodities, shipping and shipbuilding, and general commercial disputes. He will join Clyde & Co in December.

Lum leaves Ince after three years with the firm. He led Ince's China practice in the Singapore office until August, when he was succeeded by disputes partner Wai Yue Loh, who also leads Ince's Beijing office.