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Andrew has been with Hill Dickinson since 2001 and has worked for the firm in London and the UAE, as well as Singapore. Before joining, Andrew worked as an underwriting assistant in London. Prior to that, he spent a year in China, teaching English.
Andrew’s practice spans all areas of wet and dry shipping. On the wet side, he has particular experience in relation to groundings and salvage, as well as collisions and fires. On the dry side, charterparty matters form the bulk of his practice. He has particular interest and experience in relation to offshore contracts and disputes and is also involved in marine insurance matters. Andrew also has a strong commodities practice advising and assisting trading houses on contract wordings and disputes.
Andrew completed his law degree in 1998 at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Thereafter he studied for his LPC at the College of Law in Chester.
Further details
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Experience
- Advised ship owners in prosecuting an unsafe port claim at arbitration, resulting in a successful settlement
- Assisted ship managers in defending claims in the US arising from a collision with a rig. Assisting in obtaining indemnity from insurers in Europe
- Successfully defended offshore support vessel (OSV) owners in respect of a US $140 million claim arising from a gas pipeline rupture in SE Asia
- Advising reinsurers on issues relating to the loss of “MOL COMFORT”
- Advising the Singapore office of a trading house on the terms of the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement 2010 and how it impacts upon their shipments
- Successfully defending sub-charterers at arbitration in relation to the supply of alleged off-spec bunkers
- Recovering US $800,000 for ship owners from defaulting Iranian charterers
- Drafting general terms and conditions for commodity house for container trades
- Drafting container liner company’s bill of lading terms
- Settling major collision claim in open waters at 90%/10% in client’s favour
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Affiliations
- Member of the Law Society
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Languages
- Norwegian (basic)
Andrew Lee's Expertise
Shipping
