About me
As a shipping lawyer, I advise my clients on a wide range of shipping-related disputes, which typically include disputes arising out of charterparties, bills of lading, shipbuilding contracts and contracts of affreightment.
I regularly help clients navigate LMAA arbitrations and High Court proceedings. Shipping cases often involve multi-jurisdictional aspects, so I work closely with foreign lawyers and oversee proceedings, such as enforcement proceedings, in other jurisdictions.
My clients include shipowners, charterers, cargo owners and P&I clubs, and the nature of the disputes can vary greatly. My approach is always to work collaboratively with my clients, focusing on the results they wish to achieve. It’s my job to handle the complexities of the case, set out potential solutions, keep a calm head when the going occasionally gets rough and help secure the best outcome. You need to be a people person for that, and I’m proud of the relationships I’ve built with my clients and the results we’ve achieved together.
My experience
- Supporting Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA)
- Member of WISTA, the Women’s International Shipping & Trade Association
- Charterparties – advising in relation to a wide range of disputes under bareboat, time and voyage charterparties including unseaworthiness issues, off-hire, unsafe port, force majeure, speed and performance, demurrage, deviation and bunker quality disputes.
- Bills of lading – advising in respect of issuing and clausing bills, along with disputes arising under bills of lading including shortage and contamination claims and related aspects such as arrests, security, LoUs and LOIs.
- Non-contentious advice – drafting of bespoke clauses and agreements for clients in respect of shipping issues, e.g. addendums to charterparties.
