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Phil heads up the London team of mariner/lawyers in dealing with all manner of casualties, including collisions, salvages, groundings, strandings, oil pollution incidents, fires and explosions. He has extensive experience of dealing with all stages of casualties, including from initial instruction and on-site investigation/casualty management, through to final resolution including by negotiation wherever possible, but where necessary by way of the courts, arbitrations, mediations or other forms of dispute resolution.
Phil deals with many salvage cases for both salvors and salved interests, including LOF, SCOPIC and Article 14 matters, as well as common law salvages and towage and assistance agreements. He also has extensive experience in dealing with wreck removal contracts.
One of his specialist areas is ports and terminals. He regularly advises a number of major UK harbour authorities in relation to shipping accidents, damage to port infrastructure, pollution in ports, accident investigation, harbour liabilities, limitation of liability of ports and pilots, port marine safety code issues, harbour and pilotage directions, byelaws, recovery of unpaid dues and removal of abandoned vessels in ports. Phil lectures regularly at Harbour Master training courses.
He also deals with a wide variety of other shipping related matters including, charterparty disputes, unsafe ports/ berths, bills of lading disputes and marine insurance matters.
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Experience
- Wakashio – 2020 – acting for Owners and P&I following bulk carrier grounding in Mauritius resulting in extensive pollution, salvage and wreck removal
- 2020 – A number of instructions from Owners and Charterers in relation to bulk carrier grounding / blocking incidents in the Parana River
- Primula Seaways – 2018 – acting for Owners and Underwriters of a Ro-Ro ferry following significant collision with a container ship
- MSC Daniela – 2017 – acting for Charterers and their P&I following a significant fire on a large container ship.
- 2017 – 2020 Assisting major UK Port Authority in relation to drafting Harbour Directions and review of Byelaws
- Cyrenaica G – 2016 – acting for Charterer and their P&I following grounding in Colombia
- Top Trader – 2016 – acting for Charterer and their P&I following fire in petcoke cargo in Venezuela
- Grande Europa – 2016 – acting for Port Authority in regard to their claim following vessel collision with passenger air bridge
- Celestyal Crystal – 2015 – acting for Owners and Underwriters of passenger ship following significant collision with chemical tanker off Turkey
- Primula Seaways – 2015 – acting for Owners and Underwriters of a Ro-Ro ferry following significant collision with a car carrier
- Hanjin Athens – 2014 – acting for Charterers and their P&I in regard to a significant fire on a large container ship
- Norman Atlantic – 2014 – acting for Charterers of Ro-Ro ferry following major car deck fire
- Formby – 2013 – acting for Port Authority in relation to an abandoned accommodation barge breaking free in bad weather resulting in collisions with other vessels. Issues of Port Authority liability, detention / sale of ship by Port Authority and Maritime lien claims against the property.
- Kulluk – 2012 – acting for Oil Major following grounding of their arctic drilling rig off Alaska
- Sea Diamond – acting for Owners and P&I in relation to sinking of a large passenger ship off Santorini Island
Philip Haddon's Expertise
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