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Trudie typically acts on behalf of ship owners, charterers and P&I clubs and has represented clients in London High Court proceedings, London arbitrations and mediations. Trudie advises clients on a wide range of dry shipping disputes arising from charterparties, shipbuilding contracts and other commercial shipping agreements.
Trudie was seconded to an oil major for ten months as legal counsel supporting the shipping and trading areas and to a London club for six months where she handled a range of P&I and FD&D claims.
Trudie also advises clients on matters concerning UK, EU, UN, and US sanctions, her experience includes:
- Advising ship owners, charterers and managers in relation to calls to sanctioned jurisdictions including Syria, Venezuela, Iran, Russia/Ukraine, Qatar and Libya
- Advising on sanctions due diligence checks on entities, individuals, vessels and cargoes
- US delisting applications and obtaining required licences
- Advising on commercial dealings with sanctioned jurisdictions and entities
- Drafting and enhancing sanctions compliance manuals/policies and advising on in-house due diligence procedures
- Advising on contractual impact of sanctions and drafting sanctions provisions
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Experience
- Acting for claimants in London arbitration proceedings regarding losses sustained as a result of cyclone damage to the load port
- Advising charterers in respect of the contractual implications of COVID-19 on future cruises
- Advising on sanctions implications arising from offshore drilling operations in Sudan and Libya
- Acting for purchasers of new build vessels regarding force-majeure issues as a result of COVID-19
- Acting for cargo interests in High Court and Court of Appeal proceedings in relation to disputes under a long term contract of affreightment
- Advising on ship recycling and drafting suitable provisions for inclusion in management agreement
- Acting for owners and hull insurers concerning damage sustained to port facilities
- Advising on corporate governance and policies in relation to slavery and human trafficking
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Affiliations
- Member of the Law Society
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Languages
- Greek (conversational)
Trudie Protopapas's Expertise
Shipping
From dealing with everyday contracts to major incident emergency responses, our shipping and offshore specialists can help. With one of the largest maritime practices in the field, yo...
