Aspiring Full Members

Albers Karina

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Full-time commercial arbitrator and mediator
Former chartering manager, broker, derivative trader and agent
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Member of the Baltic Exchange
Typesof disputes include demurrage/despatch/laytime, liability/cost for cancelling of charter parties, speed and performance claims, allocation of port disbursements, insurance claims, bunker claims, freight and TCE, cargo claims.

Baker James A

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Full time Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Thirty years experience at one of the largest P&I Clubs involving supervision of the handling of major claims of all types.
Particular areas of experience include unsafe port disputes, cargo matters, oil pollution, salvage and wreck removal.
Master mariner with seagoing experience at a senior level on-board general cargo, bulk carrier, container and Ro Ro vessels

Baker James E

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

35+ years’ experience in downstream energy
Oil trading, charterparties, ship management, bunkers
12 years’ experience as General Counsel
10+ years’ experience in business roles
Approaches legal issues with commercial lens

Barnett David

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Chartered Arbitrator, Chartered Shipbroker
Commercial Background 40 years’ experience trading bulk commodities worldwide
Commodity Trader and Freight Operator, Dry and Liquid Cargoes. Arbitrating Full Time since 2014.
Seagoing Experience as 2nd Mate, Cunard Group, General Cargo,Ro Ro, Bulk Carriers & Passenger
Bill of Lading and Charterparty Disputes, Sale of Goods.

Brown Dr Julian

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Wet and dry charterparty disputes.
Cargo off-specification, contamination. Veg Oils. FOSFA disputes.
Oil, gas and chemical tanker operations.
SIRE, CDI, TMSA. Ship vetting. P&I and H&M.
Terminal operations. Energy and offshore.

Burns Philip

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Former Solicitor + former Head of Claims Syndicate at IG P&I Club
Claims and Insurance Manager with Ship Owner & Charterer
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Baltic Exchange
experience in charter parties, bills of lading, MOAs and other maritime disputes

Campbell Guy

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Charter party disputes
Chartering/Operating Manager, Freight Trader
Former Chairman of the Baltic Exchange
Arbitrating since 2017
Shipping career has included broking, chartering, freight trading and operating

Chard Donald

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Sole arbitrator and panel member
Voyage and time charter party disputes
Complex interlocutory issues
Over forty years’ industry experience
Member of the Baltic Exchange

Chell Nick

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Chartered Engineer and Marine Engineer
Eighteen years sea-going experience, five years as Chief Engineer
Experience with bulk carriers, ro-ros, general cargo and reefer container ships
Expert evidence in Court and Arbitration
Six years with Classification Society

Clanchy James

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Full-time arbitrator in independent practice, specialising in shipping (charterparties, MoAs, ship and yacht management, cargo claims, container leases, insurance), commodities, oil and gas, cruise and travel
Solicitor (England and Wales) (1990) (non-practising since 2019), avocat at Paris bar 1994-2008
Associate member of Six Pump Court chambers since 2019
Former Honorary Secretary of the LMAA, former Registrar and Deputy Director General of LCIA
Member of the Baltic Exchange, Co-editor of Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Cover Michael

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Experienced lawyer, accepting appointments in the UK and internationally as arbitrator and mediator
Member of ArbDB Chambers, Arbitrators, Mediators and Disputed Board Members
On the panels of neutrals of many of the leading UK and international appointing and administering institutions
Full time arbitrator, mediator and adjudicator since 2008
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Chartered Arbitrator

Eddings George

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Familiar with all industry-standard shipping and offshore contracts
38 years experience as a maritime and offshore dispute resolution solicitor in London and Hong Kong
Director London Shipping Law Centre
Member Baltic Exchange

Ehiribe Ike

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Full time International Arbitrator; Adjudicator, Mediator and Expert Determiner
Approved tutor and trainer on the arbitration training courses of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators since 2004
Represented cargo interests in Nigeria, West Africa and the UK
Acted in disputes relating to carriage of goods & commodities by sea.
Listed on the ICDR/AAA Panel of energy arbitrators

Elsworth Timothy

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Full-time independent maritime arbitrator
Broad range of maritime disputes
Former maritime lawyer
International experience, foreign appointments also accepted
25 years in Asia

Fry Dennis

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Dual qualified Engineering and Law
Shipyard engineering and construction
Shipbuilding contract claims and variations, ship repair and modification
Offshore construction
Sole arbitrator and tribunal chairman

Hilas Lambros

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Arbitrator, In-house Counsel and Operations Manager
Member of the Institute of Arbitrators
Member of the Baltic Exchange
Experience in claims handling and dry cargo ship operations
Dealt with numerous disputes referred to arbitration and insurance recoveries

Karkhanis Capt Milind

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Arbitrator -
Speed and Performance, Carriage of Cargo and Safe Port/Berth disputes.
Charter party disputes.
ex-Master with 45 years of experience in the maritime industry.
In-depth and up to date knowledge of the shipping rules and regulations..

Lux Jonathan

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Arbitrator, Mediator and Barrister
Over 40 years’ experience in international and commercial law
Co-Author of ADR and Commercial Disputes and of numerous articles on Arbitration and Mediation
Director of the London Shipping Law Centre
On numerous international Arbitration and Mediation Panels

McQueen Peter

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Independent arbitrator and mediator
Solicitor admitted in England and Wales
Barrister and solicitor admitted in Australia
International trade and transport law in all modes
Arbitrations conducted under the auspices of ACICA, ICC, HKIAC, LMAA, SCMA and SIAC and pursuant to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules

Medhurst Dr John

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Arbitrator – 20 years experience and Solicitor (non-practising)
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
Shipbuilding and seafaring experience and ship survey experience worldwide
35 years as Expert Witness - expert determinations (including in arbitration)
Specialist in technical analysis

Michael Capt Sliwa

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Independent Maritime Consultant, Arbitrator, Mediator (CEDR) and Expert Witness
Commercial, Marine Insurance & Legal
C/P disputes – Freight, Demurrage and Defence, Speed Claims
P&I Claims – Cargo, collision, Grounding and FFO
Hull and Machinery, P&I and War Risk and General and Particular Average

Monahan Michael

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Naval Architect, Marine Surveyor, Expert Witness and Arbitrator
Certified Marine Surveyor, NAMS; Certified Welding Engineer, AWS
Damage, salvage, cruise vessel drydocking and certification support
Commercial Vessel & Yacht new construction project mgmt and support
Chartered Engineer (UK), Professional Engineer (NY & Florida)

Pedersen Steffen

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Shipbuilding and Offshore Construction Contracts
All Charterparties
Sale and Purchase disputes
Oil and Gas disputes
Member of Baltic Exchange

Thomson Mary

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator, Adjudicator and Former Solicitor
Over 30 years work experience; legal practice as Solicitor and Barrister (in London and Hong Kong)
Industry experience including claims and insurance
Arbitrating since 1996 in institution administered (ICC, HKIAC, SIAC) and ad hoc arbitrations
Successfully mediated large commercial, shipping and insurance disputes in London, Hong Kong and Singapore

Vassilev Todor

Aspiring Full Member

Areas of expertise

Arbitrator, marine and dispute resolution consultant
FCIArb, FICS, Marine Engineer; Merchant Marine Navigator
26 years’ experience in all fields of ship management and shipbroking
Experience as party representative and arbitrator in maritime arbitrations
Past responsibility for 55 river-sea design vessels, executing over 450 charter-parties and carrying over 1.6M tons of cargo per year