Arbitrators
Full Members
- Technically and legally qualified
- Chartered engineer and solicitor
- Shipbuilding, repair and conversion
- Offshore building and repair
- Steam, diesel and nuclear propulsion
- Wide experience sitting as international arbitrator
- Specialist barrister in shipping and trade for 25 years
- Accredited CEDR mediator and Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Author of leading textbook, London Maritime Arbitration 4th Ed
- Appointed Deputy High Court Judge in 2018
- Arbitrating since 1988
- FD&D, P&I and consultancy experience
- Regularly appointed by all interests
- Experience in all types of shipping disputes
- Panel member China, Hong Kong, Singapore
- Former solicitor (HFW, Herbert Smith, Nepia)
- Member of Baltic Exchange
- Specialising in maritime and international trade arbitrations
- Particularly charterparties, bills of lading, shipbuilding, MOAs, insurance
- Experience as ICC, LCIA, SCMA and GMAA arbitrator
- Arbitrating since 1992
- Receives regular appointments under the Rules of LMAA, ICC, LCIA, CPR (New York), IDCR/AAA (Oil & Gas Panel), SIAC and other international panels
- Qualified as a mediator in 1995
- Handles a wide variety of international maritime cases
- Also arbitrates and mediates in the fields of banking and financial instruments
- Arbitrator since 1995
- A broad shipping and commercial background
- A broad shipping and commercial background
- Based in Hong Kong and Europe, available for hearings in London
- President and Full Member of Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group
- Arbitrator, mediator, consultant
- Solicitor of England and Wales
- Member of the Baltic Exchange
- 37 years as a shipping solicitor with Ince & Co in London and Piraeus
- Extensive experience in all aspects of maritime law
- Full time arbitrator since 1999
- Practical first-hand experience of port operations and fleet management.
- Commercial shipping. Documentary credits and financial bills.
- Insolvency/work out situations of ship and cargo owners.
- International trade and commodities/oil expertise.
- Barrister with over thirty years experience of arbitrating and litigating shipping cases
- Former Honorary Secretary of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association
- Professional arbitrator and mediator
- Handles a wide variety of international maritime cases
- Member of The Baltic Exchange
- International commercial arbitrator (LMAA, LCIA, ICC) since 1999.
- Specialist lawyer in shipbuilding, rig construction and trade since 1979.
- Management responsibility for Carnival shipbuilding 1999-2008
- Full time Arbitrator and Mediator
- 30 years of cross-border maritime operational experience
- Executive history in shipping and insurance.
- Solicitor (non-practising) England and Wales
- Also fluent in Norwegian; fair understanding of Swedish and Danish, French and Spanish.
- Chartered marine engineer
- LMAA member since 2003
- Seagoing chief engineer
- Fifteen years in Oil & Gas industry
- Expert witness (35 years)
- Commercial (non-lawyer) arbitrator and CEDR Accredited/IMI Qualified mediator
- Chartered Shipbroker: 25 years' experience in the chartering of bulk carriers, tankers and offshore support vessels; the carriage of goods; the contracting of newbuilds; the sale & purchase of second-hand vessels; ship finance and leasing
- 22 years with Maersk Broker in UK, Greece, USA and Denmark
- Member of the Baltic Exchange since 2000
- Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Fellow Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (FICS), BA (Hons) Business & Law
- Member of the Chambre Arbitrale Maritime, Paris
- Trained Mediator
- Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Member of the Baltic Exchange
- Full time commercial and maritime arbitrator since 1985
- 10 years with shipping solicitors
- 7 years with major Club
- 40 years full-time arbitrating
- 10,000+ appointments & about 3,000 awards
- Member of Chambre Arbitrale Maritime de Paris, the French Maritime Law Association and the Association of Maritime Arbitrators of Canada
- Former In-House Lawyer - Head of Legal
- Member of the Bar of England and Wales
- Member of the Baltic Exchange
- Extensive experience of bunkers and bunkering and of contesting and resolving maritime disputes
- Good technical awareness
- Officer service in cargo vessels and officer service and command of offshore vessels
- 35 years Marine Consultancy/Expert Witness experience
- Expertise in marine operational and navigational matters
- Expertise in marine casualty management
- Former Marine Warranty Surveyor and Member of Lloyd’s SCR Panel
- Lawyer (English qualified, q.1995)
- Member of the Baltic Exchange
- Chartering experience (fix, operations and post-fix)
- Extensive demurrage expertise
- Commodities and Bulk Cargoes, particularly ex Black Sea Ports
- Law Degree (Oxford University) 1979
- Shipping solicitor for 34 years
- Dry work and assorted casualties
- Legal, commercial and practical approach
- Full time arbitrator since 2017
- Arbitrating since 2013
- Member of the Baltic Exchange
- Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, FOSFA, London Court of International Arbitration and ISDA Arbitration Working Group
- 7 years in the investment bank of JPMorgan Chase & Co as Managing Director and Assistant General Counsel.
- Specialises in contracts of carriage; containerised and liner trade; sale of goods and ships; oil pollution; general average; insurance; shipbuilding; inventory financing and trade finance
- Former practising Barrister in maritime and commercial Chambers
- Full-time arbitrator; arbitrating since 1979
- Interest and experience: All aspects of commercial shipping
- Barrister and solicitor experienced in:
- Charterparty disputes
- Bill of lading/cargo/MOA disputes
- New building and international sale of goods disputes
- Member of The Baltic Exchange
- (30+ years) P&I experience (underwriting, claims and general management)
- English qualified barrister (50+ years call)
- Full time arbitrator and mediator (for almost 20 years)
- Experience of arbitrating in London, Hamburg, Hong Kong and Singapore
- Particular experience in CP and B/L disputes
- Member of The Baltic Exchange
- Arbitrating since 1995
- Appointed in commercial disputes arising under charter parties, bills of lading and sale and purchase contracts
- Qualified as Mediator in 2001
- Member of The Baltic Exchange
- Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC)
- Arbitrating since 1982
- Accredited Mediator since 2001
- Associate of the Nautical Institute and Associate Member of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners
- Former practising Barrister
- West of England P & I Club
- Former maritime law consultant
- Practising arbitrator since 1994, all types of shipping disputes
- Member of the Baltic Exchange
- Arbitrator, Mediator and Barrister
- Specialises in shipping, trade, finance and general commercial disputes
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Appointed under the rules of the LCIA, SIAC, SCC, NAI and UNCITRAL
- Experience of being appointed as an expert to deal with complex legal and technical issues
- Full-time Arbitrator and Solicitor
- Over 35 years’ experience of arbitration in the shipping and transport sector
- Involved in disputes including aviation, banking, construction, commodities, pharmaceuticals and property
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Member of the Baltic Exchange
- Former navigating officer and shipping solicitor
- Experience in FD & D club management
- Practising as a maritime arbitrator since 2007
- Member of the Nautical Institute and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Member of the Baltic Exchange
- Sea experience with Royal Navy
- Author of Laytime and Demurrage
- Full time arbitrator since 1999
- Member of the Baltic Exchange
- Contributor to various maritime periodicals
- 40 years’ experience in commercial and legal shipping
- Involved in risk management consultancy and education
- Author of Modern Maritime Law and risk management
- Full time Arbitrator & Mediator since 2007, engaged in: Charter-parties, bills of lading, and international trade disputes; Other commercial and insurance contracts disputes; Shipbuilding - MOA – ship management disputes; Jurisdictional issues and challenges
- Former Solicitor
- Experience extends from commercial ships, super-yachts and military vessels to floating production units and drilling rigs
- Full time Arbitrator since 2011
- CEDR-accredited Mediator
- Member of IBA (Arbitration Committee, Oil and Gas Law Committee, Maritime and Transport Law Committee)
- Over 55 years’ hands-on experience in Shipping
- Past Chairman BIMCO Documentary Committee
- Past Board Member Baltic Exchange and BIMCO
- Arbitrating since 1996
- Fellow: CIArb London; ICS, CILT, CMI
- Chartered Arbitrator (Full time 2003)
- Accredited Mediator (2000)
- Expert Determiner (2012)
- Member Baltic Exchange
- Former Practising Solicitor (until 2004)
BSc, CEng, MIMarEST
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MA (Oxon), LLM (Cantab), FCIArb
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MA (Cantab)
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Law degree, FCIArb
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LLB, FCIArb, QDR, MATA
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BSc (Tech) Hons, FCIArb, HKIArb, FICS, FRINA, FRIN, FNI, FHKIoD
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LLB (Hons). Solicitor admitted in England & Wales.
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LLB (Hons). Solicitor admitted in England & Wales, and Hong Kong.
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LLB
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MA (Cantab); FCIArb; DiplCArb
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Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Accredited Mediator since 2019; Former Solicitor England and Wales (1991-2021); B.Sc. Economics & International Relations, L.S.E. 1986
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CEng, FIMarEST, FRINA
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FCIArb, Chartered Shipbroker (FICS), BA (Hons) Business & Law, CEDR Accredited, IMI Qualified Mediator
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BCL, MA (Oxon), ACIArb
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Chartered Arbitrator, FCIArb
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LLB, MCIArb
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RD, ExC, BSc (Hons), FCIArb, FRIN, FNI
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BSc (Hons) FCIArb Dipl ICA
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MA Law, Oxon
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LLB Hons, LLM Cantab, MCIArb
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MA(Oxon), FCIArb
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BA(Hons)(Oxon), FCIArb
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MA(Oxon)
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MA (Oxon)
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MA (Cantab), FCIArb
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MA (Oxon), FCIArb
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BSc, MNI, FCIArb
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MA (Business Law)
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LLB, LLM, Ph.D, Dip.I.Arb, FCIArb, Accredited Mediator; Former solicitor
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FICS, FCIArb, FCILT, FCMI, Chartered Arbitrator
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BSc (Tech) Hons., QDR, CArb, FCIArb, FEI, FNI, FSAScot, FRIN, FRMetS, Master Mariner
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