Over 30 years’ experience in the maritime industry working for a P&I club, a firm of marine consultants and as head of legal for a multi-faceted group of companies with diverse shipping activities, dealing with commercial negotiations, disputes, litigation, arbitration and mediation
Arbitrating regularly since 2006, mainly in England under LMAA Rules, as both sole arbitrator and as part of a tribunal
Mediating regularly since 2001
Presented from 2011 onwards various two and three day workshops on marine claims, maritime arbitration and bunker disputes in Singapore and Hong Kong
Arbitration experience includes charterparty, commodity and other contractual disputes, GA and piracy
Particularly interested in technical problems and bunkering disputes
Devised and oversaw implementation of IBIA’s Rapid Resolution fixed low cost arbitration and mediation schemes
Career:
- 1978-80 practice at the English Common Law Bar
- 1980-82 working for an International Group P&I club
- 1982-84 working for a firm of marine consultants
- 1984-2006 Head of Legal at Tramp Shipping & Chartering, Tramp Group and Tramp Oil & Marine
- 2001 onwards Commercial Mediator
- 2006 onwards Maritime Arbitrator
- 2008 onwards Non-Executive Director of the International Bunker Industry Association Ltd. (IBIA)
- 2011-2012 part-time Acting Chief Executive of IBIA