LCIA Arbitration: with Timothy Young Q.C. for the defendant buyers in a dispute arising out of a series of shipbuilding contracts, the main issue being whether the parties had excluded the right to claim liquidated damages in the event of delay.
London Arbitration: with Michael Coburn Q.C. for the defendant shipbuilder in a dispute arising out of the manufacture and delivery of bulk carriers, in particular whether the seller was entitled to tender a substitute vessel following a delay in construction.
LMAA Arbitration: with Christopher Hancock Q.C. for the claimant owners in a multi-party dispute concerning a claim for hire, the scope of the implied indemnity under clause 8 of the NYPE form and liability for cargo damage and delay to the vessel.
CSAV/Norasia v. Hub Shipping: for the claimant carrier in a dispute arising out of the loss of a vessel.
LMAA Arbitration: with Richard Lord Q.C. for the defendant shipyard in claims arising out of alleged delayed delivery raising the scope of the prevention principle and extent of permissible delay allowed under such contracts.
LMAA Arbitration: for the claimant owners in a dispute concerning the validity of claims against the third party guarantor of the charterer's obligations.
Monsoon v. MOT Iraq; VOSCO v. MOT Iraq: for the Iraqi Ministry of Trade in a series of claims arising out of the sale and delivery of rice into Iraq raising issues as to the scope of the Centrocon strike clause and the ambit of the sovereign immunity defence in claims against Iraqi government entities.
FT Everard & Sons Limited v. BP Marine Limited: with Christopher Hancock Q.C. for the shipowner in a claim for damage to the vessel's engine systems.
Corus v. STX Pan Ocean: for the claimant cargo owner in its claim for declaratory relief under bills of lading.
Pimesa Trading Incorporated v. Kintyre Limited: with Timothy Young Q.C. in claims arising out of the sale of an oil rig.
Kwacoli Shipping Ltd. v. Delta Exports Pte Ltd: for the cargo sellers in a bill of lading claim raising issues of fraud, jurisdiction and the legality of an LOI.
Stocznia v. Latreefers: with Angus Glennie Q.C. for the purchasers in a shipbuilding claim.
Surzur v. Koros & Others: for one of the defendants to a claim of tortious conspiracy arising out of a ship sale and purchase agreement.