| Curriculum Vitae M.A. (Cantab) 1975, Barrister (Non-Practising). FCI Arb. Chartered Arbitrator
Practising Maritime & Commercial Arbitrator & Mediator (CEDR Accredited)
Member, LMAA & LCIA
British. Born 1953
Maritime and Commercial Arbitator
Practising arbitrator since 1984
Main areas of practice:-
- disputes under charterparties, bills of lading, contracts of affreightment; sale of goods;
- ship sale and purchase disputes;
- ship construction and finance disputes;
- oil trading contracts;
- insurance disputes;
- oil & gas disputes;
- oil pollution and natural resource damage claims.
Previous Experience
Partner, Bowyer Marine, maritime & commercial law consultants (1983-1996)
Main areas of practice:-
- as above;
- liability and limitation issues arising out of marine casualties - fire & explosion, groundings;
- oil pollution liabilities, policy matters and assessment of damage claims (involvement as advisor in several major pollution incidents);
- environmental law.
Maritime lawyer, West of England P&I Club (1978-82).
Former practising barrister (1976-8)
Tenant, 4 Brick Court, EC4 (Chambers of David Medhurst)
Pupillage, 2 Garden Court, EC4 (Pupil of Sir John Laws)
Professional Bodies & Associations
- Full Member & Past President, London Maritime Arbitrators Association;
- Individual Member, LCIA.
- Member, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration.
- Arbitrator, China Maritime Arbitration Commission
- Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
- Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Chartered Arbitrator.
- Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Shipwrights/Arbitrators.
- CEDR Accredited Mediator.
- Member, Baltic Exchange.
- Member and Executive Committee Member (1996-99), British Maritime Law Association (Secretary, Pollution/HNS Sub-Committee 1992-99).
- Member, International Bar Association
- Member, Energy Arbitration Club.
Miscellaneous
- Regular writer of articles and speaker on a wide range of arbitration and legal matters.
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