Commodities

Commodity sale contract disputes – advice relating to quality issues (both with end users and in relation to alleged damage to vessels); disputes arising out of long term offtake agreements.

Acting for an oil trader in an LCIA arbitration in relation to disputes arising out of long-term supply of Oil from Russia with associated FM issues and arguments relating to contractual construction and interpretation.

Acting for a large mining group in LCIA arbitrations in relation to a number of disputes relating to the production and carriage of phosphoric acid.

Shipping litigation

Advising clients on misdelivery claims (instructed variously by Vessel Owners and charterers) and issues arising out of missing and/or fraudulent bills of lading.

Advice relating to the entry into vessel pools, including negotiation of the terms of both the overarching pool agreement and a side letter to provide bespoke terms particular to the client. 

Advice on English law elements of an alter ego claim made in Rule B attachment proceedings in US on the basis of a charterparty dispute and subsequent fleet sale.

Representing both Owners and Charterers in disputes relating to misdelivery; underperformance; demurrage disputes; quality and contamination issues; bunker short delivery/non-delivery and/or contamination; faulty redelivery; safe ports.

LCIA, UNCITRAL, ICC and SIAC – acting for clients in disputes involving mining, oil sale and purchase and production; commodities trading disputes and disputes under charterparties.

Experience in taking cases through High Court and arbitration proceedings (ad hoc and institutional - LCIA, ICC, SIAC etc), from inception to Award/judgment and enforcement, including obtaining injunctive relief.

More: Shipping litigation

Shipowners and operators

Advising clients on misdelivery claims (instructed variously by Vessel Owners and charterers) and issues arising out of missing and/or fraudulent bills of lading.

Advice relating to the entry into vessel pools, including negotiation of the terms of both the overarching pool agreement and a side letter to provide bespoke terms particular to the client. 

Advice on English law elements of an alter ego claim made in Rule B attachment proceedings in US on the basis of a charterparty dispute and subsequent fleet sale.

Representing both Owners and Charterers in disputes relating to misdelivery; underperformance; demurrage disputes; quality and contamination issues; bunker short delivery/non-delivery and/or contamination; faulty redelivery; safe ports.

Offshore

Advising a state-owned entity on the terms of a long-term agreement for the sale and purchase of LNG (bespoke contract) including incorporation of protections in relation to upstream contractual relationships.

Advising owners of an offshore rig on the terms of a repair contract, to include amendment of standard T&Cs.

Advising buyers in a dispute with sellers of various components (GTG and GTCs) of a large-scale offshore project, with a focus on delay and possible FM considerations.

Energy and natural resources

Advising a state-owned entity on the terms of a long-term agreement for the sale and purchase of LNG (bespoke contract) including incorporation of protections in relation to upstream contractual relationships.

Advising owners of an offshore rig on the terms of a repair contract, to include amendment of standard T&Cs.

Advising buyers in a dispute with sellers of various components (GTG and GTCs) of a large-scale offshore project, with a focus on delay and possible FM considerations.

International trade

Commodity sale contract disputes – advice relating to quality issues (both with end users and in relation to alleged damage to vessels); disputes arising out of long-term offtake agreements.

Acting for an oil trader in an LCIA arbitration in relation to disputes arising out of long-term supply of Oil from Russia with associated FM issues and arguments relating to contractual construction and interpretation.

Acting for a large mining group in LCIA arbitrations in relation to a number of disputes relating to the production and carriage of phosphoric acid.