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.
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Commodities
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.
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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.