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Teah Sloan

T: +44 20 7809 2634 M: +44 7500 840 589 Email Teah | vCard Office: London

Awards

Winner - The i-law Maritime Law Award

Winner - The i-law Maritime Law Award

Teah Sloan Senior associate

Contact details

Teah Sloan

Teah Sloan
Senior associate

T: +44 20 7809 2634 M: +44 7500 840 589 Email Teah | vCard Office: London

A specialist in shipping law, Teah has extensive experience of a wide range of commercial shipping disputes covering all types of trades, from bulk to products to the offshore market. She provides clients with straightforward and practical advice on all types of commercial shipping matters.
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Teah has over 10 years of experience of advising on shipping contracts, including charterparties, bills of lading, bunker supply contracts, COAs, sale contracts and commercial partnership agreements as well as the arrest of vessels, collisions and ship finance matters.

Her extensive expertise in advising on and arbitrating charterparty disputes includes all types of charterparty forms involving all types of vessels from bulk to tankers to the offshore sector. Issues frequently arising include termination and vessel withdrawal issues, late and early redelivery claims, unsafe port issues, hold cleaning claims, off-hire claims, the exercise of liens, compliance with charterers' orders, ship to ship transfers, cargo shortage, detention and laytime and demurrage issues.

In addition, Teah has considerable experience of advising on and arbitrating COA disputes and has expertise in drafting new COAs.

“A pleasure to work with and consistently exceeds our expectations in all respects.”

General Counsel, Client
 
  • Marine and international trade
  • Shipping litigation

Live charterparty issues

Acting for shipping companies in relation to numerous 'live' charterparty issues. Provided clients with rapid and commercially focussed advice and facilitating solutions. 

COA disputes

Acting for owners at arbitration in a COA dispute against shippers in respect of the extent of shipper's obligation to ship cargo under the COA.

Partnership disputes

Representing shipping company at arbitration in relation to a US$40 million shipping partnership dispute.

Withdrawal from hire under charterparties

Acting for charterers in relation to deductions from hire and potential vessel withdrawal issues.  

Charterparty liens

Advising charterers in relation to the exercise of liens under bills of lading and on sub-freights.

Hold cleaning disputes

Representing owners at arbitration in relation to the cleaning of cement from the holds of a bulk carrier in Lagos.

Drafting charterparties and COAs

Teah has extensive experience of drafting charterparties and long-term COAs.
 
More: Marine and international trade

Demurrage claims

Representing charterers in the English High Court in defence of demurrage claims brought under voyage charterparties.

Vessel maintenance disputes - Barecon

Acting for owners of a product carrier at arbitration in relation to the condition of the vessel's tank coatings on redelivery.

Hold cleaning disputes

Representing owners at arbitration in relation to the cleaning of cement from the holds of a bulk carrier in Lagos.

Unsafe port claims

Acting for disponent owners in respect of a US$3 million unsafe port claim.

Partnership disputes

Representing shipping company at arbitration in relation to a US$40 million shipping partnership dispute.

Bunker supply contracts

Acting for unpaid bunker supplier in the arrest of vessel and in court proceedings.

COA disputes

Acting for owners at arbitration in a COA dispute against shippers in respect of the extent of shipper's obligation to ship cargo under the COA.

Charterparty disputes - Supplytime

Acting for charterers at arbitration in respect of a US$22 million claim under a charterparty on the Supplytime form.
 
More: Shipping ​litigation
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Live charterparty issues

Acting for shipping companies in relation to numerous 'live' charterparty issues: providing rapid and commercially focussed advice and facilitating solutions. 

COA disputes

Acting for owners at arbitration in a COA dispute against shippers in respect of the extent of shipper's obligation to ship cargo under the COA.

P​artnership disputes

Representing shipping company at arbitration in relation to a US$40 million shipping partnership dispute.

Hold cleaning disputes

Representing owners at arbitration in relation to the cleaning of cement from the holds of a bulk carrier.

Charterparty disputes - Supplytime

Acting for charterers at arbitration in respect of a US$22 million claim under a charterparty on the Supplytime form.

Demurrage claims

Representing charterers in the English High Court in defence of demurrage claims brought under voyage charterparties.

Vessel maintenance disputes - barecon

Acting for owners of a product carrier at arbitration in relation to the condition of the vessel's tank coatings on redelivery.

Unsafe port claims

Acting for disponent owners at arbitration in respect of a US$3 million unsafe port claim.

Bunker supply contracts

Acting for unpaid bunker supplier in the arrest of vessel and in court proceedings.

Drafting charterparties and COAs

Teah has extensive experience of drafting charterparties and long-term COAs.

More: Shipping

Awards

Winner - The i-law Maritime Law Award

Winner - The i-law Maritime Law Award

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