Over 30 years’ experience in the maritime industry working for a P&I club, a firm of marine consultants and as head of legal for a multi-faceted group of companies with diverse shipping activities, dealing with commercial negotiations, disputes, litigation, arbitration and mediation

Arbitrating regularly since 2006, mainly in England under LMAA Rules, as both sole arbitrator and as part of a tribunal 

Mediating regularly since 2001

Presented from 2011 onwards various two and three day workshops on marine claims, maritime arbitration and bunker disputes in Singapore and Hong Kong

Arbitration experience includes charterparty, commodity and other contractual disputes, GA and piracy

Particularly interested in technical problems and bunkering disputes

Devised and oversaw implementation of IBIA’s Rapid Resolution fixed low cost arbitration and mediation schemes

Career:
1978-80 practice at the English Common Law Bar

1980-82 working for an International Group P&I club

1982-84 working for a firm of marine consultants

1984-2006 Head of Legal at Tramp Shipping & Chartering, Tramp Group and Tramp Oil & Marine

2001 onwards Commercial Mediator

2006 onwards Maritime Arbitrator

2008 onwards Non-Executive Director of the International Bunker Industry Association Ltd. (IBIA)

2011-2012 part-time Acting Chief Executive of IBIABack