Mr Andrew Oliver > Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP > Hull, England > Lawyer Profile
Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP Offices
MARINA COURT
CASTLE STREET
HULL
HU1 1TJ
England
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Mr Andrew Oliver
Work Department
Shipping & Transport
Position
Partner
Career
Andrew is Head of our Sea Fisheries, Regulatory and Marine Environment Unit and our Ship Transactional and Finance Unit. He acts for leading players in the fishing industry both nationally and internationally in respect of Sea Fisheries law, having taken cases to the European Court of Justice and the Privy Council.
He also acts for a number of UK clearing banks, European and international banks in respect of ship finance work including cargo and yacht transactional and finance work.
Andrew’s environmental law work this year has included advising various clients with a regard to legislative changes and the implications for their operations. He regularly acts for Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities in their capacity as both law makers by virtue of their byelaw making powers and in respect of their enforcement powers.
He has advised a number of windfarm developers regarding their rights and obligations towards other users of the sea and has been described as the “go-to” lawyer for such work.
Andrew is a regular contributor to the relevant trade press and has lectured at commercially run professional training seminars in London.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP utilises its Hull base to assist a broad swathe of clients with issues in the port and harbour sectors, with notable expertise in onshore and offshore projects and corporate transactions. Andrew Oliver, who excels in marine environment law, cabling agreements and disturbance agreements for fisherman; and Stephen Unwin, who handles real estate transactions, wind farms and renewable energy projects, jointly lead the department. Real estate specialist David Dixon also contributes to the practice.
Yorkshire and the Humber > Transport
Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP operates out of Hull with a focus on shipping and fisheries work. Dominic Ward leads the practice, with a specialism in dry shipping and cargo, and a track record in complex multiparty charter disputes. Andrew Oliver is active in relation to marine fisheries and regulatory work, and coordinates with the wider firm’s banking practice in relation to a number of vessel finance mandates. Associate Sarah Pether is also of note for her work on behalf of claimants and defendants in relation to personal injury claims and fatalities related to shipping activities.
London > Transport > Shipping
Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP assists clients with issues ranging from cargo disputes and commercial contracts to ship finance work and personal injury claims. Dominic Ward helms the Hull-based practice and focuses on matters relating to dry shipping and cargo, while vessel finance mandates form part of Andrew Oliver‘s portfolio alongside regulatory work and fisheries law.
Lawyer Rankings
- Transport Yorkshire and the Humber
- Infrastructure and energy Yorkshire and the Humber > Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Hull and East Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Hull and East Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Hull and East Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Hull and East Yorkshire
- Private client > Family: elsewhere in Yorkshire
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Transport
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Property litigation