Jonathan Hadley-Piggin > Keystone Law > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Keystone Law
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England

Work Department

Marine and shipping

Position

Jonathan is a highly experienced marine specialist, with a broad legal practice that focuses on both the domestic and international yachting sector. His client base comprises banks and private individuals in the yacht and superyacht industry. In addition, Jonathan advises marine businesses, crew and other leisure marine operators such as yacht management companies and marina owners.

Jonathan lectures regularly and is an examiner on the MCA Master Yachts course for aspiring superyacht captains. He is a regular speaker at events in the UK and overseas where he provides seminars for the British Marine Federation (BMF), the Maritime Training Academy (MTA) and the International Institute of Marine Surveyors (IIMS) and has written a number of diploma publications for the MTA and for the MCA Master Yachts course.

Prior to becoming a solicitor, Jonathan spent twelve years at sea as a navigating officer with BP Shipping and then as a submarine officer in the Royal Navy.

Career

2016 Keystone Law Consultant Solicitor
2013-2016 Keates Ferris Partner
2009-2013 Ashfords LLP Partner
2006-2009 Shoosmiths LLP Partner
2001-2006 Lester Aldridge LLP Partner
1996-2001 Shoosmiths LLP Associate then Partner
1993-1996 Stephenson Harwood LLP | Trainee then Associate
1995 Qualified as a Solicitor

Memberships

Member of the Professional Yachtsmen Association (PYA)

Member of the Royal Institute of Navigation (MRIN)

Member of the Nautical Institute (MNI)

Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACI Arb)

Member of British Marine and Superyacht UK

Member of the Yacht Brokers, Designers and Surveyors Association (YBDSA)

Liveryman and Freeman of the City of London

Member of the International Superyacht Society

Lawyer Rankings

London > Transport > Shipping

At Keystone Law, a deep bench of practitioners provides the firm’s clients with a number of different specialisms, with work ranging from shipbuilding disputes to superyacht issues and commercial claims. Due to its office in the Isle of Man, the practice is also able to advise on issues arising out of security registration or flagging in the jurisdiction. The team includes yacht specialist Jonathan Hadley-Piggin, shipping litigators Fei Mao and Richard Johnson-Brown, and Anastasia Papadopoulou, who focuses on the marine technology sector.