Alex Davey > Birketts LLP > Ipswich, England > Lawyer Profile

Birketts LLP
Providence House
141-145 Princes Street
IPSWICH
IP1 1QJ
England

Work Department

Shipping, Transport

Position

Partner

Career

Alex joined Birketts in 2005. He is a Partner in our Shipping and International Trade Team and is Head of our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team.

Alex specialises in all aspects of shipping, transport and international trade work as well as a broad range of general commercial dispute resolution including reinsurance and insurance disputes, and aviation and professional indemnity work. He advises ship-owners, charterers, insurers, P&I Clubs, freight forwarders, logistics companies and all those involved with the movement of goods. Prior to joining Birketts, he worked for six years at Ince & Co.

Alex chairs and speaks at the Lloyds Maritime Academy courses on ‘Time Charters,’ ‘Maritime Law,’and ‘Marine Cargo claims.’ He is author of various modules for the Informa Professional Academy self study courses on Time, Voyage and Tanker Charterparties. Before studying law, Alex obtained a degree in engineering from Durham University. Alex is a keen yacht and dinghy sailor and a qualified RYA Yachtmaster. In 2004 he sailed around the British Isles and Ireland from Ipswich with his wife and father-in-law before spending some time living and teaching English in Sri Lanka and in Sichuan province in China.

Alex chairs and speaks at the Lloyds Maritime Academy courses on ‘Time Charters,’ ‘Maritime Law,’and ‘Marine Cargo claims.’ He is author of various modules for the Informa Professional Academy self study courses on Time, Voyage and Tanker Charterparties.

 

Lawyer Rankings

East Anglia > Transport > Transport and shipping

(Leading partners)

Alex DaveyBirketts LLP

The ‘responsive and professional‘ transport and shipping practice at Birketts LLPgives clear and sensible advice‘. The Ipswich office is home to experts in road transport, logistics, marine cargo, and multimodal carriage, as well as regulatory and licensing matters, customs and duty issues, employment matters and the drafting of commercial contracts. Head of shipping and international trade Henry Adams is a dry shipping specialist. Head litigation Alex Davey frequently handles cargo disputes. Head of regulatory and corporate defence Matthew Gowen is key adviser to operators and trade bodies. Emerging partner talent Tom Hodges frequently assists clients from Asia with dry shipping and marine insurance matters, while legal director Sarah Holsgrove handles charterparty disputes and cargo recoveries. Mediator and dry shipping litigation specialist Nicholas Woo is regarded as an expert in his field.

London > Transport > Shipping

(Leading partners)

Alex DaveyBirketts LLP

Birketts LLP’s shipping team, recognised for its expertise in contentious shipping matters, represents charterers, shipowners, and commodities companies in both wet and dry disputes. The team, based across Ipswich, Bristol, and London, has a strong presence in international markets, with instructions stemming from the US, Latin America, and Africa, amongst others. Henry Adams, whose expertise encompasses marine insurance and dry shipping, leads the team jointly with Alex Davey, who also heads up the firm’s litigation department. Alex Penberthy and Clarissa Dumolo joined from legacy firm Ince & Co in September 2023.