Stuart Parkin > Waterson Hicks > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Waterson Hicks Offices
11 BOLT COURT
LONDON
EC4A 3DQ
England
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Stuart Parkin
Work Department
Shipping
Position
Admiralty Manager
Career
| Stuart Parkin has, since 1974, gained wide-ranging experience of the maritime industry. He spent 8 years as a seagoing deck officer with BP Shipping followed by 3 years ashore operating chartered tonnage for a major U.S oil trading house before taking up employment with the predecessor firm of Waterson Hicks in 1985 and has worked in the profession continuously since that time.
He is commended by clients particularly for his experience in dealing with technical disputes. He has been engaged in investigating and dealing with total losses, collisions, strandings, salvage, charterparty disputes of all types, cargo claims, pumping disputes and speed and consumption performance disputes. Stuart has wide expertise in speed and consumption disputes and is a market leader in this area.. He has developed proprietary software which assists him in providing a successful innovative and distinct service. He has published a number of articles and made presentations on various legal and maritime topics.
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Memberships
Associate Fellow Royal Institute of Navigation
Education
South Shields Marine and Technical College.
Leisure
His interests include kayaking, photography, walking and model building.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Transport > Shipping
With offices in Piraeus and London, Waterson Hicks is a popular choice for clients hailing from Greece, though the firm counts maritime companies from around the globe among its client base. Shipping heavyweight John Hicks
is the key contact in the practice and has longstanding experience in contentious maritime matters, while speed and consumption claims and technical disputes are areas of expertise for Stuart Parkin.