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Watson Farley & Williams LLP Offices

Watson Farley & Williams LLP
15 APPOLD STREET
LONDON
EC2A 2HB
England
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Charles Buss

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Work Department

PARTNER IN THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION GROUP

Position

He specialises in commercial, banking and maritime litigation and arbitration.

In the ship finance sector, Charles has acted for a large number of lending banks, bank syndicates and financial institutions in disputes, security enforcements, restructurings and insolvencies. In the maritime and offshore oil and gas sectors, Charles regularly acts for shipowners, charterers, contractors and others in relation to commercial disputes arising from construction contracts, charters and drilling contracts, ship sale and purchase contracts as well as cargo and marine insurance disputes.

In 2016, Charles co-authored the second edition of “The Law of Ship Mortgages”, the industry’s most comprehensive book on English law on the topic.

Charles is recommended for his maritime litigation expertise in Legal 500 UK 2021, where he is described “as having a very deep understanding of enforcement action and related litigation” and “unrivalled knowledge of Admiralty work and procedure”.

Career

Articled Slaughter and May; qualified September 1992; joined Watson, Farley & Williams in June 1995; partner May 2000.

Languages

French (fluent).

Education

Rugby School; Exeter University (1987 BA Hons 2(1)); College of Law, Chester (1989 CPE, 1990 LSF).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market

With ‘an excellent mix of backgrounds, experience and expertise‘, Watson Farley & Williams LLP‘s 44-strong dispute resolution practice has a significant market reputation for sizeable commercial and corporate litigation in the transport, construction, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and maritime sectors. It has particularly notable experience in disputes concerning offshore wind, solar, biomass and battery storage facilities. The firm also houses specialists in cross-border disputes, where the London dispute resolution team can access the expertise of colleagues in Europe and Asia, as well as the US and Middle East. London dispute resolution group head Rob Fidoe focuses on energy sector disputes, while Charles Buss specialises in maritime litigation, along with commercial and banking disputes. Rebecca Williams ‘keeps an eye on all angles of cases to ensure that work is done to the highest standard’. The department further includes Jemma Dhillon, who acts across the maritime, natural resources, real estate, aviation and finance sectors in major disputes; Mark McAllister-Jones, who focuses on construction, energy, oil and gas, and corporate and joint venture conflicts; and maritime litigator Kelsey Tollady. As of May 2024, Andrew Ward maintains a non-fee-earning role at the firm.

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