Gatehouse Chambers

marine and energy insurance and reinsurance, shipping and international trade

Jeffrey specialises in marine and energy insurance and reinsurance, shipping and international trade.

A barrister and a Lecturer in Law at City, University of London, Jeffrey has a particular interest and experience in advising on insurance coverage issues, subrogated claims and liability defences, in connection with marine (hull and machinery, mortgagee’s interest, builder’s risks/BAR, cargo, loss of hire, marine liability, protection and indemnity/P&I) insurance; offshore and onshore energy (construction and operational) insurance; war risks, terrorism and political violence insurance; aviation insurance; business interruption, product liability and professional indemnity insurances.

Jeffrey worked for several years as an employed barrister with some of the London Market’s leading marine and energy (re)insurance disputes teams at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP and Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. He began his academic career in 2014, and teaches Admiralty Law and Marine Insurance Law on The City Law School’s LLM programme. He rejoined Gatehouse Chambers as a practising member in order to cultivate the complementary aspects of advisory and academic legal work.