The 36 Group

36 Stone

Mark’s practice encompasses a wide range of commercial litigation and arbitration.

He acts in arbitrations both in London and abroad, and appears regularly in the English Courts, including the specialist Commercial Court, Admiralty Court and the Court of Appeal.

His commercial practice has a particular focus on all matters relating to shipping and international trade. His expertise extends to all corners of the shipping industry, from charterparties and bills of lading to salvage, from cargo claims to collisions, from ship finance to performance guarantees, and from marine insurance to general average. He has a particular specialism in shipbuilding disputes and cases arising out of contracts for the sale and purchase of second hand tonnage, and the related finance, security and guarantee contractual arrangements.

Mark also has experience of various interlocutory applications, including applications for urgent injunctive relief (such as freezing orders) both in the context of domestic litigation and also in support of foreign proceedings and arbitrations.

Mark also provides expert evidence on English maritime and commercial law for use in foreign proceedings.

Called to the Bar in 2000, Lincoln’s Inn (Kennedy Scholar); Recorder (Civil); Recorder (Crime); formerly Solicitor (Ince & Co)

COMBAR; LCLCBA; LSLC; BMLA; ABG; LMAA; CIArb

Winchester College (Scholar); St Edmund Hall, Oxford University (BA Hons – Jurisprudence)