Mr Sean O'Sullivan KC > 4 Pump Court (Sean Brannigan KC and Rachel Ansell KC) > London, England > Barrister Profile
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Mr Sean O'Sullivan KC
Career
Sean is a widely acclaimed commercial silk at 4 Pump Court, whose practice spans a wide range of shipping and energy disputes as well as related insurance and reinsurance claims. Sean is highly experienced in charterparty disputes, bills of lading contracts, sales of goods and shipbuilding disputes. He is regularly instructed by shipyards, buyers, owners and designers as well as oil companies, traders and contractors. As well as his counsel work Sean also accepts appointments as an arbitrator. He is recommended as a leading silk by mainstream legal directories for Shipping, Commodities, Energy, Insurance/Reinsurance and International Arbitration.
Lawyer Rankings
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Shipping and commodities
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Sean O’Sullivan KC–4 Pump Court
4 Pump Court is a ‘great set for shipping disputes‘. Members are well known for appearing in Hong Kong, China and Singapore in complex, long-running disputes in the maritime sector, and are equally adept at advising on a broad range of commodities matters. Sean O’Sullivan KC is singled out for his strength in handling commodities and dry shipping disputes. Alexander Wright KC‘s busy practice includes charterparties, bills of lading, contracts of affreightments, commodity sale and purchase agreements and shipbuilding matters. At the junior end, Rani Noakes is ‘a powerhouse‘, and Andrew Stevens is regularly instructed by Chinese owners and charterers in shipping mandates.
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Construction, energy and infrastructure
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 34 Pump Court features a strong team within the construction, infrastructure and energy space, with cases crossing over with shipping matters in this area. Offshore construction matters have been prominent in the group’s recent workload, and the set reports an uptick in renewable energy mandates. Sean Brannigan KC‘s caseload includes handling high-value claims for Korean contractors, and Sean O’Sullivan KC is well known for advising on disputes arising from oil projects. Robert Scrivener has a solid track record in advising on international arbitrations concerning infrastructure and energy projects, and Andrew Stevens is highly regarded for handling disputes from major Asia Pacific arbitral centres.
London Bar > Shipping
4 Pump Court fields an in-depth shipping practice, which sees members of the set regularly appear in arbitration and litigation concerning substantial disputes in relation to shipbuilding, commercial shipping, as well as yachts. James Leabeater KC and Sean O’Sullivan KC are two of the group’s leading silks, with the latter appearing in and leading Rani Noakes in Havila v Hijos de J Barrerras, a shipbuilding dispute about two LNG powered ferries. Nick Vineall KC also continues to have a strong practice, having been instructed in a case arising out of a drill ship construction which went to the Supreme Court on appeal. The highly publicised Eternal Bliss was scheduled for the Supreme Court but ultimately settled beforehand; Alexander Wright KC acted in this case about demurrage on behalf of the charterers.