With an ‘outstanding shipping team’, Birketts LLP counts arbitration proceedings, charterparties, marine insurance, and matters pertaining to bills of lading to its designated areas of expertise, though the practice covers all major issues arising out of shipping work. ’Brilliant lawyer’ Henry Adams, litigator Alex Davey, dry shipping dispute specialist Nicholas Woo, and Tom Hodges, who focuses on international trade as well as dry shipping work, jointly lead the Ipswich-based team. The firm bolstered its ranks with the hire of a team from Ince & Co in September 2023, led by Daniel Crockford.
Testimonials
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- 'Outstanding Shipping Team. With excellent results.'
- 'Henry Adams - Brilliant lawyer. With excellent know-how and results in wet and dry shipping matters.'
Key clients
- U-Ming Marine Transport Singapore Pte Ltd
- TOTSA Total Energy Trading SA
Work highlights
- Advising Petromar in a claim for damages arising from alleged contamination of cargoes of gas oil and gasoline, acting for the claimant cargo interest in the High Court claim.
- Acting or Navision Shipping in a dispute arising from loss of time due to an arrest of a vessel at a discharge port.