4 Pump Court is well known for its ‘strong shipping law expertise’, however the team is also regularly instructed in a wide spectrum of commodities work. Members continue to advise on complex disputes, as well as high-value arbitration cases, in Singapore, China and Hong Kong. Alexander Wright KC is ‘incredibly bright’ and has ‘a strategic approach, strong analytical skills, and persuasive advocacy’. The ‘extremely user-friendly’ Sean O’Sullivan KC is regularly instructed by shipowners, charterers, and shipyards in a broad range of dry shipping disputes. Among the juniors, Robert Scrivener has expertise in handling shipbuilding arbitrations.
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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.
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