Shipping, oil and insurance industries

Most of my work has been for clients in the shipping, oil and insurance industries, particularly P&I Clubs and other marine liability insurers, in relation to pollution from ships and other marine environmental problems.

This work has generally fallen into one of more of the following main categories:

• Incidents: advice and assistance in dealing with problems resulting from oil spills and similar maritime accidents;
• Risk management: advice on insurance aspects, emergency response planning, charterparty terms and other arrangements;
• Insurance: advice on various issues of particular concern to insurers,  including those relating to compulsory insurance, blue cards, limitation of liability, funding of interim payments, sanctions regulations and terrorist risks;
• Regulations: advice on national and international rules relating to maritime safety and protection of the environment, including contractual arrangements to ensure compliance and criminal sanctions for violations;
• Maritime policy: assisting industry NGOs in presenting their positions to international organisations, such as the IMO and IOPC Funds, on proposals for legal change and other matters of concern.