Background

Shipbuilding

Having very highly regarded Construction and Shipping practices places 4 Pump Court at the forefront of the legal market for shipbuilding disputes.

Our barristers are valued by clients and instructing solicitors for their detailed technical understanding of large-scale shipbuilding projects, and also for their appreciation of the associated insurance and professional negligence aspects of such cases.

Our Shipping and Construction barristers have significant experience of major shipbuilding disputes, including:

  • Classification issues
  • Delay and disruption
  • Design issues
  • Guarantees
  • Financing
  • Termination

We represent owners, charterers, clubs, shipyards, commodities houses, and national governments. We act for clients internationally, with a particular focus on those based in China, Greece, Hong Kong, Scandinavia, Singapore and the USA.

For further information or assistance on our Shipbuilding practice please contact Practice Director, Paul Bloxham below.

Or call our main line:
T: +44 (0)20 7842 5555


Shipbuilding Clerks

Our Shipbuilding Barristers

Jeremy Nicholson KC, CIArb

Call 1977 | Silk 2000

Nigel Tozzi KC

Call 1980 | Silk 2001

Nick Vineall KC

Call 1988 | Silk 2006

Stephen Cogley KC

Call 1984 | Silk 2011

Sean O’Sullivan KC

Call 1997 | Silk 2014

Alex Potts KC

Call 2000 | Silk 2018

James Leabeater KC

Call 1999 | Silk 2019

Alexander Wright KC

Call 2007 | Silk 2022

Jennie Gillies KC, FCiArb

Call 2000 | Silk 2026

James Watthey

Call 2000 (England & Wales) 2024 (BVI)

Kate Livesey

Call 2001

George Woods

Call 2003

James Hatt

Call 2003

Laura Crowley

Call 2005

Iain Munro

Call 2009

Rani Noakes

Call 2010

Transport

Gideon Shirazi

Call 2012

Ed Jones

Call 2012

Robert Scrivener

Call 2013

Helen Dennis

Call 2013

Quentin Tannock

Call 2016

Neil Dowers

Call 2016

Rebecca Keating

Call Call 2017 (England), 2019 (Ireland)

Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard

Call 2017 (E&W), 2023 (NY)

Anna Hoffmann

Call 2018

Transport

Kajetan Wandowicz

Call 2018 (England), 2024 (BVI)

Alex Taylor

Call 2019

Christopher Moger KC FCIArb

Full-time Arbitrator


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