News & Events: Shipping

Nominations for the Legal 500 UK Awards 2020

We are delighted to announce that 4 Pump Court has been nominated for nine awards at the Legal 500 UK Awards 2020 both as a set and individual members. Our nominations are: Construction & Energy: Set of the Year IP, IT & Media: Set of the Year Shipping: Set of the Year International Arbitration: Silk […]

27th November 2019

Chambers & Partners 2020 Rankings

4 Pump Court are delighted to be recognised in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2020. Our barristers have been described as ‘precise, detail-led’ and ‘top-notch overall’, supported by an ‘incredibly commercial’ clerking team, providing a ‘consistently excellent service’. Chambers and Partners have ranked 4 Pump Court in the following areas: Commercial […]

10th October 2019

4 Pump Court sponsoring 10th edition of Shipping and the Law conference

4 Pump Court are delighted to be sponsoring the 10th edition of Shipping and the Law on 9th and 10th October 2019. The two day conference will bring together some of the most influential key players from the shipping industry to focus on this year’s theme of “The Shock of the New and the Human […]

Legal 500 2019 Rankings

4 Pump Court are delighted to be recognised in the latest edition of the Legal 500 UK Guide. Chambers have been described as ‘setting the standard for commercial sets’ with a ‘raft of top quality barristers’. Our clerks have been described as helping the ‘solicitor/counsel dynamic feel like a proper team’ and ‘really going out […]

27th September 2019

4 Pump Court speaking at London International Shipping Week

4 Pump Court is delighted to have both James Leabeater KC and Sean O’Sullivan KC speaking at events during London International Shipping Week, 9-13 September 2019. Shipowners’ Club Seminar: How to Exclude Liability for Negligence On Monday 9 September, as part of LISW the Shipowners’ Club, the leading mutual P&I insurer in the smaller and […]

23rd August 2019

James Watthey appointed to Council of the London Shipping Law Centre

We are pleased to announce that James Watthey has been appointed to the Council of the London Shipping Law Centre (LSLC) as of 1st July 2019. The LSLC is a centre of excellence in shipping law and delivers seminars and debates on maritime legal, commercial and technical issues. Supported by the judiciary, and generously hosted […]

2nd July 2019

Harmony Innovation Shipping Pte Ltd v Caravel Shipping Inc [2019] 2 WLUK 370

Alexander Wright acted for the successful head owners in obtaining an interim mandatory injunction for payment of security in the sum of over US$5m pursuant to a letter of indemnity on the International Group standard form. In Harmony Innovation Shipping Pte Ltd v Caravel Shipping Inc [2019] 2 WLUK 370, Owners’ vessel had been arrested […]

25th March 2019

Manchester Shipping Ltd v Balfour Worldwide Ltd & Anor [2019] EWHC 194 (Comm)

On Monday 11th February Sonia Tolaney KC, sitting as a Judge of the Commercial Court, handed down judgment in Manchester Shipping Ltd v Balfour & Sochin, a multi-national shipping fraud case involving Russian charterers. The judgment ruled that Manchester Shipping Ltd had made a fair presentation at the ex parte application and that the Worldwide […]

19th February 2019

LSLC YMP / 4 Pump Court Shipping Industry Forum 2019

4 Pump Court will be hosting the 2019 Shipping Industry Forum event on 12th February, 18:00 – 19:30. A selection of shipping industry professionals will cover developments in the market and career progression. This year’s speakers include: A club claims executive from Steamship A solicitor from Stephenson Harwood A barrister from 4 Pump Court A […]

25th January 2019

London International Disputes Week

4 Pump Court are delighted to be supporting London International Disputes Week 2019. Taking place from 7-10 May, the LIDW is hosting a series of sessions and events focusing on London as a leading centre for handling international disputes and on the future of international dispute resolution. 4 Pump Court are involved in two sessions […]

7th December 2018

Legal 500 2018 and Chambers & Partners 2019 Rankings

4 Pump Court are delighted to be recognised in the latest editions of The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. We have been described as ‘in a class of our own’ having ‘remained a leading London set for commercial, construction, and insurance/reinsurance work’. Furthermore, the success of our juniors, described as ‘a rising force’, has […]

30th October 2018

4 Pump Court Shipping Industry Forum

4 Pump Court are delighted to host the London Shipping Law Centre and the Young Maritime Professionals for a Shipping Industry Forum this Tuesday, 17 April at 6pm. Speakers from Thomas Miller, CJC, 4 Pump Court, Marsh, Waves-Group and Wadkins Associates will give 10-minute insights on market trends, their roles, career progression and job opportunities.The […]

12th April 2018