Shirley is of counsel with Stephenson Harwood's Shanghai Office. She specialises in shipping, international trade, insurance and international commercial litigation and has been practising in China for over 15 years. Her clients include many domestic and international shipowners, operators, chartere... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Tony Paulson is West’s Head of Asia and Corporate Director, based in Singapore. He joined the West of England in 1990 and having worked in the Claims Department dealing with a wide variety of Members, he was appointed a Director in 2005. Tony’s responsibilities include full oversight of all sanction... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Antonia is a partner in Reed Smith's Transportation Industry Group. Antonia was called to the Bar in 2006 and has since qualified as a solicitor. She deals with a wide range of contractual offshore and shipping matters. Antonia advises clients on offshore wind projects, specifically in respect of ch... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Phillipa is Assistant Vice President, Claims, Lawyer in Skuld Copenhagen. She has been with Skuld since 2022. She holds an LLM in Maritime Law from University of Cape Town (2012) and an M.Sc from the World Maritime University in Sweden (2015). Phillipa is dual qualified and admitted to practice in b... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Aron Soerensen is Head of Maritime Technology & Regulation at BIMCO. He represents BIMCO on marine, operational and related matters at international organisations such as International Maritime Organization, ISO, International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) and International Hydrogra... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Simon Ward is FICS, Director, S&P of Ursa Shipbrokers S.A.. Simon started his career at a ship-owning company in Liverpool. He became a ship sale & purchase broker, also in Liverpool, in 1993 before moving to London in 1997. In 2008 he moved to Greece to open and run HSBC Shipping Services Ltd in Pi... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Joanne is a Legal Director in HFW’s London office and specialises in shipping litigation, focussing on contractual shipping disputes including those arising out of charterparty and bill of lading contracts, cargo claims, dangerous cargo, bunker disputes and shipbuilding disputes. She represents own... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Jon Elvey teaches and lectures all over the world for BIMCO. He is known for making complex legal topics interesting, understandable and enjoyable. Jon spent 37 years with Ince & Co, the leading international London law firm, specializing in maritime disputes in arbitration and litigation. After 15... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Simon is senior partner of Tatham & Co, a specialist shipping law firm based in the City of London. A particular focus of his practice relates to casualty work, otherwise known as Admiralty or “wet” law, typically handling incidents arising from salvage, collision, strandings, engine breakdowns and ... Please follow the link to continue reading.
