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Shipping & Commodities - London (Bar)

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What the Team is Known For

7 King's Bench Walk is an outstanding chambers that offers first-rate expertise in shipping and commodities. Members of 7 King's Bench Walk have appeared at all levels of court in many recent, high-profile shipping cases, including SMIT Salvage BV et al v Luster Maritime SA et al in a salvage claim arising from the Suez Canal grounding of the Ever Given, which made international news for blocking the canal. The set is particularly recognised for its capabilities in insurance coverage disputes, fraud-related cases and loss of cargo claims. An interviewee notes: "7 King's Bench Walk has an incredible breadth and depth of talent. Members are friendly, professional and have a commercial edge," while another adds: "7KBW have shown an ability to handle and understand unusually complicated cases."

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Notable Practitioners

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Charles Priday
Star Individuals

Charles Priday is a highly accomplished and respected junior with an admirable practice covering dry shipping, shipbuilding and international trade disputes. He regularly acts on a sole basis against KCs in litigation and arbitration, and has notable experience advising on charter parties.

A brilliant barrister with a sharp mind and practical nous.

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Alistair Schaff
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Alistair Schaff KC is a leading commercial barrister renowned for his ability in shipping, insurance and international trade disputes. An admired advocate, he is also regularly called on to act as an arbitrator. He has been engaged in relation to a wide variety of topics, from charter parties to shipbuilding.

David Allen
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David Allen
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David Allen KC is a tough and technically knowledgeable barrister. His practice encompasses a range of shipping and commercial disputes, and he has particular expertise in offshore and superyacht-related matters.

David is a very punchy advocate.

A calm and methodical advocate who successfully takes the wind out of opponents' sails with measured submissions.

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Dominic Kendrick KC
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Dominic Kendrick KC is an eminent silk with a commercial practice of the highest calibre. He has considerable expertise in sophisticated shipbuilding cases and charter party disputes. He appears in both high-profile court cases and confidential arbitrations.

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Jonathan Gaisman KC
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Jonathan Gaisman KC is a highly regarded barrister who has worked on some of the most significant shipping cases in recent years. With shipping a core strength of his practice, Gaisman advises on high-value and complex cases, with particular excellence in marine insurance fraud.

Jonathan is an unbelievable mind. I have seen him advocate and he is in a different class.

Marcus Mander
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Marcus Mander
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Marcus Mander is a capable practitioner who undertakes cases across the whole range of commercial shipping litigation. He takes on shipbuilding and ship finance disputes in litigation and arbitration.

Marcus is very persuasive.

Peter MacDonald Eggers
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Peter MacDonald Eggers
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Peter MacDonald Eggers KC is a dynamic commercial barrister with capability across shipping, commodities, insurance and energy matters, among other areas. He has experience in detentions, sanctions, charter party and sale of goods disputes, as well as a niche specialism in losses caused by natural disasters.

Peter is extremely knowledgeable and rarely needs to research a point.

Our go-to silk for insurance-related disputes, a superb advocate and particularly user-friendly for clients.

Peter is an excellent barrister.

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Richard Sarll
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Richard Sarll is an adroit junior who acts in both commercial shipping and admiralty law, and frequently contributes to the academic literature on the subject. He is instructed in charter party disputes, general average cases and collisions. He is adept at handling claims relating to commodities contracts.

Richard is incredibly astute and very user-friendly.

His written work is clear and can easily be passed to the lay clients with little or no 'translation' by me.

Richard is thoughtful, good on the law, extremely thorough and very good to deal with.

Sandra Healy
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Sandra Healy
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Sandra Healy is a strong junior regularly instructed in shipping and commodities matters in litigation and arbitration. She has marked ability in charter party and cargo claim disputes, and has expertise in interim relief and jurisdiction matters.

Sandra is superb on the detail and at providing easy-to-follow, user-friendly advice.

Sandra will always give 100% for her clients and to secure the best outcome.

Siobán Healy
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Siobán Healy
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Siobán Healy KC is a notable silk specialising in shipping, commodities and international trade matters including dangerous cargoes, demurrage and shipbuilding disputes. She regularly acts in arbitrations as an advocate and is frequently appointed as an arbitrator.

Siobán is a superb lawyer - very responsive and very understanding of the commercial reality.

Stephen Hofmeyr
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Stephen Hofmeyr
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Stephen Hofmeyr KC is an experienced barrister with expertise in a range of shipping matters including shipbuilding disputes, yacht-related litigation and charter party disputes. He appears as an advocate in Commercial Court and arbitration and also engages in advisory work.

An excellent counsel.

Stephen Hofmeyr is a highly respected KC in the Korean insurance and shipbuilding market. His level of experience and knowledge is exceptional.

Adam Turner
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Adam Turner
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Adam Turner is an experienced junior who is well versed in dry shipping matters as well as international trade and insurance. He is instructed both led and unled, and has expertise in cases involving commercial fraud, jurisdictional issues and interim relief.

I have instructed him on multiple cross-border, complex and high-value cases over the past decade and have never once been disappointed with his service.

He is terrific - super bright, super hard-working and a really good advocate.

He is very thoughtful and sophisticated. He has his own way of setting out a case in an elegant but firm manner.

Alexander MacDonald
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Alexander MacDonald
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Band 2

Alexander MacDonald is a formidable junior with considerable experience in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. He advises on international sanctions and shipbuilding contracts, as well as significant cases involving marine insurance cover.

Alexander MacDonald is laser-focused.

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Benjamin Parker
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Band 2

Benjamin Parker is a highly regarded junior, adept at handling a range of commercial shipping disputes. He regularly appears in the Commercial Court and in arbitration, and also has a solid advisory practice. Many of his cases are international in origin or have international elements.

Benjamin is very bright and a pleasure to work with.

Clara Benn
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Clara Benn
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Band 2

Clara Benn is an accomplished shipping and commodities-focused junior noted for her work on high-profile shipping cases. She is further highlighted for her competencies in ship financing disputes. She appears both in court and in arbitration proceedings.

I was impressed with her intelligence, attention to detail and work ethic.

She is super user-friendly, can speak very plainly to clients and is super concise on paper.

David Bailey
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David Bailey
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Band 2

David Bailey KC is a strong practitioner with capability in a range of shipping matters in both litigation and arbitration. He is recognised for his experience in shipbuilding and yacht-related disputes.

He was convincing and acceded to points where necessary with the judge.

Jessica Sutherland
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Jessica Sutherland
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Jessica Sutherland is an effective barrister whose practice covers shipping litigation and arbitration. She acts on matters arising from charter party disputes and general average claims. She upholds an active cross-border practice and has experience taking on cases originating in Hong Kong and South Africa.

She has outstanding legal knowledge and couples this with sharp instincts as to how a case or argument will be received by a court or tribunal.

Jessica feels like a natural extension of the solicitor team and thinks several steps ahead.

Richard Southern KC
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Richard Southern KC
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Richard Southern KC is an excellent barrister with marked ability in shipping matters. He has a particular focus on charter party disputes involving commodities such as crude oil and iron ore. An accomplished advocate, he also accepts instruction as an arbitrator. His clients hail from around the world.

His ability to cut to the core of an issue and express his arguments clearly and precisely is truly impressive.

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Stephen Kenny KC
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Stephen Kenny KC is admired for his long experience dealing with shipping, commodities and international trade disputes, and he also handles cases involving allegations of fraud. He is further noted for his work on energy and insurance matters.

His written work is great and he is good with clients.

Stephen is a pleasure to work with and has a gift for explaining complex issues in a simple manner.

Andrew Pearson
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Andrew Pearson
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Band 3

Andrew Pearson has experience acting in significant shipping cases in the High Court. He is well regarded for his cargo claim work and charter party dispute practice.

Andrew is a pleasure to work with and approaches difficult issues and concepts with academic rigour and creativity.

Andrew has excellent skill and knowledge for a junior.

He is a reliable, safe pair of hands, and one of 7KBW's most popular and in-demand juniors.

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Charles Holroyd
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Band 3

Charles Holroyd is an experienced and established junior with a vast knowledge of shipping law, including shipbuilding, ship finance, sale and purchase, international trade and more.

Charles is very thorough and very bright, and his advocacy is precise and skilful.

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Gavin Geary
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Band 3

Gavin Geary is a well-regarded junior frequently appearing in the Commercial Court in a variety of shipping and commodities disputes. He is also well acquainted with international cases as well as arbitrations. Geary is noted for his experience with charter party disputes and unsafe port cases.

You can learn a lot when working with him. He is friendly and very good at having all members of the team involved in the case.

Jawdat Khurshid KC
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Jawdat Khurshid KC
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Band 3

Jawdat Khurshid KC is a well-respected silk who advises on complex commercial disputes in the shipping and commodities spaces. He is noted for his presence on significant international matters.

Jawdat is very attuned to the realities of cases and the positions clients are in.

Jawdat is an excellent advocate who is always responsive and very approachable.

Jocelin Gale
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Jocelin Gale
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Band 3

Jocelin Gale is an expert in commercial litigation and arbitration with a focus on shipping. He has a background in banking and is regularly instructed on cases involving insurance issues or complex financial structures, as well as more traditional shipping matters such as collision disputes and vessel detentions.

Joss has excellent attention to detail. His written opinions are extremely well researched, presented clearly and thoroughly, and appropriate to client needs.

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Richard Waller
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Richard Waller KC is a highly regarded practitioner with experience in a range of shipping disputes. He acts in both litigation and arbitrations under LMAA rules, and easily turns his hand to charter party disputes and fraud cases.

Richard Waller was very effective and managed a tricky client well.

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Stephen Du
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Band 3

Stephen Du works at the forefront of the shipping and commodities industry with a standout multi-jurisdictional practice. He is particularly experienced in leading cases in Asia and is noted for his commodities focus.

He is very good at thinking on the spot, with strong advocacy skills.

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Elizabeth Lindesay
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Band 4

Elizabeth Lindesay has a highly regarded shipping practice, acting for ship owners, charterers and P&I clubs on both wet and dry matters. Lindesay is very knowledgeable on arbitration proceedings relating to charter disputes, superyacht construction and other shipping disputes.

Elizabeth Lindesay really gets into the detail. She is rigorous and leaves no stone unturned.

Gavin Kealey
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Gavin Kealey
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Band 4

Gavin Kealey KC is the head of chambers and has deep shipping expertise which he puts to use on complex matters. He often receives high-value international instructions and also appears in arbitrations.

Gavin is smart, tenacious and very bright.

Michael Holmes
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Michael Holmes
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Band 4

Michael Holmes KC is a highly proficient silk whose practice includes cargo claims, international carriage of goods and a range of charter party disputes including unsafe ports, quarantine and dangerous cargoes. He also acts in yacht-related actions. Holmes has notable experience in LMAA arbitrations with the Commercial Court.

He is very clever and user-friendly. He has a calm and persuasive advocacy style.

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N G Casey
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Band 4

N G Casey KC has strength in a range of litigation and arbitration cases. He frequently tackles charter party disputes and has a noteworthy specialism in high-value cases involving the design and construction of superyachts.

Noel is very responsive and adept in superyacht matters.

N G Casey is a master at pinning experts into corners to extract the best responses from them.

Ralph Morley
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Ralph Morley
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Band 4

Ralph Morley regularly acts led and unled in both wet and dry shipping matters, including charter party disputes and shipwreck and salvage work, often appearing in the Admiralty Court.

He is nuts about ships and knows everything about them.

Ralph is a pleasure to work with, clever and diligent.

Ralph is very bright and quick, but with a very understated manner. He's truly excellent and a star in the making.

Sarah Martin
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Sarah Martin
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Band 4

Sarah Martin has impressive capabilities when working across commodities as well as wet and dry shipping issues. She has extensive experience working on multi-jurisdictional cases and excels in litigation and arbitration settings.

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Tim Jenns
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Tim Jenns is a barrister with experience handling a broad range of charter party disputes. He has handled arbitrations and boasts a cross-border commercial litigation practice.

Tim is very good.

Jason Robinson
Jason Robinson
New Silks

Jason Robinson is regularly instructed by leading shipping solicitors and P&I clubs to handle high-value cases. He is well known for representing clients in superyacht and shipbuilding cases.

An excellent junior who has been justly recognised with his recent elevation to King's Counsel.

Jason is an excellent advocate. He delivers outstanding work in a very short period of time, he has an excellent ability to digest complex material and he is very enjoyable to work with.

Ranked Barristers at
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Silks (KC)

London (Bar)

Shipping & Commodities

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Alistair Schaff KC
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David Allen KC
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David Allen KC
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Band 1
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Dominic Kendrick KC
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Jonathan Gaisman KC
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Peter MacDonald Eggers KC
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Peter MacDonald Eggers KC
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Siobán Healy KC
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Siobán Healy KC
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Band 1
Stephen Hofmeyr KC
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Stephen Hofmeyr KC
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David Bailey KC
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David Bailey KC
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Band 2
Richard Southern KC
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Richard Southern KC
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Band 2
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Stephen Kenny KC
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Band 2
Jawdat Khurshid KC
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Jawdat Khurshid KC
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Band 3
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Richard Waller KC
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Band 3
Gavin Kealey KC
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Gavin Kealey KC
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Band 4
Michael Holmes KC
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Michael Holmes KC
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Band 4
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N G Casey KC
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Band 4
Jason Robinson KC
Jason Robinson KC
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Juniors

London (Bar)

Shipping & Commodities

Charles Priday
Star Individuals
Marcus Mander
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Marcus Mander
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Richard Sarll
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Sandra Healy
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Sandra Healy
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