Shipping & Commodities

Vasanti Selvaratnam KC is a highly experienced barrister with considerable ability in wet and dry shipping matters as well as commodities disputes. She is capable of taking on knotty legal issues such as the force majeure principle and interim relief applications. She regularly acts as an arbitrator.

Elizabeth Blackburn KC is an experienced and highly regarded silk with specialist expertise in wet shipping disputes. Her diverse practice includes marine insurance, pollution, collision and salvage actions as well as shipbuilding and international maritime law. She is also regularly appointed as an arbitrator.

Ravi Aswani is an excellent practitioner with a wide-ranging shipping, commodities and international trade practice. He has notable experience acting as an advocate, arbitrator and mediator. He has undertaken an interesting selection of cases over the years, relating to such matters as shipbuilding and repair, collisions, damaged cargoes and violated charter party agreements.

Mark Jones is a prominent junior with a strong international trade, commodities and shipping practice regularly handling charter party disputes, collisions and general average. He has further expertise in complex shipbuilding and ship sale and purchase disputes. He also advises on cargo disputes, acting for large commodity trading houses. A skilled litigator, he also frequently appears in arbitration proceedings.

Charles Debattista is highly respected for acting as both advocate and arbitrator in shipping matters such as charter party, letters of credit and ship management disputes. He is particularly well known for his large advisory practice.

Rachel Toney is a highly commended junior with ability across wet and dry shipping matters including collisions, indemnity claims and charter party actions. She offers niche expertise in shipping-related employment and personal injury claims. Toney has a flourishing shipbuilding and superyacht disputes practice. She also routinely acts as a mediator and arbitrator.

Kishore Sharma has a notably broad and impressive practice in the shipping space, advising on insurance issues, commercial fraud and carriage of goods, among others.