Guy B Mills

Practice Areas

Guy Mills has over 30 years experience in shipping and maritime work. He handles all forms of P&I and FD&D disputes including:

- Admiralty litigation

- Alternative Dispute Resolution / Mediation

- Casualties / Salvage

- Charterparty and Bill of Lading disputes

-MOA disputes

- Ship building and ship repair

- Unsafe port claims

Career

Guy Mills qualified as a solicitor in 1991. He and his father Geoffrey established Mills & Co in 1993 and the firm has now grown to become one of the leading specialist shipping law firms in the UK.

Guy's particular focus these days is on multi-jurisdictional casualty matters. He has extensive experience of large containership dangerous cargo cases, tonnage limitation, General Average recoveries and complex charterparty disputes.

Clients

Guy is favoured by clients such as Mediterranean Shipping Company SA who seek a strategic lawyer to handle these complex disputes and by P&I Clubs who have confidence in his depth of experience.

Work Highlights

Acted for MSC in various jurisdictions in relation to the “MSC FLAMINIA” casualty including in the limitation proceedings before the Supreme Court in 2025 which clarified the law on limitation of liability for charterers.

Professional Memberships

Guy is a supporting member of the LMAA.

Languages Spoken

English and French