Jonathan Green

Jonathan Green has over 25 years experience in shipping and international trade. His specialist areas of expertise are:

-Alternative Dispute Resolution / Mediation

- Commodities

-Commercial contract negotiation and drafting

- International sale contracts and bills of lading disputes

- Slot Charter and Liner disputes

Jonathan qualified as a solicitor in 1996 and joined Mills & Co in 2003, becoming a director in 2005.

Jonathan advises on all types of charterparty, international sale contract and bill of lading issues, with a particular focus on complex live matters. He has particular experience of dealing with issues arising under slot charter and liner agreements.

Jonathan has extensive experience in London arbitrations (LMAA, GAFTA, FOSFA, Sugar, LCIA, ICC), High Court proceedings and ADR / mediation. He is recommended for his commercial and tactical thinking, always seeking to find a commercial solution for his clients where possible.

Jonathan qualified as a CEDR accredited mediator in 2024.

He is also a supporting member of the LMAA.

Jonathan recently acted for an owner of a ship which was refused clearance by the authorities after loading a cargo of bagged rice which it transpired was loaded in contravention of an export ban, and some of which had been misdeclared, leading to almost 3 months delay in departure. Mates receipts had to be reissued and bills of lading were eventually signed after a further two months. In the meantime the sub-time charterers – also the traders - had run into financial difficulties. Jonathan’s experience of the rice trade and understanding of the commercial and contractual factors in play assisted in managing the shippers, traders and receivers during the prolonged voyage and addressing any disputes as they arose and avoiding nearly all eventual claims.