Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Shipping

Greece

2 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

About

Provided by Maria Moisidou

Europe

Clients

Maria represents ship owners and charterers as well as their liability insurers.

Maria’s clients also include oil traders, refineries, terminals and insurance companies.

Practice Areas

Maria is qualified in both Greece and England with extensive litigation experience in both jurisdictions, having handled a considerable number of court cases, arbitrations and mediations in respect of a wide variety of disputes.

Maria is a commercial disputes resolution partner dealing with a variety of disputes and legal proceedings, arbitrations and mediations.

Career

Maria joined the Greek office of Hill Dickinson International (as it was then Hill Taylor Dickinson) in January 1995. After 30 years’ experience as a shipping litigator she now heads the litigation department of Hill Dickinson, Greece and is the Deputy Head of this office. Maria is a marine insurance expert, also specialising in all kinds of shipping litigation with particular reference to charterparty disputes, MoA disputes, disputes under sale contracts of petroleum products and also carries out casualty work.

Maria’s cases include a large volume of arbitrations and High Court proceedings.

Maria has also taken part in various successful mediations.

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Law Society of England and Wales

• Member of the Athens Bar

Publications

IGLC Shipping Law Guide 2021/22/23

Personal

Maria is a commercial shipping lawyer and partner based in Piraeus office of which she is the deputy head. Maria heads the litigation/dispute resolution team in Piraeus and has 30 years’ experience dealing with marine insurance, sale contracts and transport of commodities, carriage of goods by sea, cargo claims, charterparty and MoA disputes.

Industry Sector Expertise

Maria is a commercial disputes resolution partner dealing with a variety of disputes and legal proceedings, arbitrations and mediations.

Industry sectors include oil and gas, marine insurance, commodities, carriage of goods, cargo claims, charterparty disputes and sale and purchase disputes. Maria’s client base, expertise and market reputation would support her individual recognition since she is qualified in both Greece and England and handles cases covering all aspects of shipping law such as P&I matters.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

England and Greece

Languages Spoken

Greek (fluent)

English (fluent)

Experience

• Delos Shipholding SA & Ors -v- Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty SE & Ors [2024] EWHC 719 (Comm)

• Greek Fighter [2006] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. Plus 99

• Vitol S.A. -v- Capri Marine Ltd [2008] App. LR 02/09

• Extensive experience in the drafting of Charterparties and Ancillary contracts in relation to the chartering of vessels for use in the oil/energy sector

• In 2024, Maria has once again been named a Leading Individual within The Legal 500 Piraeus Shipping Litigation rankings

Education

University of Southampton

LLM

University of Athens

LLB

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Shipping - Greece

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Maria Moisidou is dual-qualified as an English and Greek lawyer and offers notable expertise in marine insurance matters. She is often seen representing clients in disputes relating to vessel defects, collisions and vessel detentions. She is particularly active in proceedings under MOAs.

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