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Band 2

Shipping & Commodities

London (Bar)

19 Years Ranked

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Provided by Nigel Cooper KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Areas of practice: shipping and commodities; energy; collision and Admiralty; offshore-construction; shipbuilding and ship finance, superyachts; commercial litigation and arbitration, insurance and reinsurance, shipbroking and related aspects of EU and conflicts of law. Nigel's government work also means that he has experience of administrative law and judicial review. Much of Nigel's work in the energy, shipping and offshore sectors is subject to international arbitration in London or abroad under the rules of institutions such as the LCIA, ICC, SIAC and LMAA. Nigel’s court practice is principally in the Commercial Court or appellate courts. He also has experience of public inquiries/formal investigations and of either acting as an advocate in overseas courts where he has rights of audience or providing expert evidence or specialist support in his fields of practice in other jurisdictions; recently this has included Gibraltar, the Bahamas, Jersey and the United States.

Career

Queen's Counsel (2010), trained mediator, accepts appointments as an arbitrator, member of Treasury Panel of Counsel (A Panel) until taking silk and thereafter member of the Treasury's panel of silks.

Professional Memberships

COMBAR; LMAA (Supporting Member); SCMA; GMAA; Bar European Group and European Circuit. TECBAR, LCIA, IPBA and ICC, AIAC, IBA

Publications

Contributor to "The Law of Yachts and Yachting" (2012 & 2017).

Personal

University of Leeds (LLB), University of London (LLM), University of Amsterdam (Dip. EI). Languages: French, German and Dutch.

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