Colin Lavelle

Marine, trade and energy.

Legal Director within the Liverpool Shipping team, specialising in both commercial and contentious shipping matters, having joined the firm in 2002. Acts for a cross-section of clients in the shipping sector ranging from P&I Clubs, cargo interests and Owners to Freight Forwarders, Shipping Lines and Lenders. Colin advises on matters ranging from dispute resolution to a broad range of commercial shipping issues. Recent work carried includes: recovery of large debt for bunker supplier and ships’ agent, which included the arrest and sale of a fleet of vessels in the UK and Spain; various ship sale and purchases; admiralty Court action to determine whether Filipino law or English Law applied to the calculation of a personal injury claim; advising on issues relating to the Bribery Act and alleged free trade infringements including providing in-house training for clients; handling contractual dispute to determine whether major Port was responsible to pay Agency provider on termination of contract; multimillion pound recovery of super yacht seized in Turkey on behalf of major UK Bank; acting for Liner Agents in respect of issues arising from administration of major retailers including Woolworths, Habitat and Unipart Automotive. Colin has been involved in presenting and organising various external presentations on a range of subjects including Bribery, Competition Law for Liner Agents and Commercial Shipping Issues.

St Anselm’s College; University of Nottingham 1993-97 (BSc (Hons)); College of Law 1997-99 (Common Professional Examination, Legal Practice Course).