Formerly a Solicitor, now a Consultant specialising in marine insurance, conflict of laws, ICC arbitration, collisions, cargo claims and defence work generally.  International sale of goods and commodity disputes.Geographical focus:  Japan, Denmark and France.

He was previously a partner at Young & Co and Sinclair, Roche & Temperley. Spent three years with Japanese shipping company in Tokyo and three years in Hong Kong.  He was a  founding partner of Jackson Parton.

Fluent French, conversational Japanese.