Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Shipping, Marine, trade and energy

Paul is a partner in the shipping team and has a ‘dry’ maritime practice, consisting predominantly of P&I and defence matters. He receives instructions from owners, charterers and cargo interests together with their respective insurers.

His experience covers a full range of maritime and insurance disputes, involving arbitration, mediation and commercial litigation at the highest appellate level. He has a significant track record in dealing with disputes involving bills of lading and other contracts of carriage, as well as charterparty recoveries. He has also developed particular expertise in handling containerised cargo claims and liquid cargo contamination claims comprising complex technical issues.

Bentleys Stokes and Lowless 1999-2020; Ince & Co. 2020-2023; Penningtons Manches Cooper 2023-present.

University of Oxford 1991-1994