Andrew Hutcheon > Watson Farley & Williams LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Andrew Hutcheon

020 7814 8000 [email protected]

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Andrew has experience advising on a broad range of commercial and financial disputes as well as international arbitrations, bilateral investment treaties and litigation matters with a strong focus on the shipping, aviation, mining and commodities, oil and gas sectors.

Andrew’s natural resources expertise extends to commodities trading, trade finance and mining investment disputes, while his experience in the offshore oil and gas and energy sectors covers construction, drilling and service agreement disputes, as well as wider industry disputes including energy related judicial reviews.

His shipping expertise encompasses shipbuilding, ship repair, MoA, charterparty, cargo, enforcement and other dry shipping disputes including in specialised sectors such as LNG and cruise. In the aviation sector, he advises on repossessions, lease redelivery, airframe and engine damage, base maintenance and insurance disputes.

Andrew has been recommended as a leader in his field for a number of years. Legal 500 UK 2024 notes Andrew “goes the extra mile to understand new business concepts and to give wise counsel accordingly” and “is highly experienced, conscientious of the needs of his clients, and skilled at securing good outcomes for them.”

Memberships

Law Society of New South Wales; Law Society of England and Wales.

Education

Sydney University (1984 LLB)

Tulane University (1990 LLM Admiralty).