Work Department

Shipping litigation/Admiralty law.

Position

Andrew is a Director in the London office of CJC. Following a career at sea as an officer in the Royal Navy, he trained as a solicitor with an international law firm in London. He has since worked in London, Singapore and Hong Kong and has over 20 years of experience in Admiralty and shipping law. Andrew's practice covers all aspects of Admiralty work. He acts primarily for ship owners, charterers, P&I Clubs and hull and machinery underwriters. His experience includes marine and offshore casualty response and investigation relating to collision, grounding, general average, oil pollution, salvage, fire, piracy, cargo loss, unseaworthiness, unsafe port claims and general marine insurance claims. He has a strong reputation for marine casualty investigation work and handling Admiralty casualty cases globally, including the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.

Education

Britannia Royal Naval College; School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (BA Upper Second - Geography of Asia and Africa); The College of Law – CPE and LPC.