Contentious maritime, offshore oil and gas and energy

William has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration matters for clients in the shipping, offshore oil and gas and energy industries. He has represented clients in arbitrations conducted under many of the commonly used rules, including the ICC, LCIA and LMAA and in proceedings before the English Courts (the Commercial Court, the TCC and the Court of Appeal).

William is a co-author of the fifth edition of the Law of Shipbuilding Contracts, published May 2020 (Informa Law from Routledge). The other co-authors of this edition are Simon Curtis and Ian Gaunt, the President of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (2017-2020).

William is a co-author of a chapter on Offshore Vessel Construction Disputes within Global Arbitration Review’s Guide to Energy Arbitrations (Fourth Edition). He is also a co-author of the chapter on shipbuilding contracts governed by the law of England and Wales in Getting The Deal Through- Shipbuilding 2021: England and Wales.

Alongside his litigation and arbitration practice, William also assists clients in drafting and negotiating shipbuilding contracts and various forms of offshore contracts.

ADMISSIONS

England and Wales

Solicitor Advocate, Higher Rights of Audience (Civil)

Managing Partner of the London office and Head of the Dispute resolution team in London.

B.S.C. (Hons), Psychology, Bristol University, 1990