Webber Wentzel

Dispute Resolution Practice

Partner

​Patrick specialises in international trade, transport and insurance law, dealing with both contentious and non-contentious aspects of matters involving, among other things, sale and trade agreements, contracts of carriage, marine and non-marine insurance, arrests and attachments of ships and other property as security for maritime claims, including mortgage foreclosures, and the purchase and sale of ships, as well as dealing with ships in distress and marine casualties. He deals with cargo claims, hull claims, shipbuilding and repair (with a particular focus on motor and sailing yachts), marine casualties, places of refuge for ships in distress, marine pollution, salvage and towage, and bunker disputes and claims.

Patrick is a Senior Vice Chair of the International Bar Association Maritime & Transport Law Committee, past President of the Maritime Law Association of South Africa and a past Board member of the International Bunker Industry Association. He is a member of the CMI 'Implementation of International Conventions and Promotion of Maritime Conventions' international working group. He is also a guest lecturer and external examiner at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal and an external examiner at the University of Cape Town to LLM students. He is the Chairman of the Steven Wallace Maritime Trust and the South African Class A ORC National Champion keelboat skipper.

Member of the Maritime Law Association of South Africa (National Executive Committee - 2006 to 2015, President 2014-2015) Member of the International Bar Association (2011 to present) Officer of the IBA Maritime & Transport Law Committee (2018 to present), Senior Vice Chair (2024 to present) Member of the International Bunker Industry Association, Africa - Executive Committee (2007 to 2021) Member of the International Bunker Industry Association - Board member (2015 to 2021)

Postgraduate Diploma (Shipping), University of Cape Town, 1996 LLB, University of Cape Town, 1990 BA, University of Cape Town, 1987 Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa