Rob has developed a busy practice spanning the breadth of Chambers’ practice areas including shipping, commercial disputes, international arbitration and aviation.

He has appeared as sole counsel in the High Court and County Court and as a junior in several high value matters.

Recent cases of note include Pan Ocean Co Ltd v Daelim Corp [2023] EWHC 391 (Comm) (led by Michael Davey KC) in which he acted for the successful appellant in a challenge to an LMAA arbitration award concerning off-hire for the failure of a vessel’s cargo holds inspection.

Rob is also currently instructed (led by Christopher Hancock KC; Guy Blackwood KC; and Tom Bird) on a multi-billion dollar aviation reinsurance dispute arising out of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Prior to joining Chambers, Rob was a judicial assistant to Lord Justice Longmore in the Court of Appeal and worked on a number of large commercial disputes such as Banco Santander Totta SA v Companhia de Carris de Ferro de Lisboa SA [2016] EWCA Civ 1267, in which the Court addressed the proper interpretation of Article 3 of the Rome Convention.