The 36 Group

36 StoneArbitration, commercial and shipping.

John Reeder’s practice is split between acting as an arbitrator and mediator and accepting instructions as counsel from overseas lawyers and clients in all types of shipping and commercial disputes.

As counsel he established a wide ranging practice covering all aspects of shipping and other commercial fields. In particular, he has been concerned with a large number of shipboard fires, explosions, collisions, total losses, damage claims, ship construction disputes and technical cases involving fire, unseaworthiness, stability, oil shortage, speed claims, rust and cargo fermentation. He has also acted as counsel in major inquiries into shipping casualties – as far away as Papua New Guinea. Much of his technical expertise has been derived from collision and salvage cases but also from public inquiries into shipping casualties from the Penlee Lifeboat Inquiry in 1982, the square rigged sail training barque Marques to the Herald of Free Enterprise in 1987 and the Marchioness in 2001. As a result he is particularly familiar with naval architecture and ship construction.

He spent 17 years as Lloyd’s Salvage Arbitrator and now accepts appointments as arbitrator in all types of shipping and commercial matters. He also acts as a mediator in shipping, commercial and other disputes.

Qualified 1971, Grays Inn; Admiralty Treasury Counsel 1982-89; lawyer Papua New Guinea 1984; Bar of New South Wales 1985; QC 1989; Recorder 1991-97; Lloyd’s salvage arbitrator 1991-2006; Lloyd’s salvage appeal arbitrator 1991-2005,2006-2009; UK nominated expert on navigation and pollutions from vessels pursuant to Annex VIII of UNCLOS 2010. Editor 5th Edition of Brice on Maritime Law of Salvage (2012); Consultant Editor Halsbury’s Laws of England, Vols 93 and 94, Shipping and Maritime Law (2008); Consultant Editor, Halsbury’s Law of Prize (Publication, July 2012).

LLMA (supporting member); BMLA (member salvage committee).

Catholic College, Preston; University College London LLM (1971); University of Birmingham Phd (1976).

Motor racing, Ferrari owners club.