Colin Biggers & Paisley
Andrew Tulloch and Stephen Thompson lead the Colin Biggers & Paisley team from Melbourne and Sydney respectively. The group is instructed on a range of shipping issues such as admiralty, sea carriage, and marine insurance claims, and mandates ranging from high-value, multi-jurisdictional transactions to contentious proceedings. Of particular note is the group’s assistance with cargo and chartering matters, where it acts for marine insurers. Sydney-based Stuart Hetherington is a go-to practitioner for work in maritime and logistics law.
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- 'Excellent, very experienced lawyers, who also have a commercial mindset and are very supportive of and responsive to their clients' needs.'
- 'Stephen Thompson - an excellent lawyer who really knows the shipping and transportation industries. He can advise with ease on very technical legal issues, and is also very commercial. Fantastic to work with.'
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Key clients
- Dan Bunkering Singapore Pte Limited
- United Salvage
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Work highlights
- Supported United Salvage with the salvage of the "Portland Bay", including responding to an attempt by a vessel owner to deny that Lloyds Open Form had properly been invoked, and later assisted with evidence collection.
- Acted for Dan Bunkering Singapore Pte Limited on the arrest of the "Yangtze Fortune" which involved dealing with a range of issues including obtaining court orders for vessel movements to avoid heavy weather, berthing for bunkers and provisions, urgent repairs and crew repatriation.
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