LinkedinAlex has more than a decade of experience of advising on legal issues in the shipping and offshore industry, working in London and Singapore.
Having trained in dry shipping and cargo claims, Alex has spent the past 8 years working primarily in shipbuilding and offshore energy projects and disputes (oil, gas and renewables).
On the shipbuilding side, Alex has advised on newbuilding procurement, speed, and performance issues post-delivery, quality disputes under MOAs and serial defect claims in a series of super-eco newbuildings.
On the non-contentious offshore side, Alex has advised on EPC negotiations for an offshore regasification plant, FPSO conversion contracts and drilling and flotel tenders for fields in the North Sea and in South-East Asia.
On the contentious side, Alex has advised on some of the most high-value FPSO disputes in recent years, as well as contractual advisory work on knock-for-knock clauses in several high-profile incidents in North and South America. Alex also has significant experience advising on issues under the BIMCO SUPPLYTIME form, including extension and option disputes and regularly delivers training on Standard BIMCO offshore contracts.
Alex also has developed casualty experience (including salvage and GA advisory work) acting for P&I Clubs on high profile casualties MAERSK SEOUL, CHARLOTTE MAERSK and TRANSOCEAN WINNER amongst others.
Recent Experience
- Acting for a shipowners in a series of scrubber fires during installation
- Advising an EPC Contractor on a recovery action for sums due following contractual disputes with a counterparty based in West Africa
- Acting for a shipowner in high profile MOA dispute
- Advising on high-profile issues under a TOWCON (knock-for-knock focus)
- Advising on Charterers liability under a HEAVYLIFT form CP following a casualty event
- Long-term secondment to a Norwegian Charterers Liability P&I (based Oslo/London) Team to cover Claims Manager absence. This coincided with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Significant coverage and war risks advice delivered during this period both to members and internally.
