LinkedinAlex is an associate with experience acting in complex cross-border shipping, offshore and insurance disputes, including high-value arbitration and court proceedings involving significant technical and jurisdictional issues.
Alex is dual-qualified as a Solicitor of England & Wales and as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana. He advises on complex, high-value and cross-border commercial disputes, with a particular focus on shipping, offshore and insurance matters.
Alex graduated with First Class Honours in his LLB from the University of Cape Coast and obtained an LLM with Distinction from the University of Southampton.
His experience spans a broad range of shipping and international trade disputes, including charterparty, cargo, marine insurance and shipbuilding claims, with experience across LCIA, LMAA and HKIAC arbitration proceedings, as well as proceedings before the English Courts. He regularly works on strategically significant matters involving complex factual, technical and jurisdictional issues.
Alex has played a key role in a number of substantial disputes, including assisting in the defence of insurers in a USD 65 million claim arising out of the detention of the MV Win Win in Indonesia in 2019. He also formed part of the team representing the successful shipyard in LMAA proceedings concerning a technically complex scrubber retrofitting dispute involving two ferries.
In addition to his practice, Alex co-authored the UK chapter of Shipping Law 2026 for the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG).
Recent Experience
- Acted on behalf of successful shipyard in LMAA proceedings concerning complex scrubber retrofitting dispute involving two ferries
- Played a key role on behalf of insurers in a USD65 million claim arising from the detention of the MV WIN WIN in Indonesia in 2019
- Acted on behalf of contractors in Van Elle Ltd v Keynvor Morlift Ltd [2023] EWHC 3137 (TCC), shaping the legal understanding of the maritime jurisdictional limits of England with direct implications for offshore 2 and marine infrastructure claims.
- Acted on behalf of the buyers in the conveyancing and transfer of ownership of ships, two of which are the Atlantic Sovereign (ex-Lev Twister) and Atlantic Spirit (ex-Tek Ocean Spirit), ensuring compliance with regulatory and flag-state requirements
- Acted for Clients in a broad range of Charterparty disputes including balance of hire, demurrage, performance and cargo damage claims under LMAA, LCIA and HKIAC rules
- Co-authored the UK chapter of Shipping Law 2025 and 2026 for the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG)
