Areas of practice

Counsel for matters that cross borders

A focused international practice across arbitration, aviation, banking, maritime, governance and corporate structuring — instructed where several legal systems converge in one matter.

Practice 01

International Arbitration & Cross-Border Disputes

Advisory and representation in institutional and ad hoc arbitration, including ICC and LCIA frameworks, with experience of multi-forum disputes and the asset-preservation and enforcement strategy that surrounds them. Member of the LCIA Users’ Council (European).

Practice 02

Aviation & Mobile-Asset Structuring

Acquisition, leasing and security structuring of aircraft and other high-value mobile assets; on-the-ground asset preservation; and the Cape Town Convention regime governing international interests in aviation assets.

Practice 03

Banking & Trade Finance

Cross-border facilities and trade-finance structures, documentary instruments and security packages — advised with rigorous scrutiny of financial-crime, sanctions and counterparty exposure.

Practice 04

Maritime, Shipping & Commodities

Ship sale and purchase, charterparties, shipbuilding and commodity transactions — acting for buyers, sellers, owners and financiers, with attention to pre-contract frameworks and the integrity of the transaction chain.

Practice 05

Governance, Compliance & Financial-Crime

Anti-money-laundering frameworks, enhanced due diligence, financial-crime typology assessment and institutional integrity — drawing on advanced AML certification and a sustained anti-corruption training record.

Practice 06

Corporate & Asset Protection

Holding structures, cross-border corporate matters and asset-protection strategy across the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong, including regulatory scoping to avoid inadvertent licensing triggers.

Practice 07

Construction, Infrastructure & Energy

Advisory across construction and infrastructure projects and energy and resources matters — sectors recorded among the principal’s arbitration specialisms, including marine construction and project structuring.

Practice 08

Immigration & Private-Client (UK)

UK immigration and private-client matters, including business and investor routes and sponsor-led applications, conducted within the scope of registered foreign-lawyer practice.

Sector focus

Industries served

Specialisms recorded with the LCIA across the sectors in which the practice is most frequently instructed.

Banking & Finance Aviation & Transport Shipping & Commodities Construction & Infrastructure Marine Construction Energy & Resources Mining Property & Real Estate Professional Services Logistics & Rail
Instruments & agreements

Types of matter

Shareholders’ / Share Purchase / Joint Venture Loan & Other Facility Agreements Charterparties Shipbuilding Agency & Distribution Sale of Goods Energy Pricing Intellectual Property Partnership Services & Employment
How instructions are handled

Method

A disciplined, evidence-led approach to matters where the commercial and regulatory stakes are high.

Stage 01

Scope & conflicts

Defining the matter, identifying the jurisdictions and legal systems engaged, and clearing conflicts before substantive work begins.

Stage 02

Due diligence & risk

Counterparty, transaction and instrument scrutiny — including financial-crime, sanctions and regulatory exposure — documented against recognised frameworks.

Stage 03

Strategy & structuring

Building the legal and commercial structure, or the dispute strategy, that protects the client’s position across every relevant forum.

Stage 04

Execution & representation

Formal deliverables in British English, negotiation, and representation through to enforcement, preservation or completion.

Discuss a matter in confidence

Outline your matter and the jurisdictions involved. Engagement is undertaken by written instruction.

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