Our Marine, Energy and Trade team is highly experienced in resolving issues arising from marine and energy insurance, shipping and transport and international trade. Our broad client base includes ship owners, charterers, insurers, traders, commodity brokers, banks, logistics companies and transport groups.

Our team comes highly recommended by leading legal directories such as the Legal 500 and Chambers UK Guide, with clients praising our "'efficient and cost-effective' practice for its strength and depth in marine insurance, dry shipping and international trade disputes" and our "growing team of shipping experts." Our "formidable reputation" in shipping and "depth and expertise in the (shipping) insurance and reinsurance market" ensure our involvement in headline shipping cases.

We have acted in many marine casualties and our experience extends to every area of shipping: salvage and collision, charterparties, cargo, ship sale and purchase, procurement, international trade, and all insurance matters associated with shipping. Matters we have worked on recently include advising the Swedish Club in relation to the loss of the Selendang Ayu.

We are also experienced in the Greek shipping market having "built a strong Greek Practice" (City Media Insider's Guide). Our lawyers have direct personal experience of handling national, regional and global assignments that go to the core of the industry's activities.

When called upon to take disputes to trial, our team is able to tap into the resources and expertise of our market leading dispute resolution practice. We are equipped to handle litigation, arbitration and mediation in practically any jurisdiction worldwide. These include maritime and commodity arbitrations relating to shipping, salvage, insurance and trading, as well as major disaster litigation involving issues of corporate criminal law.

To ensure that all their legal needs are dealt with, we also offer clients access to our extensive network of international correspondent law firms and contacts.

Our success stems from an emphasis on providing clients with accurate and commercially-pragmatic advice. This is built on our ability to combine expert knowledge of the law with a deep understanding of our clients' needs within the wider context of the shipping industry.