Ted has nearly 30 years of experience dealing with shipping and trade disputes as well as general commercial litigation. ShippingHe helps resolve disputes for some of the World’s largest and best known ship owners and their insurers. He also acts for charterers, operators, shippers and cargo insurers. The disputes range from straight forward cargo damage claims to complex multi-party litigation. He also drafts standard contracts for his shipping and trade clients such as GT&CS, charters, COAs and off-take agreements. TradingHe acts for one oil major as well as a number of indepenent oil traders, bunker suppliers and those trading soft commodities. Commercial DisputesIn addition to working in the specialised areas of commercial law identified above, he deals with a wide range of commercial disputes including civil fraud, construction, joint ventures, director’s liabilities and guarantees. This includes representing clients in mediations, obtaining freezing orders and anti-suit injunctions in the Commercial Court and handling arbitrations under various bodies such as LMAA, ICC, LCIA, GAFTA, FOSFA as well as ad hoc arbitrations. He also has extensive experience supervising lawyers conducting litigation outside the UK.