Tim Cocks Email & Phone Number

Founded in 1981 by Tim Cocks and Graeme Macnish, we are a leading commercial law practice specialising in shipping and maritime law.With Tim Cocks still at the helm, the practice is a firmly-established presence in the Australian shipping market, and well-positioned to support our clients in addressing present and future opportunities and challenges.Our expertise includes maritime, shipping and commercial law services, including marine casualty management, P&I correspondence, non-contentious advisory and transactional work, and contentious work covering commercial and regulatory litigation and other forms of dispute resolution including arbitration and mediation.Our clients include P&I Clubs, ship owners and charterers, exporters, and underwriters and brokers in the shipping, offshore, live export, commercial fishing and port operations sectors.We pride ourselves in providing responsive, practical and commercially sound advice and representation. In doing so, we seek to establish ourselves as trusted legal advisors and counsel to our clients, providing strategic and practical guidance to assist them through current and future challenges.Our approach is rooted in thorough and current legal knowledge that is combined with a pragmatic outlook aimed at producing practical and cost-effective outcomes that allow our clients to continue and grow their businesses with minimal disruption.We constantly strive to maintain strong relationships with our clients that are forged in trust and confidence.

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  Director

  Cocks Macnish

  1980 - Present

  Tim has practised most exclusively in all aspects of maritime law, admiralty law and marine insurance. He has practical experience in all aspects of the International Group of Protection & Indemnity Clubs, having worked for Thomas R Miller & Son, the Managers of the United Kingdom P & I Club in London. He acts for all of the International Group Protection & Indemnity Clubs in addition to many hull underwriters and major local shipbuilders and has extensive experience in maritime related… Show more Tim has practised most exclusively in all aspects of maritime law, admiralty law and marine insurance. He has practical experience in all aspects of the International Group of Protection & Indemnity Clubs, having worked for Thomas R Miller & Son, the Managers of the United Kingdom P & I Club in London. He acts for all of the International Group Protection & Indemnity Clubs in addition to many hull underwriters and major local shipbuilders and has extensive experience in maritime related litigation, maritime commercial transactions and maritime crisis management. He has a close involvement in the livestock export trade from Australia acting for all of the major Australia exporters of livestock and the foreign vessel owners carrying such livestock. From 1985 to 1987 he acted for Kookaburra syndicate in the Fremantle defence of the Americas Cup. Show less