Since 2018 I have been a full time arbitrator and mediator and I endeavour to apply my experience and commercial common sense to dispute resolution.
I started my career as a solicitor and worked for two well-known international law firms in London and Athens. In addition, I spent four years working for a ship owner and charterer based in Italy and I also spent a decade in the insurance industry where I was the head of a claims syndicate for an IG P&I Club.
Arbitrator Appointments
I have been appointed as an arbitrator more than 500 times and have drafted over 100 Awards. I have experience of a wide variety of disputes with pleaded claim values ranging from USD 10,000 to USD 157 million.
I take appointments on LMAA, SCMA, other institutional terms and ad hoc references. I am happy to be appointed on Small Claims Procedure references. I have acted as sole arbitrator and sat on panels of two and three arbitrators. I have determined disputes on documents only and following live hearings, whether in person, fully virtual or semi-virtual.
I have been appointed on a wide variety of references arising under many different types of contracts including charter parties, COAs, bills of lading, sale and purchase contracts, MYBA yacht charters and agency agreements.
I endeavour to use my personal and professional experience and apply commercial common sense to the tribunals I sit on. My career started in law, working for international law firms in London and in Athens. I spent a decade in the P&I industry culminating as the Head of a Claims Syndicate with responsibility for P&I and FDD claims for members based in mainland Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Africa. I dealt with high profile cases involving piracy, pollution, cargo damage, ship fires, collisions as well as ship sale and purchase, construction disputes and a full array of charter party matters. I gained a wealth of experience working in-house for a ship owner and charterer which had a fleet of bulk carriers, tankers, inshore and offshore tugs and semi-submersible barges.
I am a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an Aspiring Full Member of the LMAA, a Member and Panel Arbitrator of the SCMA and a Member of the Baltic Exchange.
Mediator Appointments
I am an independent commercial dispute mediator and will work with diligence and energy to assist you to resolve your dispute without the cost, stress and time burden of protracted litigation.
I help individuals and organisations to resolve their disputes in maritime, insurance, construction, professional and commercial sectors.
I work in the maritime, construction, commercial and professional sectors and can draw from real world experience to assist you to find a resolution at mediation.
I offer a bespoke service with a competitive fee structure which adapts to suit the needs of each mediation. I offer half day, full day or multi day sessions with additional time charged at an hourly rate agreed by the parties in advance. I am able to provide early-stage mediation and facilitated discussions which can be effective in resolving disputes amicably, especially when there are multiple parties or chains of contracts.
I am a member of the International Mediation Institute, the Civil Mediation Council and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. I am also a member of the Society of Construction Law and the Baltic Exchange.
