Alongside its strong ship finance practice, Norton Rose Fulbright handles a variety of other maritime matters including disputes, ship conversion, and sanctions. Philip Roche is sought after by clients for his expertise in risk management and contentious issues, and leads the team jointly with Charlotte Winter, who focuses on finance-related litigation in the shipping sector. Another key member with a specialism in disputes is Ieronymos Bikakis.
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Témoignages
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‘High performance, responsive, efficient team, attentive to the client and always providing good legal advice.’
‘Well-established team with many years experience.’
‘The team is very experienced and focused on shipping matters. They are very prompt and thoughtful in every respect.’
'They are all kind, efficient, attentive, well informed of our dossiers. They have sharp critical thinking and excellent judgment skills.’
‘Philip Roche and Ieronymos Bikakis are excellent attorneys who are an invaluable part of our legal support team.’
‘The advice provided is always very clear and professional.'
‘Ieronymos Bikakis is always of great assistance in the relevance of the advice given, and it has always been a pleasure to work with him.’
‘Wide-ranging knowledge of industry sector.’
Clients clés
- Carbon Capture and Storage Association
- Carnival Corporation
- Dubai Ports World
- DVB (Shipping panel appointment)
- Japan P&I Club
- KfW-IPEX
- Latsco Family office
- Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Group)
- Pertamina International Shipping Pte. Ltd.
- P&O Ferries
Points forts
- We have worked with the Carbon Capture and Storage Association on developing a head of terms for a Liquid CO2 carrier which can be used for projects in the UK which require non pipeline transport (NPT) solutions.
- Advising Shell UK Limited in proceedings against Greenpeace UK Limited arising from the unlawful boardings of the heavy-lift vessel White Marlin and the 13-day occupation of its cargo, a Floating Production Storage and Offload unit (FPSO) owned by Shell.
- Advising KfW IPEX in relation to various ongoing claims arising out of the Genting group insolvency including enforcement action over the “World Dream” cruise ship. We successfully defended claims relating to the status of various assets on board at the time of the judicial sale.
Avocats
Hall of Fame
Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.
Responsable de la pratique
Philip Roche; Charlotte Winter
Autres avocats clés
Ieronymos Bikakis