Shipping:

• Representing vessel owners and their insurers in respect of claims for cargo damage.
• Arresting and attaching bunkers, cargo, and other property, followed by successful negotiations for security against the release of arrested and attached property.  
• Advised a major petrochemical company on the arrest of bunkers aboard its Vessel.
• Defending a multinational commodity trading and mining company in connection with a claim against it following an explosion aboard a vessel transporting its product.
• Representing a foreign government concerning damage caused to its navy vessel following a violent storm in October 2017.  
• Conducting various LMAA and LCIA proceedings concerning the recovery of outstanding demurrage.
• Advising a major fishing entity following a collision with a cargo vessel. Represented a Nevis-based ship owner involved in an associated ship arrest in South Africa.

Marine Insurance:

• Acted in a maritime insurance dispute following the theft by a criminal syndicate of imported consignments owned by a major South African retailer.  
• Providing coverage advice and defending the interests of various insurers (including marine) regarding claims arising from the July 2021 period of civil unrest in South Africa.
• Pursuing subrogated recoveries for cargo interests based in various jurisdictions.
• Advising marine insurers on coverage considerations following severe floods in KwaZulu-Natal during April 2022.

Insurance:

• Regularly providing advice to underwriting managers and insurers concerning South African-based insurance claims.
• Successfully represented a major shipping company against an insurer in a dispute over cover.
• Defended an insurance company facing a large fire claim, which resulted in the claim being withdrawn.
• Advising insurers and London Underwriters concerning fine art, subrogated recoveries, and precious metals disputes, notably a multi-billion rand coverage dispute regarding precious metals.
• Representing and advising various insurers in disputes concerning stock throughput policies insuring precious metals and various other commodities.