Rebecca is a qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales, and has previously worked in a leading international shipping firm.
She has a broad experience of both wet and dry shipping cases and is regarded by clients for her particular expertise in dry work, having advised in relation to a range of contractual disputes arising out of COAs, charterparties and bills of lading. Rebecca successfully acted for the owners of the Amalie Essberger in the High Court, securing a decision in which the court rejected the charterer’s attempt to time bar the owner’s claim for demurrage.
Rebecca handles arbitrations on a wide range of matters, including most recently disputes involving the construction of a Letter of Indemnity, a cargo contamination, and an unsafe port claim.
Rebecca regularly leads on responses to complex multi-jurisdictional incidents. When every hour is critical in the immediate aftermath of an incident, she is decisive and solution focused with a keen ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders. If litigation ensues, clients can rely on her pragmatic and sharply analytical approach.
