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Robbie Skinner

Associate

Areas of expertise: Shipping, International trade, Marine, trade and aviation

Profile

Robbie is an associate in the firm’s marine, trade and aviation team, with broad commercial litigation and dispute resolution experience.

Acting for a wide range of clients including P&I clubs, aviation insurers and reinsurers, shipowners, and charterers, Robbie has been involved in several multi-jurisdictional disputes, which required preparation for trial and hearings in high value cases concerning ship finance, charterparty disputes, salvage, and aviation and marine insurance issues. He is familiar with the Commercial Court and Admiralty Court procedure, as well as London arbitration.

Robbie has also assisted clients seeking alternative methods of settling their disputes by way of mediation.

Recent work highlights

Acting for insurers and reinsurers in connection with the alleged loss of aircraft and engines following the invasion of Ukraine.
Acting for professional salvors in substantial LOF salvage claims to obtain remuneration from shipowners and cargo interests.
Assisting a charterer in defending an unsafe port claim successfully in arbitration.
Acting for shipowners in several disputes with lending banks under loan agreements and bareboat charter leasing agreements.
Advising a Middle Eastern shipowner claimant in a Commercial Court marine insurance claim, valued in excess of $40 million, for a constructive total loss arising from the armed seizure of the claimant’s vessel.
Representing salvors in claims relating to the refloating of an ultra-large container ship.

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