Partner Andrew Patrinos
Background
Qualified January 1994. Partner at Jackson Parton from May 2001. Trainee solicitor at William A. Crump until 1993 (thereafter Hewett & Co.). Partner at Hewett & Co. from 1998 until April 2001 when the firm merged with Jackson Parton.
Area of practice
A Partner specialising in marine law, commodity work and the international sale of goods, especially steel, coal and agricultural produce. Experienced in all aspects of shipping litigation both in Court and arbitration including hull and machinery disputes, cargo claims, MOA disputes, bunker quality disputes, unsafe port claims and general charterparty and bill of lading disputes.
Selected recent reported cases
LAVENDER SHIPMANAGEMENT INC v IBRAHIMA SORY AFFRETEMENT TRADING S.A. (THE “MAJESTY”) [2020] EWHC 3462 (Comm)
Arbitration. Jurisdiction. Sections 67 & 69 Arbitration Act 1996. Cargo dispute. 5 bills of lading incorporating charterparty arbitration clause. Letter of undertaking issued on behalf of Owner’s P&I Club. Extensions of time. Effect of LOU arbitration clause on bill of lading arbitration clauses that applied LMAA SCP. “Waterfall” notice of arbitration. Whether arbitrators validly appointed.
ALEGROW SA v YAYLA AGRO SAN VE NAK AS [2020] EWHC 1845 (Comm)
Appeal on a point of law, pursuant to section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 from a GAFTA Appeal Award. Whether there was a repudiatory or renunciatory breach of contract.
GLENCORE AGRICULTURE BV (FORMERLY GLENCORE GRAIN BV) v CONQUEROR HOLDINGS LTD (THE “AMITY”) [2017] EWHC 2893 (Comm)
Arbitration. Jurisdiction. Whether tribunal properly constituted. Notice of arbitration sent to personal email address of employee of respondent company. Whether notice of arbitration validly served. Whether agency principles applicable. Whether recipient had actual or ostensible authority to accept notice of arbitration
SAM PURPOSE AS v TRANSNAV PURPOSE NAVIGATION LTD (THE “SAM PURPOSE”) [2017] EWHC 719 (Comm)
Practice. Anti-suit injunction. Defendant arresting vessel and commencing substantive proceedings in foreign court in breach of London arbitration clause. Ex parte anti-suit injunction. Application for judgment in default on substantive claim in foreign court and subsequent application for stay of substantive proceedings. Whether defendant should be ordered to discontinue foreign proceedings entirely. Whether injunction should be discharged for material non-disclosure.
a.patrinos@jacksonparton.com
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