Andrew Patrinos – Partner
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. Supporting member of the LMAA and has been recognized by WWL / Lexology as a Highly Recommended Global Leader in Transport – Shipping.
Area of practice
A Partner specialising in maritime law, commodity work and the international sale of goods, especially grain, sugar, steel and coal. Experienced in all aspects of shipping litigation both in Court and arbitration including all manner of charterparty disputes (for example, unseaworthiness, off-hire, demurrage and detention etc.), bill of lading issues, hull and machinery disputes, cargo claims (shortage, damage, contamination etc.), MOA disputes, bunker quality disputes, and unsafe port claims. Andrew acts for a wide range of clients in disputes before the Commercial Court and under various arbitration regimes, including the LMAA, LCIA, SIAC, GAFTA, FOSFA, RSA and other trade bodies.
Testimonials
Legal500: “Andrew Patrinos is extremely sharp and runs a very tight ship; he takes into account his clients' profiles and needs when setting his firm's policies, which is something quite extraordinary nowadays in London.”
Legal500: “Andrew Patrinos is probably one of the best shipping and commodities solicitors.”
Who’s Who Legal (WWL): “Andrew Patrinos is a key practitioner in the market who earns extensive endorsements for his significant experience in shipping litigation, spanning a range of disputes including cargo claims.”
Legal500: “I worked with partners Alex Askew and Andrew Patrinos, very professional and dedicated solicitors. They have exclusive and deep expertise of international law and a truly client-oriented approach. It is very easy to find a common language with them and I can trust their advice, their expertise is beyond any doubt.”
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.