Navigating Maritime Law with Expertise & Insight.
Our maritime law team is led by Tim Reynolds, a specialist lawyer with over four decades of experience and a practical engineering and boatbuilding background.
We provide comprehensive legal support to businesses involved in the production, ownership, operation, repair and management of leisure and small commercial vessels, as well as organisations operating within the wider marine sector.
We also advise on the acquisition, development, operation and disposal of shoreside facilities ,properties, and marine businesses and related commercial interests.
Our Approach
Tim’s extensive marine industry experience allows us to provide commercially focused advice that is clear, practical, and informed by a detailed understanding of the sector.
As a long-term former BM committee member, he has regularly advised and lectured on contractual, operational, regulatory, and environmental matters affecting marine businesses both in the UK and internationally, as well as being concerned in the drafting and adoption of several standard contracts and agreements in wide trade usage .
Where needed we work alongside proven and independent marine experts and both UK based and overseas legal advisers.
Where disputes arise, we seek effective commercial solutions through negotiation, mediation (both the BM sponsored scheme and otherwise) and arbitration wherever appropriate, while remaining prepared to pursue or defend formal proceedings when necessary.
Contact us today for specialised, industry-focused legal advice. Fill out the form below or Call Us directly to discuss how we can support your needs.
Areas of expertise
Our team are experienced in a wide range of business issues which include:
- Consumer Protection advice & representation concerning leisure craft construction & supply + other maritime services
- Commercial and Contractual issues
- Coastal and Inland Marina, Mooring and Berthing
- Marine related commercial property rights
- Insurance claims, risk management and dispute resolution
- Construction, reconstruction, refit and rebuild contracts
- Commercial Vessel registration, coding, RCD and other regulatory compliance matters
- Collisions, salvage and recovery matters
- Advice for marine organisations, clubs and trade bodies
