Ed Watt
Ed is a recognised leading commercial shipping lawyer and head of the firm’s shipping group. Ed has acted in the sale or purchase and registration of more than 200 vessels, and is a recognised expert in dual registration of ships in the Caspian Sea. With an international practice acting for ship owners, builders and banks, Ed has led negotiations and completions in over 20 countries. His experience covers the full range of transactional and commercial needs of clients in the shipping, offshore renewable energy, and oil & gas sectors. He specialises in the sale, purchase and registration of ships, in particular offshore vessels; commercial agreements, time charters and tender negotiations for major projects; ship building contracts and complex bareboat lease structures. "Ed Watt continues to operate on an almost bewildering international scale" Scotsman Legal Review · Addleshaw Goddard
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Ed Watt is a recognised leading commercial shipping lawyer and head of the firm’s shipping group. He has acted in the sale or purchase and registration of more than 200 vessels, and is a recognised expert in dual registration of ships in the Caspian Sea. His international practice acts for ship owners, builders and banks, and he has led negotiations and completions in over 20 countries. His experience covers transactional and commercial needs in shipping, offshore renewable energy, and oil & gas sectors, specialising in sale, purchase and registration of ships (particularly offshore vessels), commercial agreements, time charters, tender negotiations, ship building contracts, and complex bareboat lease structures.
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Education
- George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh
- University of Edinburgh (1996 LLB Hons; 1997 Dip LP)
- University of London (2001 LLM merit)