Paul Crane

Paul is a partner in the shipping team and has a ‘dry’ maritime practice, consisting predominantly of P&I and defence matters. He receives instructions from owners, charterers and cargo interests together with their respective insurers. His experience covers a full range of maritime and insurance disputes, involving arbitration, mediation and commercial litigation at the highest appellate level. He has a significant track record in dealing with disputes involving bills of lading and other contracts of carriage, as well as charterparty recoveries. He has also developed particular expertise in handling containerised cargo claims and liquid cargo contamination claims comprising complex technical issues. · Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

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Paul Crane is a partner in the shipping team at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP with a 'dry' maritime practice focused on P&I and defence matters, acting for owners, charterers, cargo interests and their insurers. He handles maritime and insurance disputes by arbitration, mediation and commercial litigation, and has particular expertise in bills of lading, charterparty recoveries, containerised cargo claims and liquid cargo contamination matters.

Practice areas

ShippingMaritimeInsurance & ReinsuranceLitigationInternational ArbitrationTransport / Carriage

Office

England

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP · Paul is a partner in the shipping team and has a ‘dry’ maritime practice, consisting predominantly of P&I and defence matters. He receives instructions from owners, charterers and cargo interests together with their respective insurers. His experience covers a full range of maritime and insurance disputes, involving arbitration, mediation and commercial litigation at the highest appellate level. He has a significant track record in dealing with disputes involving bills of lading and other contracts of carriage, as well as charterparty recoveries. He has also developed particular expertise in handling containerised cargo claims and liquid cargo contamination claims comprising complex technical issues.

England

Expertise

P&I and defence mattersBills of lading and contracts of carriageCharterparty recoveriesContainerised cargo claimsLiquid cargo contamination claimsMaritime insurance disputesArbitration, mediation and commercial litigation

Education

University of Oxford (1991-1994)