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Mike Burns

Mike trained with Withers and on qualification in 1993 joined specialist London shipping firm More Fisher Brown. Mike joined Weightmans as a partner in May 2006. Mike’s expertise includes the carriage of goods by sea, charterparty and bill of lading claims, hull and P& insurance, cargo recoveries, freight liability, multimodal transit, CMR and yacht claims. Mike has a related non-contentious practice including vessel sale and purchase and drafting contracts of carriage. Mike is ranked in The Legal 500 2015 as a 'Leading Individual'. · Weightmans LLP

EnglandShipping & Maritime, Transport

About

Partner at Weightmans LLP, who trained at Withers and qualified in 1993 before joining London shipping firm More Fisher Brown; he joined Weightmans as a partner in May 2006. He advises on shipping and maritime matters including carriage of goods by sea, charterparty and bill of lading claims, hull and P&I insurance, cargo recoveries, freight liability, multimodal transit, CMR and yacht claims, and also handles vessel sale and purchase and drafting contracts of carriage; ranked in The Legal 500 2015 as a 'Leading Individual'.

Practice areas

Shipping & MaritimeTransportInsuranceCommercial Litigation

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Expertise

Carriage of goods by seaCharterparty claimsBill of lading claimsHull and P&I insuranceCargo recoveriesFreight liabilityMultimodal transitCMR claimsYacht claimsVessel sale and purchaseDrafting contracts of carriage