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Kate Pitman

Director. · ENSafrica

South AfricaShipping & Transport, Maritime / Admiralty

About

Director at ENSafrica in the Shipping and Logistics department specialising in maritime law; advises and acts for vessel owners and operators, insurers, mortgagee banks, agents and logistics parties, and handles admiralty and logistics litigation and maritime casualty matters. She is ranked by The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and Chambers Global for Shipping in South Africa.

Practice areas

Shipping & TransportMaritime / AdmiraltyPorts & LogisticsLitigation

Office

Expertise

Admiralty litigation (High Court admiralty jurisdiction)Logistics-related litigation (High Court parochial jurisdiction)Charterparties, contracts of affreightment, bills of lading and waybillsMaritime casualties: sinkings, groundings, collisions, marine pollution, salvage and general averageRepresentation of owners and operators, insurers (hull underwriters and P&I Clubs), mortgagee banks, ship agents and clearing/forwarding agentsMember, Maritime Law Association of South AfricaAffiliate, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers

Education

  • BA, University of Cape Town
  • LLB, University of Cape Town

Admissions

  • Admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa.