Paul Crane
UK Guide 2025
Band 6 : Shipping
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About
Provided by Paul Crane
Practice Areas
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.
Career
Bentleys Stokes and Lowless 1999-2020; Ince & Co 2020-2023; Penningtons Manches Cooper 2023-present.
Education
University of Oxford 1991-1994
Chambers Review
UK
Paul Crane of Penningtons Manches Cooper has an impressive dry shipping practice. He is equipped to undertake sophisticated P&I matters and demonstrates particular ability acting for clients on containerised cargo claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is superb at technical and scientific matters involving complex chemistry and engineering, such as ship breakdowns. He is a master of details but also sees the bigger picture."
"He is superb at technical and scientific matters involving complex chemistry and engineering, such as ship breakdowns. He is a master of details but also sees the bigger picture."
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