Master mariner and solicitor Paul Haworth has joined London-based shipping law firm Tatham & Co focusing on Admiralty and crisis response cases
Mr Haworth joins from Birketts where he was a legal director. Prior to that, he was a partner at maritime law firm Winter Scott.
Mr Haworth spent 16 years at sea on a variety of vessels including gas carriers and cruise ships before moving into the offshore sector with command experience on dynamic positioning-classed vessels.
Since qualifying as a solicitor in 2009, Mr Haworth has conducted collision investigations and regularly advises on collision liability, salvage and wreck removal as well as charterparty disputes such as unsafe ports, unseaworthiness issues and disputes arising in towage and offshore operations.
He has worked on high-profile cases, acting for the salvors in the Rena, Hoegh Osaka and CCNI Arauco incidents. He also represented cargo interests on the Maersk Honam and Ever Given salvage cases.
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