Marine & Fisheries

Members of the team provide advice and representation in respect of the following:

• Collisions pursuant to section 58 Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972.
• Health and safety breaches pursuant to section 98 and 100 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997.
• Breaches of SOLAS and MARPOL 73/78 Conventions, including relevant provisions pursuant to UNCLOS.
• Breaches of the ISM Code.
• Notices of reference of a detention, prohibition or improvement notice to an arbitrator pursuant to the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
• Wreck & salvage.
• Piracy.
• Harbour byelaws.
• Notices issued under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.
• Fishing quota and licenses.
• Offences under the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967, Sea Fishing (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Order 2009 and breaches of the European Common Fisheries Policy.
• Restraint and confiscation under POCA 2002.

In addition to the above, members are well versed in advising on MAIB investigations, including the declaration taking process part of the investigation, submission, consultation and review of MAIB reports.

MCA v Woolsgrove (2015)

One of our counsel was instructed in the matter of MCA v Woolsgrove, a case that saw the legal team and investigators being presented with the prestigious GLS Prosecution Team of the Year award.

MCA v Hunkin (2015)

MCA v Serco Ltd (2015)

MCA v Knight & Huzzey (The Raiders Of The Lost Wrecks) (2014)

MCA v Morus (The Cardiff Bay Collision) (2014)

WAG v Powell (2014)

MFA v Gilson (2012)