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February 2023 – Paul Haworth joins the TugAdvise team

Paul, a Master Mariner solicitor, has for many years acted for tug owners and salvors, as well as Clubs and insurers on wet cases, and was himself Master of a DP vessel in the offshore sector before coming ashore to retrain as a lawyer.  His arrival further strengthens our unique, dedicated legal service to the…

Court of Appeal throws out defence of sovereign immunity to a salvage claim

In the November/December 2022 issue of International Tug & Salvage, Simon Tatham examined an October Court of Appeal judgement that demonstrates salvors that strike silver should be compensated.   Read the article here – Maritime Law ITS Nov 2022   

ITS 2022 – Istanbul

Simon Tatham gave a paper at this well attended conference at the end of September on “The salvage of alternatively fuelled vessels” and also accepted the invitation to give  the wrap-up speech on the conference’s final day in Istanbul. He comments: “It was good for the towage and salvage industry to gather once again after…

Simon Tatham presented this month for BIMCO at their Offshore, Project and Heavylift Masterclass, providing a talk on deep sea towage contracts.

Simon Tatham presented this month for BIMCO at their Offshore, Project and Heavylift Masterclass, providing a talk on deep sea towage contracts.  

Simon Tatham presents BIMCO’s Masterclass on Towage & Salvage in Rotterdam, 28-29 April 2022

Simon Tatham is to present BIMCO’s Masterclass on Towage & Salvage in Rotterdam on 28-29 April 2022. The masterclass presented by Simon Tatham will focus on a wide range of ocean towage and salvage agreements provided by BIMCO.

Simon Tatham moderated the European Tugowners Association Conference on 10th March in Brussels

Simon Tatham moderated the European Tugowners Association Conference on 10th March in Brussels. The agenda related to the EU Commission’s drive to reduce emission and Data Driven Sustainability was the theme: https://eurotugowners.com/eta-hybrid-conference-data-driven-sustainability/ Speakers included chairman of the ETA, Vicente Boluda Ceballos, representatives of the Port of Antwerp, Damen Shipyards, Svitzer, and Kotug. The European Commission…

Tatham & Co win Law Society’s Small Law Firm of the Year Award

We are pleased to announce that Tatham & Co won Small Firm of the Year at the Law Society Awards.

Michael Howard QC has joined TugAdvise

“Simon Tatham, senior partner says: “Michael Howard QC is a leading Admiralty barrister known to many and a former Lloyd’s Arbitrator.  He has acted for many of the major salvors as advocate and presided over innumerable LOF and similar cases, apart from having a commercial practice advising on the usual wide range of charterparty and…

New Team Member

Ian Perrott FICS has joined TugAdvise. Simon Tatham, senior partner, says:  “We are thrilled that Ian is joining the TugAdvise team. As many will know, Ian has an illustrious OSV chartering and background and recently he chaired BIMCO’s drafting committee for SUPPLYTIME 2017 and continues to work on the specialist Annexes to that form. He…

Change of address

The 17 person team at Tatham & Co and TugAdvise are moving from Gracechurch St in the City of London and are now to be found at larger, new premises at 150 Minories, London EC3N 1LS.