Joanne works within the Shipping Group and specialises in commercial dispute resolution.

Joanne acts for international clients including ship owners, operators, managers, insurers, traders and freight forwarders, to resolve contractual and non-contractual disputes that have arisen from all aspects of maritime operations. Joanne also advises these businesses on risk-management, by ensuring their contracts and compliance policies are robust, up to date and fit for purpose.

She also deals with general commercial litigation such as defaults under international sale contracts, debt recovery, fraud and international insolvencies.

Joanne is experienced in guiding clients through proceedings before the English and Hong Kong courts and has helped clients succeed in their claims in LMAA, HKIAC, ICC, SIAC, SCMA and SMA arbitrations.

Joanne has spent time on secondment, including for four months to the Japan P&I Club in Tokyo where she acted as in-house counsel.