Henry Clack

About Henry

Henry is a Senior Associate in HFW’s Shipping team. He specialises in international commercial dispute resolution, with a particular focus on shipping (both “wet” and “dry”) and cyber issues.

He has experience representing shipowners, charterers, salvors, P&I Clubs, H&M insurers, commodity traders, brokers and logistics companies. He has worked on disputes arising from fires, collisions, groundings, cargo contamination, charter parties, bills of lading, pipeline and other offshore installations and commodity supply contracts. Henry also has significant experience of handling complex technical disputes relating to salvage and wreck removal of both modern commercial vessels and historic wrecks, including the “MAERSK HONAM”, “EVER GIVEN” and the cargo ex. “TILAWA”.

Henry also has extensive experience in advising on the management of cyber incidents involving ransomware, data exfiltration and data breaches (and the regulatory issues arising therefrom). Henry has had particular success in tracing, freezing and ensuring the return of funds diverted to third parties as a result of fraud.

Henry has represented clients in both English High Court proceedings and international arbitration under LMAA, LOF and LCIA rules. Henry also has experience of commodities disputes. During his training contract, Henry was seconded to the firm’s Geneva office during which time he worked on Taurus Petroleum Limited v State Oil Marketing Company of the Ministry of Oil, Republic of Iraq [2017] UKSC 64 before the Supreme Court. The case dealt with the situs of a debt owed under a letter of credit. He also spent time in the firm’s transactional shipping and contentious insurance teams.