Jon Boaden - Partner Studied law at Cambridge University. Worked at Middleton Potts before leaving to take a Master's Degree at Southampton University. Joined Mills & Co in 1996. Became a partner in 1997, and specialises in shipping and trade disputes.
Liz
Davey - Partner Studied law at Birmingham University. Worked at Barlow, Lyde and Gilbert from 1989 to 1991. Then joined Ingledew Botterell (subsequently Eversheds) until 1993, before joining Rayfield Mills as a founder member, and becoming a partner there in 1998. Joined Mills & Co on 1st August 2007. Specialises in dry shipping work (cargo claims and charter-party disputes) and personal injury.
Jonathan Green -
Partner Studied modern languages at Leeds University and law at Cardiff University. Worked in Richards Butler's shipping department from qualification in 1996, before leaving in 2001 to join Middleton Potts. Specialises in a broad range of charterparty, bill of lading and sale contract disputes and acts primarily for vessel owners, charterers, P&I Clubs and commodity traders. Joined Mills & Co in 2003, and became a partner in 2005. Speaks French and Italian.
Nicola
Jeanes -
Partner Studied history at Bristol University. Joined Ingledew Botterell (subsequently Eversheds) on qualification in 1991, before joining Rayfield Mills in 1993 as a founder member and becoming a partner there in 1998. Joined Mills & Co on 1st August 2007. Specialises in dry shipping (charterparty, bill of lading and MOA disputes), international sale of goods, ship building and repair, ship sale and purchase and ship finance.
Guy B. Mills - Partner Studied law at Oxford University. Worked at Ince & Co, in 1993 left to join Mills & Co at its inception and became a partner in 1995. Specialises in dry shipping (charterparty, bill of lading and MOA disputes), casualty work, and in shipbuilding, shiprepair and ship finance. French speaker.
Peter
Sim - Partner Studied maritime commerce and then took a Master’s degree in marine law and policy at University of Wales. Worked in Norton Rose’s shipping department from 1988 until 1995, in London, Bahrain and Piraeus. Joined Rayfield Mills in 1995 and became a partner in 1998. Joined Mills & Co on 1st August 2007. Master Mariner and Notary Public. Specialises in casualty work, unsafe port claims, tanker disputes and charterparty disputes involving technical issues.
Michael Smith - Partner Studied law at Oxford University. Worked at Baker & McKenzie until 1991 and then at Norton Rose. Joined Mills & Co in 1996 and became a partner in 1997. Specialises in dry shipping litigation (principally charterparty disputes and cargo claims) and international sale of goods/trade finance advice.
David
Sunter - Partner Studied at Glasgow College of Nautical Studies, Newcastle University, Sunderland Polytechnic and City of London Polytechnic. Deck Officer in Merchant Navy 1972 - 1981, Ship surveyor with Lloyds Register 1981 - 1985 and Consultant/Expert Witness 1985 - 1987. Worked for Ince & Co between 1987 - 1998 in London and Singapore, qualifying as a solicitor and specialising in admiralty matters. Joined Norton Rose in 1998 as head of the Admiralty Department, then formed Sunter & Co in 2002, before joining Mills & Co in 2005 as a partner. Specialises in casualty work, dry shipping work involving technical issues and personal injury. Chartered Engineer, member of IMarEST and RINA, CEDR accredited mediator, and Brazilian Portuguese speaker.
Stephen
Ravenscroft - Consultant Studied law at Cambridge University where he also obtained a master’s degree. Worked in the shipping department of Ingledew Botterell (subsequently Eversheds) from qualification in 1986, becoming a partner in 1990. Left in 1993 to become a founding partner of Rayfield Mills, subsequently retiring as a partner to become a consultant. Joined Mills & Co on 1st August 2007. Specialises in dry shipping work (principally charterparty disputes and cargo claims).
Alex Davison - Assistant
Solicitor Studied law at Newcastle University. Completed her traineeship with Sintons Newcastle and joined Mills & Co as a newly qualified in October 2008 to specialise in shipping matters. Speaks French and German.
Mark Doyle - Assistant
Solicitor Studied law at University College, Dublin. Handled civil litigation until qualification in 2004, prior to joining Mills & Co in November 2004 to specialise in shipping matters.
Lucy Manchester - Assistant
Solicitor Studied Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University, and then law at the College of Law in York. Completed her traineeship at Pannone LLP in Manchester and joined Mills & Co as a newly qualified in September 2009 to specialise in shipping matters. Speaks Spanish and German.
Allen
Marks - Assistant
Solicitor Studied law at Dundee University. Worked at RadcliffesLeBrasseur in London as a commercial litigation solicitor until 2002. Then worked for Clyde & Co in their insurance and reinsurance department where he handled both marine and non-marine matters. Joined Mills & Co in May 2005 to specialise in shipping matters.
Fenella Tookey -
Assistant Solicitor Studied English language and literature at Oxford University and obtained a Masters following study at the Universities of Warwick and Venice, thereafter working in Italy for 3 years. Worked at Mills & Reeve in Norwich. Joined Mills & Co in 1997, specialising in cargo claims, charterparty, shipbuilding and shiprepair disputes. Seconded to the UK P&I Club for 6 months in 1999. Italian speaker. Simon Williams - Barrister Studied law at Oxford University before undertaking pupillage at 5 Essex Court in London. From 1996 worked for Norton Rose in their Maritime, Trade and Energy dispute resolution group before joining Mills & Co in June 2008. Specialises in shipbuilding, international trade and commodities and dry shipping dispute resolution and the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts (including shipbuilding contracts and ancillary documents, letters of credit and agreements for the sale and purchase of commodities).
Selena Challacombe - Trainee Solicitor Studied war studies at King's College London and law at BPP ( London ). Joined Mills & Co in June 2008 as a trainee solicitor. Cantonese speaker.
Jonathan Cooke - Trainee Solicitor Studied corporate law at National University of Ireland, Galway. Passed the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers qualifying examinations in 2007. Joined Mills & Co in September 2008 as a trainee solicitor. |
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