Directors
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- 'They are always very good, very correct and very efficient.'Chambers and Partners, 2020
- 'They are great specialists and have breadth and depth.'Chambers and Partners, 2020
- 'Prompt reaction, proactivity and sensitivity to the concerns of customers.'Chambers and Partners, 2020
- 'A strong commercial sense and excellent communication skills.'Chambers and Partners, 2020
- 'Professional, approachable and cost-effective.''Chambers and Partners, 2020
- 'A brilliant firm that punches above its weight and pops up a lot in commodities disputes.'Legal 500, 2021
- 'A medium-sized regional firm that competes with the biggest London firms.'Legal 500, 2021
- 'The team is very available and always has an intelligent strategy to propose.'Legal 500, 2021
- 'Mills & Co has a wide breadth of shipping knowledge.'Legal 500, 2021
- 'Excellent for complex jurisdictional disputes arising out of marine casualties.'Legal 500, 2021
Jon Boaden
Jon qualified as a solicitor in 1990 and joined Mills & Co in 1996, becoming a partner in 1997 and, from April 2017, a director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited.
Work Types
Jon’s contentious work, in High Court and London Arbitration proceedings and in mediation, includes charterparty disputes, cargo claims, sale of goods disputes and ship repair disputes. His non-contentious work includes drafting standard terms of carriage, and drafting standard terms for the sale of goods.
Foreign Languages
Jon speaks German.
Background and education
Jon has an MA from Cambridge University (where he studied law at Queens' College) and an LLM from Southampton University (where he studied admiralty law, the law relating carriage of goods by sea, and sale of goods law). He trained and qualified as a solicitor at London shipping and commodities practice Middleton Potts.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7770 57 00 33
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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Jonathan Cooke
Jonathan qualified as a solicitor in 2010 after joining Mills & Co as a trainee in 2008, becoming a Director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited in 2020. He is also admitted on the Roll of Solicitors in the Republic of Ireland and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
Work Types
Jonathan deals primarily with bill of lading, charterparty and commodity disputes involving LMAA, GAFTA and LCIA arbitrations, together with High Court proceedings. He also advises on contracts for the sale and purchase of commodities (including metals, coal and soft commodities) and spent a year on secondment to the legal team of a multinational mining and petroleum company.
Background and education
2008 - Present: Mills & Co/Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
Jonathan has Corporate Law and LLB degrees from the National University of Ireland, Galway.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7985 11 05 52
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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Mark Doyle
Mark qualified as a solicitor in 2004 and joined Mills & Co on qualification, becoming a partner in 2013 and, from April 2017, a director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited.
Work Types
Mark specialises in all forms of charterparty and bill of lading disputes including cargo claims, cargo indemnity claims, Inter-Club Agreement claims, speed and consumption claims and debt recovery. He also handles commodity disputes (being experienced in GAFTA arbitrations) and personal injury claims.
Background and education
- 2004 - Present: Mills & Co/Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- 2002 - 2004: Freemans Solicitors
Mark has an Honours degree in Business and Law from University College Dublin.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7985 11 39 26
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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Jonathan Green
Jonathan qualified as a solicitor in 1996 and joined Mills & Co in 2003, becoming a partner in 2005 and, from April 2017, a director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited.
Work Types
Jonathan advises on charterparty, international sale contract and bill of lading issues, and often on live matters involving two or more such contracts. He has particular experience of dealing with issues arising under slot charter and liner agreements. He handles shipping and commodity arbitrations (LMAA, GAFTA, FOSFA, Sugar, LCIA, ICC) and High Court proceedings, and also drafts commercial contracts.
Foreign Languages
Jonathan speaks French and Italian.
Background and education
- 2003 - Present: Mills & Co/Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- 2002 - 2003: Middleton Potts
- 1994 - 2002: Richards Butler (now Reed Smith)
Jonathan has an LLB Honours degree from Cardiff University and a BA Honours (French and Italian) from Leeds University.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7793 44 33 01
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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Neville Hopper
Neville qualified as a solicitor in 2003 and joined Mills & Co in 2010, becoming a partner in 2012 and, from April 2017, a director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited.
Work Types
Neville specialises in international trade, commodities and shipping issues. His contentious work covers both Court litigation and arbitrations (including LMAA, LCIA, ICC, GAFTA, FOSFA, LME and Sugar Association arbitrations). His transactional work covers a wide range of commercial agreements relating to the trading of commodities.
Background and education
- 2010 - Present: Mills & Co/Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- 2008 - 2010: Legal Counsel, Trafigura Ltd
- 2001 - 2008: Reed Smith/Richards Butler
Neville has an Honours degree in Law with French from Sheffield University.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7966 654 393
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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Nicola Jeanes
Nicola qualified as a solicitor in 1991. She joined Rayfield Mills on its inception, becoming a partner in 1997.
She joined Mills & Co as a partner in 2007 and is now a director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited.
Work Types
Nicola advises shipyards and owners on contracts for ship construction, conversion and repair. She acts for owners on ship sale and purchase, and ship finance. She drafts and negotiates commercial contracts. She handles all forms of P&I, FDD and international sale contract disputes, and is experienced in High Court litigation, mediation and LMAA, GAFTA and FOSFA arbitrations.
Background and education
- 2007 - Present: Mills & Co/Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- 1993 - 2007: Rayfield Mills
- 1991 - 1993: Eversheds
- 1989 - 1991: Booth & Co.
Nicola has a BA Honours (History) from Bristol University.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7736 162 436
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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Guy Mills
Guy qualified as a solicitor in 1991. He and his father Geoffrey were two of the three founder fee-earners of Mills & Co in 1993. Guy became a partner in 1995 and, from April 2017, a director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited.
Work Types
Guy handles all forms of P&I and FDD disputes. He specialises in complex charterparty and bill of lading disputes and MOA disputes, as well as shipbuilding and ship repairing matters. Currently, a large part of his practice focuses on Admiralty litigation and arbitration on issues including dangerous cargoes, casualties, salvage, damage to hull, H&M policy disputes and unsafe port claims.
Foreign Languages
Guy speaks French.
Background and education
- 1993 - Present: Mills & Co/Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- 1989 - 1993: Ince & Co.
Guy has a BA Honours in Law from Oxford University.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7768 33 30 22
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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Peter Sim
Peter qualified as a solicitor in 1990 while working at Norton Rose. He joined Rayfield Mills in 1995, becoming a partner there in 1997. He joined Mills & Co as a partner in 2007 and is now a director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited.
Work Types
Peter has many years' experience of handling all forms of P&I and FDD disputes. He specialises in charterparty and bill of lading disputes, focusing on dangerous cargoes and seaworthiness issues. A large part of Peter's practice is investigating casualties, collecting evidence and managing cases relating to collisions, groundings, salvage, total losses, damage to hull generally and safe port issues.
Background and education
- 2007 - Present: Mills & Co/Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- 1995 - 2007: Rayfield Mills
- 1988 - 1995: Norton Rose
- 1972 - 1982: Seagoing
Peter has a BSc(Hons) in Marine Commerce and an LL.M in Marine Law and Policy from Cardiff University. Prior to practising law he was a deck officer in the merchant navy between 1972 and 1982 and holds a master mariner's certificate of competency. Peter is also a notary public and a CEDR accredited mediator.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7710 37 13 89
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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Michael Smith
Mike qualified as a solicitor in 1988 and joined Mills & Co in 1996, becoming a partner in 1997 and, from April 2017, a director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited.
Work Types
Mike handles all types of dry shipping disputes with a particular emphasis on charterparty, COA and bill of lading disputes. Mike also handles sale of goods disputes. On the non-contentious side he is also involved in drafting carriage contracts and commercial contracts for the sale and purchase of commodities and related commercial documents.
Background and education
- 1996 - Present: Mills & Co/Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- 1991 – 1996: Norton Rose
- 1986 – 1991: Baker & McKenzie
Mike has a BA Honours (first class) from Oxford University where he studied law at St John's College.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7770 57 00 11
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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James Stokoe
James qualified as a solicitor in 2010 and joined Mills & Co in 2015, becoming a Director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited in 2018.
Work Types
James handles a range of contentious matters, including disputes in the High Court and in arbitration arising out of charterparties and bills of lading.
Background and education
- 2015 - Present: Mills & Co/Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- 2008 - 2014: Eversheds LLP
- 2007 - 2008: LPC (Distinction) Northumbria University
- 2003 - 2007: Claims Department, North of England P&I Association
James has a degree in Law from Bristol University.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7885 46 09 18
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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Fenella Tookey
Fenella qualified as a solicitor at Mills & Reeve, Norwich in 1996 and joined Mills & Co in 1997, becoming a partner in 2011 and, from April 2017, a director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited.
Work Types
Fenella handles both P&I and FDD disputes, advising on bill of lading and charterparty disputes, including Inter-Club Agreement claims, performance disputes, unsafe port claims, seaworthiness issues and debt recovery. She also handles shipbuilding and ship repair disputes. She is experienced in High Court litigation, mediation and London Arbitration.
Foreign Languages
Fenella speaks Italian.
Background and education
- 1997 - Present: Mills & Co/Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- 1996 - 1997: Tozers, Exeter
- 1994 - 1996: Mills & Reeve, Norwich
Fenella has a B.A. Honours from the University of Oxford in English Language and Literature and an M.A. from the University of Warwick.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7739 20 62 07
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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Andreas Welz
Andreas qualified as a South African attorney in 2009. He joined Mills & Co in 2010, being admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2011. He became a partner in 2014 and, from April 2017, a director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited.
Work Types
Andreas specialises in Admiralty litigation and arbitration including marine casualty investigations, salvage disputes and related charterparty, bill of lading and cargo claims. He has particular experience in unsafe port disputes and claims arising from 'damage to hull' issues.
Foreign Languages
Andreas speaks Afrikaans and German.
Background and education
- 2010 - Present: Mills & Co/Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- 2007 - 2010: Garlicke & Bousfield in Durban
Andreas has a Bachelor of Laws degree (cum laude) from the University of Cape Town, and a National Higher Diploma in Maritime Studies (cum laude) from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Prior to practising law he sailed as a senior deck officer in the fleets of Safmarine and Maersk-Sealand.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7889 05 79 14
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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Simon Williams
Simon was called to the bar in 1996 and joined Mills & Co in 2008, becoming a partner in 2010 and, from April 2017, a director of Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited.
Work Types
Simon advises on charterparty and bill of lading claims involving arbitration, mediation and High court proceedings. He handles ship construction, conversion and repair disputes. He advises on the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts including shipbuilding, repair and conversion contracts, letters of credit and guarantees, and commodity sale and purchase agreements.
Background and education
- 2008 - Present: Mills & Co/Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- 1998 - 2008: Norton Rose
- 1997 - 1998: 5 Essex Court (pupillage)
- 1996 - 1997: Norton Rose
Simon has a BA Honours in Law from Oxford University.
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Telephone: +44 191 233 2222
Mobile: +44 7957 39 05 69
Fax: +44 191 233 2220
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