Lisa Hillary

Partner

Lisa Hillary

Partner

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Lisa is a partner in the firm’s marine, trade and aviation team. She has extensive experience in international commercial litigation, including insurance (marine and aviation), international trade and shipping disputes arising under contracts of affreightment (COAs), charterparties, bills of lading, multi-party vessel sharing agreements and ship sale/purchase, supply and repair contracts.

A frequent participant in complex, high-profile and high-value insurance/reinsurance, shipping, and trade litigation before the High Court, Lisa has successfully represented clients in multi-jurisdictional claims concerning maritime casualty, war, and political risk. She recently led clients in the multi-billion dollar global aviation insurance litigation arising out of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

I aim to achieve the best result for my clients by working in close collaboration with them so that I understand their business priorities and relationships. By taking this pragmatic and commercial approach, I seek to mitigate the distractions of litigation so that my clients can at all times maintain their commercial focus.

Lisa Hillary, Partner

Lisa is also active in the commodities and energy and natural resources sectors. With a broad range of clients, she acts for banks, insurers, traders, P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, and cargo interests, in court, mediation, and English and international arbitration proceedings before the ICC, LCIA, LMAA, GAFTA and FOSFA. She sits on the European committee of the International Energy Credit Association (IECA) and chairs its membership committee.

Recent work highlights

Pioneering marine sustainability

Assisting with contract documentation and negotiations for the supply of the world’s first ammonia marine fuel system, the earliest to receive DNV classification approval, used on the dual-fuelled, ammonia-powered Fortescue Green Pioneer.

AerCap litigation

Co-leading the firm’s team on behalf of major aviation insurers in the multi-billion-dollar insurance litigation arising out of the grounding of hundreds of aircraft in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Political risk

Acting for Beirut-based insurers on a multi-million-dollar High Court litigation of a dispute over political risk brought by Syrian claimants.

Vessel theft and kidnapping

Advising Libyan-based owners in High Court litigation involving a US$45 million multi-jurisdictional dispute under a war risks policy after a vessel and its crew were taken at sea.

Global metals fraud

Representing liquidators in the recovery of losses of US$40+ million sustained by multi-national trade finance and investment banks following a global metals fraud.

Inspection failures

Acting for a Swiss trader in ICC arbitration proceedings against a multi-national conglomerate over failures of inspection duties.

Cargo contamination

Advising a Swiss-based grain trader on multi-party and multi-jurisdictional claims totalling US$15 million as a result of contamination to cargo.

Crewing agreements

Advising a ship crew and management agency in a successful action to the Court of Appeal on the territorial scope of the duty of collective consultation under section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULR(C)A).

Mis-selling of investments

Representing a Greek ship owner in a successful High Court claim against a major Swiss investment bank for mis-selling of investments.

Cargo contamination

Advising a Swiss-based grain trader on multi-party and multi-jurisdictional claims totalling US$15 million as a result of contamination to cargo.

Crewing agreements

Advising a ship crew and management agency in a successful action to the Court of Appeal on the territorial scope of the duty of collective consultation under section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULR(C)A).

Mis-selling of investments

Representing a Greek ship owner in a successful High Court claim against a major Swiss investment bank for mis-selling of investments.

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