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Linda advises clients across the UK and internationally on disputes and commercial issues arising from the carriage of goods by sea, air and land. Her practice spans shipping, logistics and aviation matters, giving her a broad understanding of the legal and commercial challenges that can arise throughout the supply chain.
While many lawyers specialise in a single mode of transport, Linda’s experience across shipping, logistics and aviation enables her to provide practical, commercially focused advice that considers the wider trade chain. She regularly advises commercial organisations, insurers, operators, freight forwarders and transport businesses on contentious and non-contentious matters.
- Shipping and maritime law
- Logistics and transport disputes
- Aviation disputes and regulatory matters
- Charterparties and bills of lading
- Cargo claims
- Freight forwarding and warehousing disputes
- International trade disputes
- Maritime and transport arbitration and mediation
- Jurisdiction and enforcement
- Shipbuilding, offshore and energy contracts
- Charterparty termination dispute concerning vessel gassing-up issues.
- Disputes relating to deductions from hire under charterparties.
- Arbitration concerning the Towcon form and carriage using a semi-submersible vessel.
- Cargo recovery through Lloyd’s Salvage Arbitration Branch.
- Off-specification bunker disputes.
- Hydrogen-fuelled vessel warranty dispute.
- Personal injury settlement involving a seaman and ferry company.
- Lien dispute involving a trailer and cargo following the collapse of a haulage company.
- Freight forwarding dispute involving cargo transported for United Nations peacekeeping missions.
- Appeal against fines imposed following the discovery of clandestine entrants on a vehicle entering the UK.
- Recovery action arising from a GAFTA sale contract dispute.
- Jurisdiction challenge before the English High Court.
- Enforcement action involving two aircraft and associated management arrangements.
- Engine lease dispute valued at approximately USD 1.2 million.
- Aircraft damage claim arising from a collision with an airport vehicle.
- Wet lease arrangement involving three aircraft.
- Civil Aviation Authority enquiry involving an aerial photography company.
- Member of the Institute of Maritime Law, University of Southampton
- Committee Member, British Marine Professional Services Association (PSA).
- Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA).
- Member of the British International Freight Association (BIFA).
- Featured in The Law Society Gazette (September 2023).
- Guest speaker on the On the Road podcast discussing the legal risks associated with maritime fuel transitions and alternative fuels.
- Speaker for the Institute of Maritime Law, University of Southampton.
- Contributor to Westlaw UK shipping publications.
- Regular commentator on shipping, logistics and transport law.
Linda joined Lester Aldridge in 2003 and is Head of LA Marine. She has more than 35 years’ experience advising on shipping, logistics, transport and aviation matters.
Before joining Lester Aldridge, Linda was a Partner at an international shipping law firm, where she advised on a wide range of shipping and transport disputes.
