Kish Sharma

Barrister

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Kish Sharma specializes in all aspects of marine and non-marine insurance and reinsurance, carriage of goods by sea disputes and international trade (including commodities). He has in-depth experience of a range of multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation (including international tracing/recovery actions) and of domestic and cross-border corporate insolvency matters.

Before becoming an employed barrister specialising in shipping and insurance law, Kish was in practice for 12 years in commercial Chambers in Gray's Inn (Chambers of Richard Yorke QC, later of Elizabeth Appleby QC and Michael Beloff QC, 4-5 Gray's Inn Square). There he specialized in commercial law and litigation including insurance, reinsurance, shipping, international trade, banking and corporate insolvency and also contributed to Paget's Law of Banking. Notable cases include Punjab National Bank v De Boinville FT 1.2.1991 (political risks insurance; duties of insurance brokers); the "ZEUS" [1993] 2 Lloyd's Rep 84 (marine insurance, marine average adjustments, documentary credits); Yona v La Reunion Francaise (political risks insurance and reinsurance); C v S [1999] 2 All ER 343 (bankers' obligations not to "tip-off" in complying with disclosure provisions under freezing injunction). He was a David Karmel Scholar in Commercial Law at Gray's Inn in 1987.

Casualty Reports

Added: 06 September 2010
Vessel: HUB KUCHNG
When: 2010 September
Where: Enroute from Bangkok to Port Kalang
Type: Fire
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Added: 10 August 2010
Vessel: MSC CHITRA
When: 2010 August
Where: Mumbai Port
Type: Collision
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Emergency Contact Numbers

Christopher J. Dunn:
+44 (0)7595 117 380
David A. Perry:
+44 (0)7595 117 381
Mark A. Lloyd:
+44 (0)7595 117 382
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+44 (0)7595 117 383