MICHAEL BIRD FCIArb

LONDON MARITIME ARBITRATORS ASSOCIATION (LMAA) SUPPORTING MEMBER

EMPANELLED BY ASIAN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE (AIAC), THAILAND ARBITRATION CENTER (THAC) AND AALCO HONG KONG REGIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE (AALCO-HKRAC)

SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF MARITIME ARBITRATION (SCMA) INDIVIDUAL MEMBER

HONG KONG MARITIME ARBITRATION GROUP (HKMAG) SUPPORTING MEMBER

• Full-time independent arbitrator

• English qualified solicitor (non-practising)

• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

• Holder of CIArb Diploma in International Maritime Arbitration

• Passed Singapore’s Maritime Arbitrator Accreditation Programme, organised by Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) and SCMA

• Divisional Director (Claims) at a major International Group P&I Club until 2022, providing marine liability and legal expenses insurance

• 25 years of experience in assisting Owners and Charterers with the full range of FD&D, P&I and Charterers’ Liability to Hull (CLH) disputes, both at the Club and as a dispute resolution solicitor in the City of London

• Efficient, responsive working style: very familiar with the operational needs of shipping and logistics companies and their insurers

• Now operating from a modern serviced office in the centre of Bangkok, with online activities protected by a Virtual Private Network (VPN)

• Available for in-person hearings in London, with no charge for travel or accommodation

• Happy to accept appointments under the LMAA Small Claims Procedure

• Itemised invoices

• Sterling account with a Thai bank

• Also available for insurance claims consultancy work

• British citizen

• English mother tongue

• Fluent German speaker

• Thai – intermediate reading, writing, speaking and listening

PAST AFFILIATIONS

BIMCO

Documentary Committee member 2015-2022, involved in publishing most of the world’s standard form maritime contracts and clauses

Also sat on the Drafting Sub-Committee responsible for:-

· BIMCO LNG Fuel Quality Clause for Time Charter Parties;

· BIMCO LNG Fuel Gas-Freeing and Cool-Down Clause for Time Charter Parties;

· BIMCO LNG Fuel Delivery and Redelivery Clause for Time Charter Parties; and

· BIMCO LNG Fuel Operational Clause for Time Charter Parties

See link: https://www.bimco.org/insights-and-information/contracts/20220318-lng-clauses

UK CHAMBER OF SHIPPING

Documentary Sub-Committee member 2015-2022

Also sat on the Legal, Insurance and Documentary Committee

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF P&I CLUBS (IG)

Production Operations and Specialist Craft Committee member 2016-2022

LNG Indemnities Working Group member 2016-2022, assessing whether LNG Terminal Conditions of Use (COU) were compatible with P&I cover