Emma Nowell
Partner
Emma is an expert in maritime contracts, guiding clients though complex challenges in maritime and offshore projects and dispute resolution.
Partner
Emma is an expert in maritime contracts, guiding clients though complex challenges in maritime and offshore projects and dispute resolution.
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
Emma advises clients in the maritime and offshore sectors, including shipowners, shipyards charterers, and financial institutions. Her expertise spans contentious and non-contentious matters, making her a go-to advisor for shipbuilding contracts, charterparty agreements, and ship finance enforcement. Emma's clients benefit from her extensive experience in arbitration and High Court litigation, ensuring they navigate legal complexities with confidence.
Emma's practice is characterised by her ability to advise clients on a broad range commercial contracts used in complex maritime and offshore projects, from engineering and construction, refit/retrofit, installation, commissioning, charter and operation of specialist vessels and equipment used in the maritime and offshore industry. She collaborates closely with Stephenson Harwood's international offices, leveraging her experience from working in Hong Kong to provide a global perspective. Her role in the yacht and superyacht team further highlights her versatility and commitment to delivering comprehensive legal solutions.
Clients value Emma's direct approach and her ability to act swiftly and decisively, whether advising on complex contractual issues or dealing with maritime disputes. Her reputation for combining technical knowledge with practical solutions makes her a trusted partner for maritime and offshore stakeholders seeking to protect and enhance their interests.
Middle Eastern Shipowner | Dispute following crane damage under time charter
Representing shipowners in LMAA arbitration relating to claims brought by charterers in connection with crane damage during cargo handling operations.
European Shipowner | Advice regarding termination of shipbuilding contracts
Advising shipowner clients as to termination of contracts for a service of three methanol dual-fuel vessels due to issues with the operation of the dual-fuel engines.
Rig Builder in Singapore | Drafting and negotiating specialist drilling rig contract
Advising clients in connection with the negotiation and drafting of a bespoke contract for the construction of a drilling rig to be installed on an offshore vessel.
UK based LNG operator | Advising and supporting with contract review for LNG project tender
Advising client on terms of a shipbuilding contract and time charter for tender of a series of newbuild LNG carriers and preparing a list of requested deviations to accompany the clients' tender proposal.
Offshore Operator | Advising and supporting with contract review for FPSO upgrade project
Advising clients in connection with the negotiation of the suite of contractual documents for the modification, upgrade, charter and operation of the Petrojarl Knarr FPSO on the Rosebank Field in the UKCS, including an EPC contract, BBC, O&M agreement and ancillary refund and performance guarantees.
European Shipowner | Advice as to termination of shipbuilding contracts for anticipatory repudiatory breach
Advising shipowner clients as to termination of contracts for a service of three methanol dual-fuel vessels due to anticipated issues with the operation of the dual-fuel engines.
European based Shipowner | Advice as to claims in connection with issue of high-value bonds and various London High Court proceedings as part of strategies to enforce multi million euro judgments in multiple jurisdictions
Representing European based shipowning group in relation to a series of High Court proceedings brought in London against high net worth individual and entrepreneur and his associated companies for payment of claims exceeding €150 million and a multi-faceted cross-border effort to enforce the clients' claims and High Court judgments against the entrepreneur/his associated companies, including obtaining a World Wide Freezing order from the High Court in respect of the defendant's assets. The claims arise in connection with the issue of high-value bonds.
Offshore Operator | Advising and supporting with contract review for FSO redeployment project
Advising clients in connection with the suite of contracts (EPC, BBC and O&M) for an FSO upgrade and redeployment project at oil fields offshore Papua New Guinea and preparing a list of recommended deviations to be included in the clients' tender proposal.
European Shipyard | Advice/dispute as to termination of retrofit contracts for installation of scrubbers
Representing a European shipbuilder in LMAA arbitration in relation to a dispute in connection with the installation of exhaust has scrubbers on two vessels and termination of a contract by the buyer for delay.
Various Shipowners | Drafting, negotiating and advising in connection with contracts for ship and superyacht construction projects, sale and purchase and chartering
Emma has regularly advised repeat shipowner clients in relation to drafting and negotiation of shipbuilding contracts and related refund guarantees, sale and purchase agreements and chartering agreements for a variety of vessels, including car carriers, container vessels, reefer vessels, LNG carriers, cruise ships and superyachts for construction in European and Asian shipyards.
