Emma Fidler
Associate
Emma is a commercial litigation associate, adept at navigating complex disputes across maritime, trade, and offshore sectors.
Associate
Emma is a commercial litigation associate, adept at navigating complex disputes across maritime, trade, and offshore sectors.
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England and Wales, United Arab Emirates
Emma Fidler is an English-qualified lawyer based in Dubai with extensive experience in dry shipping, marine, off-shore and international trade matters. She acts for a wide range of clients including shipowners, charterers, energy companies, commodities traders, and P&I clubs, who rely on her expertise to resolve complex disputes arising from charterparties, bills of lading, and other contractual shipping agreements.
Her shipping practice covers the full spectrum of contractual issues, including demurrage and laytime, off-hire, misdelivery claims, cargo damage and contamination and unsafe port disputes. She also regularly handles claims under sale of goods contracts, supply agreements, and trade finance instruments, often involving complex jurisdictional or enforcement issues.
Emma represents clients in proceedings before the English Courts and supports clients in litigation across the GCC. She also acts as counsel in domestic and international arbitral forums such as DIAC, ICC, LMAA, SCCA, SCMA, SIAC, and GAFTA.
Emma's practice extends beyond contentious matters; she is instrumental in negotiating and drafting contracts, advising on contractual risk and commercial strategy as well as sanctions compliance and cross-border issues.
Clients value Emma's commercial mindset, responsiveness, and ability to distil technical legal points into strategic, practical advice. Her pragmatic approach and industry knowledge make her a sought-after advisor in the maritime and trade sectors.
MTO Advisory
Assisting WEST with the provision of urgent advice on shipping issues arising out of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.
Maritime & Offshore
Advising a London-based P&I club on a complex salvage and wreck removal operation following the grounding of a vessel in the UAE, helping to bring the matter to a successful and carefully co-ordinated conclusion.
International Arbitration
Advising on a US$8m dispute arising from subcontracted works on a large-scale infrastructure project in Saudi Arabia, subject to arbitration under the rules of the Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA).
International Arbitration
Acting for European-based charterers in the successful recognition and enforcement of two LMAA, London-seated arbitration awards in Saudi Arabia before the Jubail Enforcement Court.
Trade & Commodities
Advising Singapore-based commodities trading group in connection with a Master Sale and Purchase Agreement for the supply of LNG fuel.
Trade & Commodities
Advising an IG P&I Club (instructed by shipowners) in relation to a US$1.3m claim from cargo receivers concerning alleged damage to a perishable bulk commodity.
Trade & Commodities
Advising leading cement and concrete production group on its expansion into new markets and preparing CIF and FOB sale contracts for the distribution of products to Indian Ocean territories.
