Preston Turnbull LLP is a London-based law firm of leading lawyers specialised in shipping, international trade, marine insurance, shipbuilding and offshore, superyachts, and international fuel supply disputes.

Our Services

Preston Turnbull is a respected boutique firm active across the gamut of shipping matters.

Chambers and Partners

The firm has a strong team of lawyers who are able to handle cases of various complexities.

Chambers and Partners

Preston Turnbull has a very broad team of specialists who are prepared to answer the non-standard questions. The responsiveness is on a very high level.

Chambers and Partners

With their range of expertise and experience, I strongly agree that Preston Turnbull is fully capable of handling complex and sophisticated matters.

Chambers and Partners

The team is flexible, quick to respond and always helpful. Their comments and advice have always been very detailed, structured and in a language understandable to non-legal people.

Chambers and Partners

Preston Turnbull is an excellent law firm. They have a huge knowledge and expertise. The fact that they are fluent in English and Spanish helps a lot. They are excellent persons to build a strong personal relationship with.

Legal 500

The team is a group of very market-savvy individuals who understand the industry from top to bottom. They know the shipping world as well as any other firm in London.

Legal 500

The firm is a boutique, although having grown rapidly recently, and keeps true to a core focus on marine and insurance matters. They are very responsive and practical in their advice. The firm is also very cost effective compared to peers and willing to work with clients on alternative fee structures.

Legal 500

The availability, practicality and commercial awareness of the partners stands them out from peers. If feels like they really understand the sector in which we work and how that impacts handling of legal matters.

Legal 500

The Preston Turnbull team consists of highly experienced and qualified people who are excellent legal practitioners. Despite being a relatively new boutique company, they are my preferred choice over the larger firms.

Legal 500

They are very well regarded and experienced practitioners - all brilliant people. They are very responsive, outgoing, dynamic and an incredibly experienced outfit.

Chambers and Partners

The team is small and close-knit. They carry no passengers, everyone is of high quality. The focus is very much on winning the case, not billing time.

Legal 500

The firm is relatively new but has collected together an excellent team within a short time. The experience of the partners, and the quality of the associates they have on board provide a capability equivalent to the more established “big names” but with better services levels from client engagement to matter staffing.

Legal 500

People

Our firm is defined by our exceptional team, led by industry-leading Partners, who are committed to building strong client relationships through the provision of exceptional service. Emphasising the global scope of our practice, our lawyers collectively speak 9 languages, with native-level fluency in French, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.

Meet the Team

Services

Dry Shipping

Preston Turnbull is a go-to firm for all areas of shipping, having acted in a number of high profile cases and represented clients across the globe in the shipping sector. Read more

Admiralty and Casualty

Having acted on a wide variety of admiralty matters, Preston Turnbull has extensive experience in casualty investigation and response. Read more

International Trade

Preston Turnbull is a specialist in the trade and commodities sector. Our International Trade Team works with some of the biggest names in the market and has experience of a variety of disputes. Read more

Marine Insurance

As marine insurance specialists, Preston Turnbull handles all types of insurance and reinsurance claims for both insurers and insureds. We act for Lloyd’s syndicates, London and international market insurers and reinsurers, brokers, P&I clubs, fixed premium insurers and insureds. Read more

Shipbuilding and Offshore Construction

Preston Turnbull has a wealth of experience in our market leading shipbuilding and offshore construction team, having acted for many of the largest shipbuilders and ship owners in the world. Read more

Ship Sale and Purchase

Preston Turnbull advises clients on all aspects of ship sale and purchase transactions and disputes, from contract negotiation to delivery and beyond. Read more

Commercial Litigation and ADR

Preston Turnbull brings a wealth of experience and commercially minded approach to all types of commercial disputes. We act for a variety of clients on all types of commercial matters. Read more

Superyachts

Leading litigators and advisors in the yacht and superyacht market, acting across disputes and projects involving yacht owners, charters, insurers and brokers. Read more