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About

At Preston Turnbull we are dedicated to delivering efficient, high-quality legal services in the areas of Shipping, International Trade, Marine Insurance and General Commercial Litigation, all at highly competitive London rates. We pride ourselves in finding commercial solutions to assist our clients.

Our clients are some of the largest and most significant participants in the global shipping market, including dry bulk, tanker and containership owners and charterers, shipbuilding companies, as well as their insurers, including hull and machinery, charterers’ liability, project cargo, marine insurers and P&I Clubs.

As a firm, we are committed to creating a strong workplace culture of diversity and inclusion. We are continuously striving to ensure that every member of our team feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents. We are proud of our workplace initiatives which supports individual growth, development and progress, embracing diversity and inclusion across all genders, races and backgrounds.

Practice Areas

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

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

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 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

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

Services

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