Scarlett Dixon
Legal Director
Scarlett is an experienced dispute resolution lawyer in all areas of dry shipping, as well as commodities, energy and renewables. Scarlett acts regularly for clients in both English High Court proceedings and arbitration (including LMAA, UNUM, LCIA and ad hoc). Recently, Scarlett has been involved in a number of commercial fraud cases involving APP fraud, banking and dishonest assistance/unlawful means conspiracy.
Over the course of her career, in addition to working at a global shipping firm and a boutique outfit, Scarlett spent three years at a leading FD&D Club in Oslo, where she was involved in all the usual FD&D issues for the members including those in the offshore supply vessel, bulker, car carrier and tanker trades, as well as transactional matters relating to the charter and sale and leaseback of FSRUs.
Having grown up in Switzerland, Scarlett speaks fluent French.
Scarlett's most recent and ongoing experience includes:
- Acting for the chartering arm of a global fresh fruit business in respect of two disputes totalling approx. USD 10 million each, arising out of a fire on board a vessel and main engine breakdown respectively. One claim was subject to LMAA arbitration and involved arrests in Chile and the US. The other was subject to the jurisdiction of the High Court.
- Acting for the seller of operating PV parks and wind farm licences in a multi-million euro claim for non-payment of sums owed under the SPA. The claim involved a counterclaim for dishonest assistance and was the subject of High Court proceedings.
- Acting for Owners in a dispute arising out of non-delivery of the vessel under the charterparty.
- Acting for Owners in respect of a dispute arising out of refusal to comply with orders to due Venezuelan sanctions issues.
- Acting for major container line in respect of a number of cargo claims both dry and reefer and subject to High Court jurisdiction.
- Acting for Charterers in a bunker quality dispute where bunkers caused damage to the vessel.
- Acting for Owners in respect of a number of claims relating to offshore supply and heavy lift vessels including for the construction of offshore wind farms.
- Acting for Owners in respect of cargo quality issues and damage to the vessel pursuant to multiple loadings under a long term charterparty for an LPG vessel.
- Drafting revised contracts of carriage and bunker supply terms for the freight arm of a global fresh fruit business.
