Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has promoted associates Dominic Johnson and Nic van der Reyden to the partnership.

Johnson deals with the issues arising from all types of marine casualties, including collisions, groundings, salvage, total loss, fire and explosion, wreck removal, piracy, limitation of liability and both civil and criminal liabilities.  He also advises on insurance coverage and other shipping related commercial and contractual disputes. Johnson has previously spent six months on secondment in the in-house legal department of an insurance house and Lloyd's syndicate. Johnson will relocate from London to Singapore in early 2013.

van der Reyden specialises in shipping litigation and dispute resolution, acting for shipowners, charterers and Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs (associations of shipowners and charterers). His work involves the full range of charter party, contracts of affreightment, and bill of lading disputes. He also has particular experience in relation to P&I matters and liner business.

He will relocate from Melbourne to Sydney and work with the established Shipping & Transport team there to continue growing the firm's transport capability on the east coast of Australia. Before joining HFW in Melbourne in 2008 he practised in South Africa and England.

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