Tony Swinnerton has been a practising solicitor since 1973, working at William A Crump & Son before setting up in practice as Swinnerton Ashley-Claydon & Co and subsequently as Swinnertons.

He specialises in all aspects of dry shipping contentious matters and has conducted many arbitrations and High Court cases, acting predominantly for shipowners and their insurers, traders and charterers.

Lewis Moore has been a practising solicitor since 1976, operating under his own account since 1987.  He specialises in ship sale and purchase, ship finance and all shipping related and contentious matters.

Acting for the (ultimately successful) charterers in the case of the ACHILLEAS, Lewis has been involved in a number of other reported cases.

He takes an active role in the management of the firm and was responsible for guiding the practice through its Lexcel Accreditation in 2004.  Lewis is an accredited CEDR mediator.

Joe Atkinson has 24 years of post qualification experience which includes general shipping litigation with special emphasis on collision, salvage, fire and explosion and  machinery breakdown, as well as cargo loss and damage cases.

Called to the Bar in 1975, Peter qualified as a solicitor in 1991 after 12 years with a major group Club. He posseses over 30 years’ experience of maritime matters including P&I claims; FD & D, with emphasis on charter party disputes; S&P and ship finance; pleasure craft claims; defendant injury claims; and insurance litigation.

Maxine deals in all aspects of conveyancing, both residential and commercial, acting for a wide range of clients including developers, landlords, tenants, offshore companies and private individuals. 

She specialises in high value sales and purchases of freehold and leasehold properties as well as handling general property transactions, including refinancing, renewal of business tenancies, leasing of offices, buy to lets and new build transactions.

Trudie joined Swinnerton Moore in 2010 and qualified as a solicitor in 2012.

She has acted in a wide range of dry shipping disputes, including charterparties, bills of lading and cargo claims and has acted on behalf of a broad range of clients including ship owners, charterers and their P&I Clubs as well as sellers/purchasers and brokers. Trudie has been involved in commercial dispute matters and has acted for clients in both the English Court and in arbitration proceedings.

In addition to English, Trudie is fluent in Greek.

Ksenia joined us in June 2010. She is very experienced in ship registration and off-shore corporations having spent several years with a leading Panamanian law firm.

Ksenia holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Law (merit) from Lloyd’s Maritime Academy. In June 2012 Ksenia successfully completed her Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) at the College of Law, achieving a commendation.

In addition to assisting the partners in all maritime law matters (including contentious and non-contentious work) she is currently studying the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the College of Law, London.

Being a native speaker of Russian and fluent in English, Ksenia is happy to discuss enquiries from clients in either language.