Connect with meJoseph advises international insurers, ports, shipowners, and P&I clubs and their members on a wide range of transport-related disputes and commercial drafting solutions. He is known for providing swift, commercial and astute legal advice on disputes, claims and commercial issues in the marine and transport space.
Joseph has previously acted as in-house counsel at an international ocean carrier and as a claims specialist at an international marine insurer. He uses this broad mix of experience and his industry knowledge to maximise results for clients.
His experience spans advising on hull and machinery disputes, disputes arising from the international carriage of cargo, coverage issues, subrogated recoveries, ship arrests, and the international sale and procurement of vessels.
Joseph was a member of the winning Corporate Counsel Awards’ Transport and Logistics Team of the Year in 2020. He has been recognised in the Legal 500 as a shipping litigation specialist in 2021, as well as in Doyle’s Guide as a Transport Law Rising Star in 2023 and 2024.
- Acting on behalf of the insurer of a freight forwarder, defending claims brought by a client regarding significant loss in a warehousing incident.
- Advising hull and machinery insurers on the MV Goliath collision at the Port of Devonport.
- Acting on behalf of marine cargo insurers to successfully obtain recoveries for cargo loss during international carriage by sea.
- Coordinating responses to significant shipping-related events at an international ocean carrier.
- Marine and Transport
- Subrogated Recoveries
- Marine and Transport
- Australian Insurance Law Association
- Law Society of New South Wales
- Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand – committee member, NSW branch, 2022 and Acting Treasurer, VIC branch, 2019
- Sydney Marine Discussion Group
- Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum
- Aviation Law Association of Australia and New Zealand