Ian Short

Director

Ian, a Director of the firm, joined CJC in 2012. Ian helped start up the Singapore Office in early 2014, returning to the London Office in 2019. 

Ian’s practice ranges from complex, high-value multi-jurisdictional shipping matters to advising on shipping companies' daily concerns. He advises global clients in commercial shipping and maritime disputes, including in P&I and FD&D, marine insurance, ship sale/purchase, collisions, sinkings, ship damage claims and international trade disputes.

Ian is experienced in running cases through arbitration both in London and Singapore and has acted for clients in several important reported decisions in the English Courts, including:

  • Yangtze Navigation (Asia) Co Ltd & anor v. TPT Shipping Ltd & ors (The “Xing Zhi Hai”)[2024] EWHC 2371 (Comm) in defeating a claim under a LOI that his clients were principals to it.
  • Euronav Shipping NV v Black Swan Petroleum DMCC [2024] EWHC 896 (Comm) successfully resisting an anti-anti-arbitration application. 
  • The Alhani [2018] EWHC 1495 (Comm), the leading case on the Hague Rules applying to misdelivery where delivery and discharge were simultaneous.
  • Pan Ocean Co Ltd v Daelim Corporation [2023] EWHC 391 (Comm) successfully appealing an arbitration award on off-hire.
  • Thomas Anthony Civiello & Anor v Erik Brodahl [2024] EWHC 707 (Comm) in obtaining a freezing order and making a pockets-wallets application in support. 
  • Libyan Navigator Ltd v Lamda Maritime Holdings Sp. z. o. O [2014] EWHC 1399 (Comm), successfully liening sub-hires and sub-freights.

On the non-contentious side, Ian is involved in drafting a wide range of shipping contracts, including charterparty terms, COAs and sale agreements.

During his five years in Singapore, Ian helped the office progress from being a start-up to an established office ranked in tier 2 of the legal directories.  The legal directories have recommended Ian over the years with the following testimonials:

  • "Ian Short is ‘a first-class lawyer with outstanding legal knowledge and razor-sharp analysis’; he is ‘down to earth, with a firm but realistic approach to disputes’." – Legal 500
  • "Ian’s knowledge of the law is second to none." – Chambers & Partners
  • "He is a nice chap, who is smart and practical." – Chambers & Partners
  •  “Clients enjoy working with Ian because he is "approachable and easy to deal with."” – Chambers & Partners
  • "… Ian's level of knowledge is simply outstanding." – Chambers & Partners

Ian has worked in the maritime industry since 2002, having first started at Lloyd’s of London administering the Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF).

What Our Clients Say

  • "Ian Short is ‘a first-class lawyer with outstanding legal knowledge and razor-sharp analysis’; he is ‘down to earth, with a firm but realistic approach to disputes’." – Legal 500
  • "Ian’s knowledge of the law is second to none." – Chambers & Partners
  • "He is a nice chap, who is smart and practical." – Chambers & Partners
  • “Clients enjoy working with Ian because he is "approachable and easy to deal with."” – Chambers & Partners
  • "Even at a relatively young age, Ian's level of knowledge is simply outstanding." – Chambers & Partners
  • “Clients enjoy working with Ian because he is "approachable and easy to deal with."” – Chambers & Partners
  • "… Ian's level of knowledge is simply outstanding." – Chambers & Partners