Senior AssociateLondon
Miguel Caballero is a dually qualified Abogado (Spain) and Solicitor (England & Wales) who mainly assists P&I Clubs, ship owners and ship operators in all sorts of dry and wet shipping matters.
He has gained previous shipping law experience in two IGP&I Clubs, in the claims department of a ship owner, in private practice and in the claims and insurance department of a ship operator.
Earlier in his career, he worked for two Spanish boutique law firms specialised in employment law and in an NGO specialised in human rights law.
Miguel read Law at the Universidad de Deusto in Bilbao, Spain, and obtained a Master Degree in International Trade Law from the University of Essex.
He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, the Spanish Maritime Law Association and the LSLC – YMP Committee.
Miguel works in English and Spanish (native).
Highlights of Miguel’s work include the following:
Interested in specific aspects of Miguel’s recent work? Contact [email protected] for further reference cases.
Professional Experience
Education
With Luke deep in hearing prep this week, Calum was joined by Miguel to look at a (slightly speculative…) attempt to use the wording of the LMAA Small Claims procedure to bar a claim.
A quick fire one this week – but a snapshot into an interesting maritime law point, London Arbitration 9/23.
Caballero (lecturer), “Introduction to P&I”, University of Deusto Maritime Law Masters Program, 2022.
Caballero (speaker), VI Jornadas de Seguro Marítimo y Portuario, Cartagena de Indias/Colombia, 19-21.02.2020.
Caballero (speaker), Congreso Nacional Asociación Española Derecho Marítimo, Madrid/Spain, 13-14.06.2019.
Caballero (author), “Los clubes de protección e indemnización (P&I)”, Los contratos sobre el buque en Derecho español. Análisis práctico (Ed. Dykinson), 2018.
Event: Antwerp Maritime Week, Belgica Maritime Night
Attendees: Jonathan Webb, Partner and Miguel Caballero, Senior Associate from our London team will be attending.
Date: Thursday June 13 2024
Venue: Antwerp, Belgium
Jonathan Webb and Miguel Caballero will be attending Antwerp Maritime Week and will be at the Belgica Maritime Night Networking event. They will be in Rotterdam and Antwerp on their trip.
Attendees: Miguel Caballero from our London team will be attending.
Date: Wednesday 29th to Friday 31st May 2024
Venue: Uría Menéndez Auditorium
Pursuant to a charterparty dated 9 June 2021 on an amended NYPE form (the “Charterparty”), Langlois Enterprises Ltd (“Owners”) agreed to let, and Smart Gain Shipping Co Ltd (“Charterers”) agreed to hire, the MV Globe Danae (“Vessel”) for a time charter trip of about 40 to 50 days via the east coast of India to Brazil.
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We’re thrilled to have Miguel Caballero on board, having recently joined our London office as Senior Associate.