Jo Ward

Jo is a partner in our London office and is a specialist in marine insurance and shipping litigation. She qualified in England and Wales in 2004.

Acting predominantly for global insurers and Lloyd’s syndicates, Jo’s primary practice is marine coverage work and this incorporates hull, cargo and specie, marine liability, charterers’ liability, war risks, mortgagee’s interest insurance (MII), yacht, builders’ risks and protection and indemnity (P&I) policies. She has been instructed by insurers and reinsurers in complex, multi-jurisdictional matters and having completed two secondments in the London market, has significant practical experience in the handling of the full range of marine claims.

Jo also has experience of acting for owners, charterers and their respective insurers on shipping litigation matters, including subrogated recoveries, defence and claims under charterparties and bills of lading.

She is also a member of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL).