Matthew is is well-known at HFW for corporate / commercial legal work and as the Go-To Expert specialising in the ports and terminals, shipping and the logistics sectors. This should come as no surprise given his commercial and operational involvement in these sectors since 1996; having spent his early career with a leading global container shipping line. This first-hand experience gives him an unparalleled understanding of how the industry works.

Clients choose to work with Matthew as he looks at the commercial and practical, as well as the legal implications of any client query or project. He is a responsive straightforward, organised and reliable person and will tell you like it is.

Matthew's case load is varied but tends to include:

• complex commercial contracts and standard terms – including carriage by sea, road, rail, air, 3PL, 4PL, customs and warehousing
• corporate acquisitions, disposals and restructuring
• joint ventures (corporate and operational) and shareholders' agreements
• port development and operations - privatisation, concessions, management and commercial agreements
• commercial, legal and advisory work throughout the supply chain
• acting as an outsourced legal adviser for UK SME businesses

His clients include companies involved within ports and terminals; bulk, container and RoRo shipping; 3PLs and freight forwarders as well as blue chip retailers and consumer goods companies.