Sparke Helmore featured in the Legal 500 Shipping Comparative Guide
15-January-2026We are pleased to share that Partner Michelle Taylor and her team, Special Counsels Alexandra Lamont and Beth O’Connor and Senior Associate Nikoletta Louverdis recently featured as authors of the Legal 500: Shipping Comparative Guide for the Australian chapter.
Each chapter of this guide provides information about the current issues affecting shipping in a particular country and addresses topics such as state control, conventions, arrest/detention, bills of lading and limitation of liability, as well as insight and opinion on the most common issues in their respective country.
Michelle and her team provide a clear and structured analysis of Australia’s maritime legal framework using Legal 500’s Q&A guide format. Their contribution showcases the team’s depth of expertise in shipping and maritime law. Click here to read the Legal 500: Shipping Comparative Guide for the Australian chapter.

