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Navigating Maritime Law: A Journey around the world to Japan with Gillian Musgrave

6/30/2024
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Gillian Musgrave is a seasoned lawyer with a rich background in maritime law and marine insurance. Gillian shares her journey from qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales to working internationally in London, Italy, New York, Singapore, and now as an in-house consultant in Tokyo. We go on a voyage of discovery into the depths of a truly fascinating and not so well known area of the law. Grab your sea legs, let’s get into it!

In this episode you’ll hear:

  • How ships featured in Gillian’s childhood and how she steered her way into maritime law

  • P&I Clubs: what they are and what it’s like to work for one

  • Gillian’s top tips for success in the law and in Japan

  • Her favourite late night cocktail bar, a current favourite book and other fun facts 

About Gillian

Gillian Musgrave is a lawyer who qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales in 1990.  Her specialist area of law is shipping and marine insurance.

Initially she worked in maritime law firms in London and Italy.  She then moved in-house and worked for many years as a Director of Claims with a P&I Club, (a specialist insurer of shipowners’ liabilities) managing teams of claims executives in various company offices worldwide.  For two years she also acted as the Head of Claims of a Lloyd’s Syndicate in the London insurance market.    

She is now working in Tokyo as an in-house Consultant to a Japanese insurance company giving advice on English law maritime matters. To this end she has become a Japanese registered foreign lawyer.


Connect with Gillian

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-musgrave-33834741/ 


Links

Bar Trench in Ebisu: https://small-axe.net/bar-trench/ 

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky https://amzn.asia/d/0gSnSQXD 


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