Dr Tina Loverdou, LLB (Queen Mary, University of London), LLM (LSE, University of London), PhD (CCLS, Queen Mary, University of London); Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales
Lecturer in Shipping and Insurance Law
Email: t.loverdou@qmul.ac.ukTelephone: +44 (0) 207 882 6186Room Number: Lincoln's Inn Fields
Profile
Dr Tina Loverdou joined CCLS in September 2012. She is a Lecturer in Shipping and Insurance Law, and Associate Director of the Insurance Law Institute. Tina is the Academic and Programme Director of the LLM in International Shipping Law (Piraeus, Greece).
She holds an LLB from Queen Mary, University of London (2001), an LLM on Corporate and Commercial Law from the London School of Economics, University of London (2002) and a PhD from Queen Mary University of London (2006). During her PhD study, she was awarded the Herchel Smith Scholarship.
She trained and qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (2008) and is a Member of the Law Society and the Athens Bar Association. She is a Supporting Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) and may from time to time accept appointment as arbitrator.
Tina has worked both in private practice in London as a corporate and commercial solicitor and as in-house General Counsel for an international shipping company (based in Piraeus, Greece). She has also worked in-house for a major International Group P&I Club (based in London).
Postgraduate Teaching
- QLLM140 Marine Insurance Law
- QLLM147 International Shipping Law
- QLLM183 Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs: Law and Practice
- QLLM050 International Commercial Law
Research
Research Interests:
Tina’s research interests include international shipping law (and, in particular all areas of wet shipping law), marine insurance law, maritime arbitration and international commercial law.
Her current research focus is on the operation and practice of P&I Clubs, piracy and specialized piracy arbitration, and the marine insurance cover afforded to damage caused to coral reefs as a result of maritime collisions, groundings and pollution.
Publications
- ‘Thoughts on some piracy implications for marine insurance’, (2012) Shipping & Trade Law 12(6), 4-7
- “From the Gulf of Aden to the Gulf of Guinea: Lessons Learned and Best Practices to be Employed by the Insurance Industry” in Securing State Recovery: Sustaining Momentum at Sea, Confronting Instability on Land (Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis, Dubai, 2014) prepared in the context of the 4th UAE Counter-Piracy Conference (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 29-30 October 2014, Dubai)
PhD Supervision
Tina welcomes students in all areas of her expertise and current research interests.
Current PhD students
- Ming-Yu Bob Kao: “The Effects of Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea in Marine Insurance and Shipping Law” (acting as 1st supervisor)
Public Engagement
- Director of the LLM in International Shipping Law (Piraeus, Greece)
- Associate Director of the Insurance Law Institute
“Video interview of Dr Tina Loverdou describing the LLM in International Shipping Law’.
- Dr Loverdou is the Associate Director of the Insurance Law Institute
From 2013
Related news
- Dr Tina Loverdou interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live on the South Korean ferry disaster
23 April 2014 - Uruguay may import Marijuana - Dr Tina Loverdou on the legal implications of shipping narcotics
17 April 2014 - PODCAST: Costa Concordia Trial - Legal Implications - Shipping Law expert Dr Tina Loverdou
28 October 2013 - Queen Mary introduces new LLM in International Shipping Law
30 January 2013