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Details for Mr Simon Baughen
| Personal details | |
| Name | Mr Simon Baughen |
| Job title | Tutor in Bristol Law School |
| Department | University of Bristol Law School University of Bristol |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Qualifications | MA(Oxon) |
| Professional details | |
| Membership of professional bodies | Solicitor |
| Keywords | bills of lading Charterparties Multinational Companies US Alien Tort Statute Unincorporated Associations Environmental Torts WTO and the Environment Constructive Trusts |
| Areas of expertise | 1. 'Dry' shipping law, involving cargo claims and charterparty disputes. 2. The relationship between trade and investment treaties and a state party's environmental protection policies. 3. The civil liability of parent corporations in their home jurisdiction for torts committed overseas by their foreign subsidiaries. 4. Civil actions against private entities for violations of customary international law, in particular claims in the US under the Alien Torts Statute 1789. 5. Actions against third parties for participation in breaches of fiduciary relationships. 6. Dissolution of unincorporated associations, and also the tortious liability of their members. |