Struan Robertson is the head of Legal Services at the Clarkson Group, the world’s leading provider of integrated shipping services. He has practised as a lawyer for more than thirty-five years both in the City of London and in the Far East working initially as a litigator, handling both admiralty and contract cases before moving to commercial and finance related fields. He is Deputy Chairman of the International Maritime Industries Forum and past chairman of the City of London Law Society Sub-Committee on Shipping and Aerospace law. During his time in Hong Kong he sailed competitively and retains a close interest in both off-shore and inland waterways activities.