About Quentin Bargate
Quentin quaified as a solicitor in 1981 and subsequently he has spent his entire career in top quality City of London law firms. Quentin heads the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, handling all kinds of dispute from debt collections to multi-million dollar matters and is also head of the Superyacht Group. Quentin is an expert in yacht contract work and other commercial contract work.
Quentin is able to bring his considerable depth and breadth of experience to bear on matters to help resolve problems and settle complex contracts quickly and cost effectively.
Quentin was a partner for over 14 years in Simmons & Simmons, one of London's premier law firms, where he was Head of the International Trade and Shipping Group and a member of the Litigation Department and Arbitration Groups, handling complex matters for clients based around the world. He also developed specialised skills in superyacht / megayacht contracts and disputes as well as commecial shipping and trade.
In 2004, Quentin fulfilled a lifetime ambition when he set up his own law firm, Quentin Bargate & Co. In 2006, he was joined by his old friend and former colleague, Andrew Murray, and the firm changed its name to Bargate Murray. The firm has since enjoyed rapid expansion.
Quentin is an advocate for alternative dispute resolution (ADR), but he also deals with cases in court when required. He occasionally sits as an arbitrator.
Quentin holds a Master's degree in Marine law, is a member of the LMAA, a Companion of the Nautical Insititute, a member of the IOD and a Freeman of the City of London.
His other interests include photography (Elsevier has published a technical book written by Quentin under a pen name on stock photography), music and his family.
Here are just a couple of recent testimonials that clients have written about Quentin. We have many more on file:
“I have known Quentin for several years now and have recommended him to many of my colleagues without hesitation. He has been pro-active, creative and quietly ruthless in getting my client's point of view to the other side of the argument. He devotes considerable time and care in ensuring clients of mine are put into winning positions" Peter Callomon, Positive Solutions
"I would not hesitate to recommend Quentin and his team at Bargate Murray..." Lorri Bell, Exclusive Yacht Management
About Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray qualified as a solicitor in 1980 after training with Norton Rose.
After qualification, he worked in their specialist oil industry group for two years prior to leaving private practice for six years and working during that period for BAT, one of the UK’s biggest public companies, and UBS, one of the world’s leading banks.
Andrew returned to private practice when he joined Simmons & Simmons banking and capital markets department in 1988 where he was involved with a number of corporate and international finance matters, with special emphasis on asset finance, including shipping and petroleum industry related matters.
Andrew joined City firm Constant & Constant as a Partner in 1997, where he undertook extensive shipping advisory and finance work relating to industrial newbuildings and the negotiation of building contracts both in container shipping and bulk transport (including oil and petroleum products, LPGs and LNGs) as well as luxury cruise liners, megayachts and related club and time share projects. Andrew became head of the firm’s non-contentious shipping group
Andrew was also heavily involved in a wide variety of mainstream corporate and other project and asset finance, as well as privatisations in the former Yugoslavia.
Having known Quentin Bargate for some 20 years and similarly wanting to take control of his own destiny, Andrew joined Quentin in October 2006 in Bargate Murray.
Andrew presently heads the firm's Corporate and Banking practice and advises on all kinds of commercial contract, finance, banking and corporate work.
About Philip Henson
Philip is Head of the firm's Employment Law department, and an accredited mediator (specialising in work place mediation). He is regularly quoted in the national, international, and trade press as an expert in employment law, and has recently appeared on BBC News 24, and the following publications: The Employment Law Journal, The Solicitors Journal, HR Director, HR Magazine, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Herald, and the Royal Gazette (Bermuda).
Philip practices all areas of employment law offering HR support service to corporate clients and specialist advice to senior executives.
Philip is an Associate Fellow of the Society of Advanced Legal Studies, and a member of the Employment Lawyers Association, the Commonwealth Lawyers Association and the International Bar Association.