Lawyer, Marine Proctor
Michio AOKI
Personal Career
- 2003 Hitotsubashi University,
BSsocSc (Clinical Psychology)
- 2005 Hitotsubashi University,
LLB （Criminal Procedure Law）
- 2006〜2007 Tokyo University Law School
- 2009 Joined Toda & Co.
- Since then, handling various Marine related cases, especially, Offshore Renewable Energy Projects cases including Offshore Wind Farm Projects cases, Decarbonization Regulations cases, Charterers’ Liability Defense cases, International Ship Arrest and Release cases, Marine Incidents Lawsuits, Charter Party Dispute Arbitrations,etc.
- 2015.9 Completion of UK Southampton University Maritime Short Course.
Publications, etc.
Renewable Energy Issues
- Article: “Fully in Progress of Wind Farm Industry in Japan / Important Points of Charterparties of Supporting Vessels”（2020.7, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “Fully in Progress of Wind Farm Industry in Japan / Important Points of Unique Contracts of Supporting Vessels (2)”（2021.1, The Japan Maritime Daily）
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Interview: “BIMCO Newly Made a Form of Contract for Wind Farm Supporting Vessel ASV” (2021.3, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “Shifting to Full-scale Development of Offshore Wind Farm Projects in Japan / Important Points of Special Contracts of Supporting Vessels (WINDTIME)”(2021.5, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Publication: “Article-by-Article English-Japanese Translation of WINDTIME"(1)~(3) (2021~2022, Maritime Law Review Kaijiho Kenkyu Kaishi, Page 18 of No. 252, Page 10 of No. 253, and Page 40 of No.254)
- Webinar: “Points of Attention as to Charter Parties on Offshore Wind Supporting Vessels”(2021.11, Tokio Marine Nichido Fire Insurance)
- Publication: “Article-by-Article English-Japanese Translation of ASVTIME"(1)~(4) (2022~2023, Maritime Law Review Kaijiho Kenkyu Kaishi, Page 2 of No. 255, Page 50 of No. 256, Page 35 of No.257, and Page 22 of No.258)
- Webinar: “Practice of Charter Parties on Offshore Wind Supporting Vessels”(2022.11, Tokio Marine Nichido Fire Insurance)
- Speech: “Risk Management of Offshore Wind Farm Projects – Practical Points from Maritime Lawyer” (2022.11, Global Offshore Wind Summit-Japan 2022 held by JWPA(Japan Wind Power Association)/GWEC(Global Wind Energy Council)/Akita city）
- Special Lecture: “Basics of Contracts of Offshore Wind Supporting Vessels”(2022.12, The Graduate School of Law of Waseda University）
- Lecture: “Basics of Special Charter Parties on Offshore Wind Supporting Vessels”(2023.3, The Japan Shipping Exchange, Inc.）
- Lecture: “Points and Practice of Contracts of Offshore Wind Supporting Vessels in Japan” (2023.3, The Marine Insurance Study Group of the Institute of Maritime Law of Waseda University)
- Article: “Outlook and Related Issues on Development of Floating Offshore Wind in Japan” (2023.3, The Japan Maritime Daily)
- Article: “Outlook and Legal Issues on CCS(Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage) and transportation of liquefied CO2” (2023. 9, The Japan Maritime Daily)
- Speech: “How to Manage Incidents of Offshore Wind Power Projects~How to Prevent Delay due to Incident, Legal Procedures and Practical Points” (2023.10, Global Offshore Wind Summit-Japan 2023 held by JWPA/GWEC/Kita-Kyushu city）
- Webinar: “Practice of Charter Parties on Offshore Wind Supporting Vessels -Points of Attention-”(2023.11, Tokio Marine Nichido Fire Insurance)
- Speech: “How to Manage Incidents of Offshore Wind Power Projects~How to Prevent Delay due to Incident, Legal Procedures and Practical Points” (2023.12, REASP(Renewable Energy Association for Sustainable Power supply)）
- Lecture: “Basics of Special Charter Parties on Offshore Wind Supporting Vessels”(2024.3, The Japan Shipping Exchange, Inc.）
Environmental Regulations / Bad Bunker Problems
- Article: “Beginning of the LNG Fuel Vessel Era - Legal Points” (2019.11, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Interview: “Whether Emission Trading System will Fit in Maritime Industry” (2020.11, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “Charter Party Issues in the middle of Speeding-up De-carbonization -Points of Related Clauses” (2021.7, The Japan Maritime Daily)
- Article: “Latest Developments and Contractual Key Points of International Efforts for Achievement of De-carbonization Society” (2021.9, The Japan Maritime Daily)
- Article: “Introduction of GHG emission Regulations and Special Clauses of Charter Parties” (2022.5, The Japan Maritime Daily)
- Webinar: “Upcoming EEXI/CII -Legal Issues and Preparations of Charter Parties“（2022.6, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “Upcoming CII -Legal Issues on Charter Parties” (2022.11, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “Special Clauses for Charter Parties related to Introduction of EU-ETS to International Maritime Sector” (2023.1, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “Direction of Arguments as to Costs Allocation of EU-ETSA” (2023.5, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Interview: “Uncertainty of Costs Allocation of EU-ETS” (2023.6, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Interview: “Who Shall Assume Liability? Upcoming EU-ETS in International Maritime Sector” (2023.6, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “Ship Recycle Convention Coming into Effect over 10 years after Adoption -Legal Risks to be prepared” (2023.7, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Lecture: “Bunker Problem / Solution and Issue” (2018.9, The Japan Shipping Exchange）（2018.11, 「KAIUN」）
- Lecture: “Engine Failure due to Bad Bunker and Points of Preservation of Evidence” (2018.10, Loss Prevention Seminar held by SOMPO at Tokyo）
- Lecture: “Bunker Problems Related Regulations / Points of Prevention and Indemnification” (2018.12, Marine Incident Prevention Seminar held by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance at Tokyo and Imabari）
- Lecture: “Issues of Time Charterparty relating to SOx Regulations” (2019.3, Marine Environment Forum held by The Japan Maritime Daily)
- Lecture: “Legal Issues relating to SOx Regulations” (2019.5, Marine Incident Prevention Seminar held by MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte.Ltd. in Singapore）
- Interview: “SOx Regulations and Charterparty” (2019.7, The Japan Maritime Daily）
Maritime Incidents Issues
- Publication: "New Risk of Collision" (2015, Co-author, Maritime Law Review (Kaijiho Kenkyu Kaishi, No.227, Page32)
- Article: “Liability of Maritime Incidents in Natural Disaster” (2019.9, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Interview: “Front Line of Maritime Law / Container Vessel Grounding off Xiamen” (2020.3, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “Meaning of Limitation of Liability of Shipowners in ESG Management age” (2020.9, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Interview: “Interview / Cargo Collapsing of Container Vessel” (2020.12, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Interview: “Incident in Suez Canal”（2021.3, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “Impact and Liability of Stoppage of Social Infrastructure due to Maritime Incident” （2021.3, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Interview: “Grounding of Container Ship, off Xiamen, China. UK Supreme Court Decision Shipper’s Favor. Passage Plan and Unseaworthiness. Expansion of Owners’ Liability” (2021.11, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “CMA CGM LIBRA case, Points and Effects of Judgment of UK Supreme Court” (2021.11, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Commentator: “Sinking of Shiretoko Touris Boat” (2022.4, the TV News Program Miyane-ya, Yomiuri TV)
- Comment: “Optotype-Sinking of Shiretoko Tourist Boat” (2022.5, Kyodo NEWS)
- Serial Interview: “Investigations-Sinking of Shiretoko Tourist Boat”(1)~(4) (2022.5, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Publication: “Carrier’s Duty for High Quality Goods and Cargo Owners’ Obligation to Receive Goods -Consideration of Liability Allocation from Legal Characteristics of Carriage Contracts” (2023.8, Co-author, Maritime Law Review Kaijiho Kenkyu Kaishi, No.260, Page 2)
Oil Pollution Issues
- Article: “International Efforts to Protect Marine Pollution” (2019.7, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Interview: “Heavy Oil Spill Incident / Impact on Mauritius Environment and Ecosystem”（2020.8, The Nikkei）
- Interview: “Oil Spill / Decades till Recovery / Mauritius” (2020.8、The Nikkei）
- Interview: “Grounding Incident off Mauritius / Shipowners’ Liability”（2020.8, TBS News23）
- Interview: “Commentary by Maritime Lawyer /「Grounding Incident off Mauritius / Issues of Claims”（2020.9, The Japan Maritime Daily）
Unprecedented New Issues
- Article: “War Risk and Charterparty” (2020.1, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “Pandemic of Covid-19 and Impact on Maritime Industry” (2020.3, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Lecture: “Maritime Law to Steer in Rough Weather” (2020.4, Maritime Academia held by The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “Impact of Covid-19 and Preparation of Post-Covid Era” (2020.5, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Interview: “BIMCO Newly Made Covid-19 Clause”（2020.6, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Panelist: “Maritime Law under Covid-19 Crisis” (2021.10, Small Symposium of The Japanese Maritime Law Association)
- Article: “Dragging Covid-19 Crisis and Direction of Fair Clauses” (2022.1, The Japan Maritime Daily)
- Article: “Russian Invasion to Ukraine and Serious Impacts on Maritime Trading” (2022.3, The Japan Maritime Daily)
- Publication: “Maritime Law under Covid-19 Crisis” (2022.3, Keiso Shobo, The Report of the Japanese Maritime Law Association No.65)
- Article: “Dragging Covid-19 Crisis and Prevention of New Outbreak of Another Infectious Disease -Outline and Key Points of New Infectious Disease Clause” (2022.7, The Japan Maritime Daily)
- Article: “Impacts on Maritime Trading by Economic Sanction -Outline and Key Points of Bimco Sanction Clauses” (2022.9, The Japan Maritime Daily)
- Article: “Successive Attacks against Cargo Ships. The Charter Party Issues” (2023.11, The Japan Maritime Daily）
- Article: “Escalation of Red Sea Crisis -Avoidance of Navigation in the Red Sea and Additional Costs Allocation” (2024.1, The Japan Maritime Daily）
Message
De-carbonization, IT Innovation, Becoming Boarderless, Strict Compliance Sense Rising, Now, Social and Business environment surrounded by Maritime/Fishing Industry is dramatically changing. I hope to propose quick and flexible solutions to you who are facing and struggling with unprecedented new issues and who are challenging to develop new fields. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you.
