Luke Readman

Luke Readman joined Thomas Miller in 1971 as a barrister and Oxford classics graduate and retired in July 2011 after nearly 40 years with the firm. He became a partner of Thos R Miller & Son in 1982 and developed P&I business in mainland China in the early 1980s, establishing the UK Club as the first P&I provider to COSCO. In 1989 he set up the UK Club's first overseas branch, in Japan.

He was Chairman of Thomas Miller P&I Ltd from 2004 to 2011 and was succeeded by Hugo Wynn-Williams. An oil pollution specialist, he handled major claims including the VLCC Haven (1991) and was involved in setting up the Shipowners Insurance and Guaranty Company (SIGCo), created for US Oil Pollution Act compliance.

He was a panellist at Marseille Maritime 2007 and the 3rd Marseille Maritime in 2009.