Global Ship Lease (GSL) 20-F 2022 FY Annual report (foreign)

Exhibit 15.3

CONSENT OF WATSON FARLEY & WILLIAMS LLP

Reference is made to the annual report on Form 20-F of Global Ship Lease, Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Annual Report”) and the Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-231509, 333-258800, and 333-267468) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-258992 and 333-264113) of the Company including the prospectuses contained therein (together, the “Registration Statements”). We hereby consent to (i) the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the Annual Report, which is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statements and (ii) each reference to us and the discussions of advice provided by us in the Annual Report under the section “Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation” and to the incorporation by reference of the same in the Registration Statements, in each case, without admitting we are “experts” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to any part of the Registration Statements.

/s/ Watson Farley & Williams LLP

Watson Farley & Williams LLP

New York, New York

March 22, 2023