Shipping Law

Summary

First and foremost we are a shipping law firm with specialist knowledge and significant experience covering areas such as maritime protection and indemnity, major casualty and pollution cases and cargo claims.

We provide a legal and commercial perspective on all shipping related matters and represent a client base comprising shipowners, ships’ agents, brokers and insurers. We also represent P&I clubs on a regular basis and are listed as correspondents in Piraeus for the Britannia Steamship Insurance Association Limited.

We provide legal advice and support to ship brokers, financial institutions and shipowners regarding ship sale and purchase transactions, including the negotiation and preparation of complex sale agreements.

Areas of Expertise

  • S&P
  • Vessels’ arrests
  • Cargo loss and damage claims
  • Debt collection and bills of lading disputes
  • Charterparty disputes
  • Maritime casualty claims
  • Collisions, fires and groundings
  • Pollution and oil spills
  • Salvage
  • Personal injury / loss of life cases
  • Ships’ agents / brokers claims
  • Limitation of liability
  • Registration of ships
  • Setting up of foreign and domestic shipowning and ship management companies
  • Re-flagging of ships

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