The shipping industry is dynamic and deeply connected with the global economy. Successfully navigating business in shipping and maritime trade requires adaptability, efficiency, and expert legal guidance. Whether you are a shipowner, charterer, financier, insurer, or logistics provider, we help you manage risk, resolve disputes, and structure transactions to keep your operations running smoothly.
Our team advises on all aspects of shipping law, from vessel financing and regulatory compliance to cargo claims and charterparty disputes. We handle shipping disputes before courts and tribunals in a range of jurisdictions and under the auspices of a number of arbitral rules and procedures including the LCIA, ICC and LMAA. With deep industry knowledge and experience working across international markets, we provide commercially focused, practical solutions tailored to your business needs.
Beyond commercial shipping, we also advise on the sale, purchase, financing, and operation of high-value luxury yachts and superyachts. Our experience spans both contentious and non-contentious matters, from ownership structures and charter agreements to regulatory compliance, insurance claims, and construction or refit contracts. We collaborate closely with yacht owners, management companies, brokers, and financiers to handle the specialised legal and financial aspects of this sector.
We understand the fast-paced nature of the maritime sector and work seamlessly alongside your existing legal and financial advisors to ensure that transactions and disputes are handled efficiently and discreetly.
- Charterparty disputes
- Shipbuilding & sale disputes
- Maritime insurance & finance
- Cargo claims & trade disputes
- Injunctions & interim measures
- Enforcement of awards
- Claims against shipowners
- Cross-border insolvency & restructuring
- Regulatory & compliance matters
- Shipowners and operators
- Charterers and logistics providers
- Banks and financial institutions
- Insurers and P&I clubs
- Commodity traders and exporters
- Ports and terminal operators
- Superyacht owners, brokers, and management companies
Our team have significant experience in shipping disputes, spanning speed and performance claims, demurrage, off-hire, early redelivery, seaworthiness, and contamination disputes under time, voyage, and bareboat charters. We also act in shipbuilding and sale disputes involving contract cancellations, enforcement of refund guarantees, quality claims, and warranty issues. We advise on cargo and trade claims, such as misdelivery, damage, contamination, and issues involving letters of indemnity, as well as maritime insurance and finance disputes, including coverage, security enforcement, and subrogation. Our work frequently involves urgent relief, including vessel arrests, freezing orders, anti-suit injunctions, and asset tracing. We also assist with the enforcement of arbitral awards, claims against shipowners, and cross-border insolvency proceedings.
Alongside our disputes work, we advise clients on sanctions, environmental compliance, maritime safety, and other regulatory matters, as well as lender rights and broader financial structuring within the maritime sector.
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