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From dealing with shipbuilding and vessel registration to charterparties and regulatory compliance, owners and operators face a diverse range of legal issues. The end to end service our marine team provides means that we are able to advise and support both owners and operators across the spectrum of issues they may face.
Working closely with our corporate and commercial team, the transactional matters that we deal with include: finance, risk management, force majeure, contracts of affreightment, bills of lading, fraud and electronic data interchange, consortia and pooling agreements, and registration and flag issues. We also advise on contractual terms including regulatory implications.
When disputes arise our breadth of expertise and global reach enables us to provide coordinated and multi-jurisdictional support to owners and operators over the full spectrum of wet and dry shipping disputes. We understand the importance of using the most appropriate and commercially focused solutions in order to achieve the best result for our client.
Acting for Agarwal Coal Corporation in an appeal to the High Court arising out of a challenge to the jurisdiction of an arbitration tribunal. The case constituted an important clarification of the law regarding the correct service of notices of arbitration.
Successfully acting for sellers and their P&I Club on a sale/purchase dispute after the vessel was involved in a collision in China hours before due delivery. Our client cancelled for non-payment of the balance price and claimed the deposit. The buyers argued they were not in default as the ship was not in deliverable condition when the delivery period expired
Acting for "ALPINE ETERNITY" and Britannia P&I Club in relation to all aspects of the claims management process after the vessel collided with Iranian-owned oil rig 'SPD 13A.'
Acting for Nautical Challenge subsequent to the collision of the laden VLCC "ALEXANDRA 1" and the laden container vessel "EVER SMART" and brought the case to successful completion at trial in the Admiralty Court in London, including making new important law relating to the safe navigation of ocean going vessels.
Advising a major Chinese shipowner and its UK-based P&I Club in a significant cross-border, multi-party arbitration arising out of the collision of a vessel with a loading berth in Brazil
Advising a shipowner and its P&I Club following a grounding in which the vessel broke her back and then split in two under tow to Suez for drydocking. This case required quick action to avoid pollution and further damage to the vessel. We dealt with various other issues including salvage, towage, safety, regulation, insurance, hull and P&I
Acting for BHP Billiton against the TMT shipowning group on a claim for over USD130m under forward freight agreements; and successful cross-border enforcement of judgment obtained in the English High Court.
Acting for the vessel's owners and managers as well as their P&I Club on a complex collision case after the vessel, while anchored in Singapore, lost both her anchors and collided with seven other vessels. Seven security demands were quickly negotiated and detailed settlement negotiations followed where issues of quantum, evidence, jurisdiction and liability to third parties arose. The potential liability of this case was over USD 6 million
Acting for shipowners and their P&I Club in a highly contentious USD 2 million cargo claim in Yemen, which involved managing complex interlinking proceedings worldwide and recovery action against the charterers’ group
Acting in the successful defence of the shipowners and the manager of a serious personal injury claim by a longshoreman for a crushed hand during loading of a cargo container ship at New York Container Terminal
Advising an owner in relation to a voyage order from charterers to load a crude oil cargo out of Libya, including as to whether the owner could comply with the voyage order without being in breach of sanctions
Acting in the successful defence of the shipowners and the manager of a serious personal injury claim by a longshoreman for a crushed hand during loading of a cargo container ship at New York Container Terminal
Acting for owners and their P&I Club in the USD 4 million salvage of the vessel off Alaska, dealing with Lloyds Open Form salvage, General Average, salvage indemnity, cargo damage and a casualty investigation
Advising a major Chinese shipowner and its UK-based P&I Club in a significant cross-border, multi-party arbitration arising out of the collision of a vessel with a loading berth in Brazil
Successfully acting for sellers and their P&I Club on a sale/purchase dispute after the vessel was involved in a collision in China hours before due delivery. Our client cancelled for non-payment of the balance price and claimed the deposit. The buyers argued they were not in default as the ship was not in deliverable condition when the delivery period expired
Instructed by Japanese owners and their P&I Club on the biggest container ship case in recent years, following a fire on board the vessel causing damage to high value electronic equipment
Acting for the vessel's owners and managers as well as their P&I Club on a complex collision case after the vessel, while anchored in Singapore, lost both her anchors and collided with seven other vessels. Seven security demands were quickly negotiated and detailed settlement negotiations followed where issues of quantum, evidence, jurisdiction and liability to third parties arose. The potential liability of this case was over USD 6 million
Acting for shipowners and their P&I Club in a highly contentious USD 2 million cargo claim in Yemen, which involved managing complex interlinking proceedings worldwide and recovery action against the charterers’ group
Acting for Agarwal Coal Corporation in an appeal to the High Court arising out of a challenge to the jurisdiction of an arbitration tribunal. The case constituted an important clarification of the law regarding the correct service of notices of arbitration.
Acting for "ALPINE ETERNITY" and Britannia P&I Club in relation to all aspects of the claims management process after the vessel collided with Iranian-owned oil rig 'SPD 13A.'
Acting for Nautical Challenge subsequent to the collision of the laden VLCC "ALEXANDRA 1" and the laden container vessel "EVER SMART" and brought the case to successful completion at trial in the Admiralty Court in London, including making new important law relating to the safe navigation of ocean going vessels.
Advising a shipowner and its P&I Club following a grounding in which the vessel broke her back and then split in two under tow to Suez for drydocking. This case required quick action to avoid pollution and further damage to the vessel. We dealt with various other issues including salvage, towage, safety, regulation, insurance, hull and P&I
Acting for BHP Billiton against the TMT shipowning group on a claim for over USD130m under forward freight agreements; and successful cross-border enforcement of judgment obtained in the English High Court.
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