Maritime and Shipping Law

Advice and assistance in the field of shipping and maritime transport.

We are specialists on the legal issues that arise in connection with the carriage of goods by sea.

We deal with Maritime Law with a deep expertise in commodities international trade, transport and logistics. The Firm´s lively and commercial approach to its work allows our clients’ affairs to be tackled on a practical and accurate way benefiting their operations.

We attach great importance to providing a quality personal service, ensuring that clients’ needs are met as and when they arise, to ensure carrying on client’s operations whatever their main activity.

Consultations are dealt quickly and efficiently assuring that all technical matters are covered to solve any problems and minimize disruption. Envisage of proper measures (preventive, claim and/or defense ones) in close collaboration with our clients through a smooth and comprehensive info exchange and documents analysis.

Our clients are charterers, owners, freight forwarders, carriers, agents, international traders, exporters, consignees, underwriters and insurers.

PRACTICE AREAS

Maritime transport
  • Charter parties: Time Charter, Voyage Charter, Tonnage Charter, Slot Charters, Demise/Bare Boat Charters, Contracts of affreightment; advise, drafting, conflicts and claims.
  • Advise on Transport under Bill of Ladings, claims, jurisdiction clauses and ruling laws, co-existence of BLs under Charter Parties.
  • Letters of Credit: advise, negotiation and clauses drafting.
  • Advise on Container Shipping Cargo, stowage, demurrages and detentions.
Disputes
  • Conflict of Laws, multiple jurisdiction, anti-suit injunctions.
  • Cargo claims: losses, cargo damage, delays, cargo handling/loading/stowage and trimming liabilities.
  • Charter Party disputes: off-hire, seaworthiness and safe ports, speed and consumption, freight payment and cargo lien.
  • Non contractual liability (in tort): Accidents, collisions, marine pollution.
  • Bill of Lading disputes
  • Limitation of liability: Global limitation and particular limitation regimes.
  • Carriage of passengers: damage or loss, injuries and delays (PAL).
  • Averages: General Average and Particular Average
Ships
  • MOU París - PSC inspections, SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW, MLC. Vessels detentions.
  • Ship Arrest/release: International Conventions (Arrest of Ships/52/99, Maritime Liens and Mortgages/93) and Spanish law (LENMAR/2014, LPEMM/2011; LPACAP/2015).
  • Cargo and freights lien.
  • Piloting, Towage and Salvage Contracts.
  • Averages.
Insurance
  • Insurance policies, IHC e ICC.
  • P&I Club, claims.