SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT LAW
- Cargo claims, loss, damage or delay.
- Drafting and giving consideration to contracts for all kind of logistic services.
- Charter-parties: their construction and interpretation in the light of Spanish law. Disputes between owner, charterer and cargo interests.
- Towage and salvage services contracts, and disputes arising out of.
- Accidents of navigation: collisions, allisions, groundigns, salvage, general average, pollution. Coordination with local authorities of such emergencies. Limitation fund.
- Ship arrest proceedings.
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Longstanding and abandoned cargo: our intervention is focused on minimizing expenses (i.e. getting authorization to empty the container and have it released, destroying illegal merchandise). Disputes on storages and demurrages expenses due to long standings. Deposit and sale of abandoned goods before Public Notaries.
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Public Notary proceedings for the delivery of cargo without production of original B/L in case of it being lost, stolen or destroyed.
- Shipbuilding and repair contracts of ships: with its financial related issues (loans, mortgages, collateral securities, etc)
- Yachting: drafting sales and distribution contracts. Mooring. Advising shipyards and distributors.
- Labour law governing crew’s enrolment and related disputes. Work accidents. Terminals labor law and their adaptation to the new legal framework in Spain.
- Cruises: passenger ticket contracts, claims for personal injury and loss or damage to luggage or personal belongings. Crew recruitment and contract.