Shipping

About

Provided by Lester Aldridge LLP

From shipping, logistics and offshore supply vessels to regulatory offences, contract advice and insurance, LA Marine are experts in this unique field of law.

We are one of the few specialist shipping departments with two offices outside of the City of London which offer the full range of shipping services from transactional work to shipping / marine litigation to clients, nationally and internationally.

Arbitration / Litigation work:

• Charterparty disputes and disputes involving breach of affreightment contracts, bills of lading, collisions and arrests.
• Commodity disputes
• Assisting clients with security actions.
• Cargo claims- defending and bringing actions for the recovery of claims.
• Personal injury defence work.
• Superyacht and yacht disputes.
• Sale of goods and warranty issues arising from yacht sale and purchase contracts.
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Transactional and Regulatory work:

• Drafting/negotiating complex/high-value contracts for operators and specialist vessel owners.
• Financing of superyachts/yachts, small commercial vessels and workboats, including negotiation of all facility documentation and security registration.
• Default and recovery action.
• Sale, purchase, refit, and build contracts for superyachts, yachts, and workboats.
• Assisting racing yacht teams / operators with sponsorship agreements and contracts.
• Advising in respect of investigations and prosecutions by the MAIB/MCA for breaches of the Merchant Shipping Regulations (Regulatory offences).