About
Provided by Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
Mills & Co's shipping team advises on a wide range of wet and dry shipping and insurance matters.
Specialist areas of expertise include:
- Bills of lading
- Cargo & logistics
- Casualty & Admiralty
- Charterparties
- Collision & Salvage
- Shipyard and construction
- Ship sale & purchase
The team's main focus is dispute resolution, representing clients in Commercial and Admiralty Court proceedings, arbitration (particularly LMAA arbitration) and in mediation. The firm also handles a considerable amount of non-contentious work, in relation to ship sale and purchase agreements, drafting standard form terms and conditions of sale or carriage, and shipbuilding or ship repair contracts. They pride themselves on finding commercial solutions for all their clients' legal issues.
Mills & Co also have a dedicated admiralty team which includes two Master Mariners with considerable seafaring experience who commonly advise on the handling of disputes arising out of collision, salvage, total loss, explosion/fire, grounding and pollution.
After 30 years of steady growth, Mills & Co are a strong team with the depth of knowledge to handle any shipping matter.