Frithjof Herlofsen

Practice Areas

Frithjof Herlofsen is a leading specialist in arbitration and litigation, focusing on shipping, offshore and marine insurance disputes.

Frithjof has more than 25 years of experience specialising in all aspects of shipping and transport law, including salvage, GA settlements, cargo claims, charter party disputes, bills of lading, MOAs, shipbuilding and repair contracts, marine insurance (cover disputes, P&I, FDD, H&M, cargo insurance etc), marine incidents, arrest, forced use and sales as well as tort and contract disputes.

Frithjof is admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court and heads the Norwegian Bar Association's Committee on Insurance Law.

Herlofsen has argued more than 100 cases in arbitrations and before the Norwegian courts, including seven cases before the Norwegian Supreme Court. Herlofsen is also frequently appointed as arbitrator, both in ad hoc arbitrations as well as under the NOMA Procedural Rules.

Career

2022 - Present:

Partner at Gjelsten Herlofsen Advokatfirma AS

2013 - 2022 :

Partner at Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS

2002 - 2013:

Partner at Advokatfirmaet Vogt & Wiig AS

1999 - 2002:

Senior Associate at Vogt & Co. DA/Vogt & Wiig AS

1994 - 1999:

Associate at Vogt & Co. DA

Work Highlights

Frithjof has successfully represented clients in a number of reported cases, recently including:

MV "Cheshire"

Court of Appeal 2021

Norwegian Supreme Court 2020, on access to evidence

MV "Norrland"

Norwegian Supreme Court 2019

MV "Norrland" II

Court of Appeal 2020

Hustadkalk/Visnes Sameie

Norwegian Supreme Court 2019

MV "Hamburg"

Court of Appeal 2018

MV "Gloria Confidence"

Oslo City Court 2023

MV "Oralora"

Oslo City Court 2022

MV " Spar Gemini"

Oslo City Court 2021