"Clients say that they have '100% confidence' in the team"
Legal 500 2006
The Logistics and Shipping Team, which is led by Max Roessler, brings together specialists in a variety of disciplines who can help at every stage in the logistics chain, advising on everything from disputes over goods in transit and charterparty disputes to obtaining finance for start-ups of new distribution companies or the acquisition of major warehousing sites. We can offer advice not only to businesses whose core activities are shipping, transport and distribution, but to anyone with a problem - or trying to avoid a problem - relating to the transport of goods.
Our expertise includes the following areas:
Shipping
Bills of lading
Charterparties
Contracts of affreightment
Cargo claims
MoA disputes
Club rules
Shipbuilding disputes
Marine insurance
Cruise and ferry line operation
Ship finance and Sale/Purchase
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Transport and Logistics
Terms and conditions, including freight and passenger transport
Carrier's liability, both domestic and CMR
Logistics contracts - negotiation and enforcement
Transport, distribution, warehousing and carriage disputes
Road transport regulatory issues
Road traffic accidents
Product Liability Claims
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See also our teams which can deal with health and safety issues, employment of seafarers, debt collection, general corporate / commercial advice, corporate immigration.
Our lawyers take a commercial approach to your business. Many have the experience of working in related industries and have ex-City backgrounds. Above all, because of our location, we can offer City service at non-City prices.
The team has close contacts with maritime and transport lawyers in all major jurisdictions. We have lawyers with extensive language skills including Farsi, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Mandarin, Cantonese and Russian.
More locally, we are actively involved in the Haven Gateway Partnership, promoting the local area that encompasses by the ports of Felixstowe, Ipswich and Harwich.
