RVS LAW

Admiralty or Maritime Law

Admiralty or Maritime Law defines legal boundaries for marine trade and commerce, marine navigation, marine salvaging, shipping etc. The Law is applicable to private entities or organizations operating vessels, sailors, passengers and carriage of goods by sea.

This law governs matters on sea as well as ancillary maritime activities occurring on land, known as “wet” and “dry” activities respectively and involves the governing body of domestic law as well as private international law.

Our expertise in Admiralty and Maritime Law consulting are a combination of thorough knowledge of the maritime law, understanding of complexities in application of law and our experience in litigation matters. We provide legal solutions for all maritime and business activities literally from the shipyard to scrap yard!

Our legal services include

Collisions and marine casualties

Litigation and arbitration in case of ship collisions, marine pollution liability and disputes arising from casualties
Advising on rights and liabilities, choice of jurisdiction

Charterparties, cargo claims and security-taking

Drafting and legal advising on charterparties, cargo damage/ loss claims, tug/tow matters and multimodal transport issues

Oil trading and transportation

Providing legal aid to oil companies, oil trading houses, terminals, tanker fleet operators
Handling oil trading agreements, contamination claims and quantity/quality issues

Shipbuilding, repairs and conversion

Consulting and facilitating sale of ships, ship building, ship breaking
Inclusion of detailed project activities to included phases, construction and repair disciplines, disruption & acceleration costs and quality issues

Mortgage enforcement and ship finance disputes

Resolving ship sale and purchase issues, disputes related to MOU or other financial disputes

Marine insurance

Advising or representing in litigation matters related to personal injury, loss of cargo, damage and insurance claims etc.
Handling insurance contracts and claims
Legal consulting on cargo insurance, hull and machinery insurance, builders insurance
Advising underwriters, brokers and insured parties under marine insurance policies

Trade and Maritime business advising and contesting

Representing ship owners, ship builders, charterers, insurers, P&I clubs, CHA and CFA, cargo companies, crew, managers, MTOs and ports before respective legal forums
Preparation of various documents and contracts involved in marine trade such as management agreements, charterparties, bills of lading, ship sale and purchase agreement, salvage agreement
Contentious and non-contentious aspects of trade finance such as letter of credit, structured finance, collateral management agreements and international sale of goods, JV agreement, Mergers and acquisitions

Areas of Practice