BANKING & FINANCE
PRACTICE AREAS
The Firm provides its clients with full assistance to deal with all the complex issues that arise out of marine casualties.
– Collision
– Salvage
– Wreck Removal
– Grounding
– General average and total loss
– Damage to floating objects, docks and harbour facilities
– Piracy
– Pollution and environmental damage
The firm offers assistance in handling cargo claims and bill of lading disputes, both of small value and high profile.
– Cargo shortages, damage, and contamination
– Containerized and refrigerated cargo
– Dangerous goods
– Bills of lading
– Misdelivery of goods
– Fraud in the issuance and circulation of bills of lading
– Container storage costs and demurrage
The Firm assists its clients in the resolution of charterparty disputes, with a negotiating approach and with deep knowledge of the subject based on many years of working in close contact with shipowners, charterers, insurers.
– Time charterparty
– Voyage charterparty
– Slot charterparty
– Bareboat charter
– Contracts of affreightment
– Laytime and demurrage
– Off hire and performance
The Firm has extensive and broad experience in all legal matters relating to passenger transport and the cruise industry.
– Passenger claims
– Personal injuries
– Cruise ship charterparties
– Cruise ship construction contracts
– Sale and purchase of cruise ships
– Financing for the construction of cruise ships
– Financing for the sale and purchase of cruise ships
– Corporate acquisitions
– Shareholders’ agreements
– Regulatory
The Firm offers advice and assistance in the handling of disputes arising out of maritime labour contracts.
– Individual and collective maritime labour contracts
– Enlistment of foreign crew on Italian ships
– Personal injuries
– Incidents at work
– Individual dismissals
– Company transfers
– Crew claims and disputes
The Firm assists shipowners and financial institutions in the financing of major maritime transactions such as, for example, sale and purchase contracts and shipbuildings.
– Financing for ship construction
– Financing for the sale and purchase of ships
– Project financing
– Financial transactions and leasing
– Mortgages
The Firm has a team dedicated to handling claims involving personal injuries of crew members and passengers.
– Crew claims and disputes
– Passenger claims
– Asbestosis injury claims
A team of specialized attorneys provides legal assistance to investors interested in acquiring and managing port infrastructures.
– Port concessions and authorizations
– Port services
– Project financing
– Financing of port infrastructures
– Construction contracts of docks and port facilities
– Port works and dredging
– General and commercial contracts
– Regulatory
The Firm’s attorneys offer their experience in assisting their Clients to develop the best strategy for the
recovery of their claims.
– Arrest of ship
– National and international arbitration
– National and international court cases
– Mediation
The Firm’ professionals have extensive experience in the negotiation and drafting of contracts for the sale and purchase of ships and related financing transactions.
– Ship sale and purchase contracts
– Financing for sale and purchase of ships
– Registration in national and foreign registers