海事法，航空法和交通运输法

The Firm has long been leader in the maritime sector and relies on the experience of professors and lawyers who have organized, chaired and taken part in numerous national and international conferences in the field; who have taken part in ministerial committees and have participated ‒ as representatives of the Italian Government ‒ in the working groups of the main international organizations in the field (UN, IMO, UNCITRAL, UNCTAD) for the drafting of several international conventions, thus contributing significantly to the development of Italian and international maritime law.

  • Clients

    Thirty years’ experience in the field allow the Firm to provide a full range of legal services both in and out of Court. Clients of the Firm in the maritime law sector include Italian and foreign shipping companies, P&I clubs, Ministries, Port Authorities, insurance companies, banking institutions, multinationals in their capacity as consignors, charterers, freight forwarders, shipping agents and brokers, shipyards, terminal operators, off-shore platform operators and techno-nautical service providers.

  • Extrajudicial advice

    The Firm advises its clients on all aspects of maritime law.

    The lawyers of the Firm negotiate and draft, among others, charter parties, contracts for ship-management, transport and forwarding, maritime agency, ship building, sale and purchase of ships, financing, ship mortgage, insurance and reinsurance, supply of towage services, performance of logistics services to off-shore platforms, and ship refitting.

    The Firm also advises clients on general average, maritime labour, debt restructuring procedures and change of flag, maritime transport of persons and vehicles.

  • Litigation

    The lawyers of the firm advise and represent clients in all kinds of maritime disputes, and in particular in the event of maritime accidents, collisions, damage arising from cargo loss or average, damage caused by delay, insurance issues, damage to port infrastructures, general average, salvage, issues concerning shipping finance and ship building contracts, personal injuries and damage to luggage in the maritime transport of persons, environmental pollution and piracy.

    The Firm also acts in proceedings for the arrest and release of vessels, in enforcement proceedings, insolvency proceedings and proceedings for the recognition of foreign judgements and arbitration awards

  • Recent works

    • advising the Department of justice of the government of a western country with respect to damage allegedly suffered by a ship flying the flag of that country due to orders given by an Italian military ship on a UN mission abroad;
    • representing an Italian shipowner in arbitration proceedings concerning the criteria for the determination of the value of the shares of a ship-owning company when the shareholders decide to divide the company assets, and an Italian charterer in arbitration proceedings concerning demurrage charges in a voyage charter party;
    • advising a European Shipowners’ Confederation with regard to the regulation of waste treatment on board ships during their stay at Italian ports, and with regard to the vessel traffic monitoring by the Maritime Authority in light of international, EU and domestic laws and regulations
      advising an Italian shipowner on the scope of application of Regulation EC No. 392/2009, with particular reference to the provisions concerning the compulsory insurance coverage and the insurance policies issued under the 2002 Athens Convention, the 1992 Liability Convention and the 2001 Bunker Oil Convention, as well as the agreements with the involved P&Is;
    • advising an Italian shipowner on the requirements for the issue of insurance certificates under the 1992 Liability Convention and the 2001 Bunker Oil Convention;
    • drafting legal opinions on the regime which may be applied to maritime transport of passengers and their vehicles by ferry;
    • assisting freight forwarders and shippers in disputes with customers and suppliers arising from the sudden stop of navigation by shipping companies due to bankruptcy;
    • drafting contracts concerning ship lengthening for a company which provides towing, platform assistance and oil spill recovery services
      aiding maritime operators and exporters in complying with the requirements for the verification of gross mass provided by the 74 SOLAS Convention, as amended by Resolution MSC. 380 (94) of 21/11/2014 and by management decree no. 447/2016 of 5.5.2016);
    • we are frequently instructed by shippers, insurers, freight forwarders, carriers and terminal operators to advise and represent them in cargo disputes and maritime claims