Admiralty

Admiralty

- Cargo Claims
- Leasing
- Marine Insurance
- Oil Spillage
- Ships Assets and Releases
- Ship Finance
- Ship Registration
- Shipping Litigation and arbitration
- Collision and Salvage
- Charter Party Disputes
- Contracts for Construction
- Use and Operation of Ships
- Ship Sale and Purchase

We advise on contentious and non contentious maritime matters including related insurance matters for ship-owners, charters, hull insurers, P&I Clubs, Cargo owners and underwriters, composite insurers, traders, freight forwarders, shipyards and port authorities.

The contentious work embraces litigation, arbitration and mediation including claims and disputes involving/relating to bills of lading, charter parties, salvage, death and personal injury, oil pollution, cargo damage and loss as well as the arrest and release of vessels.

The non contentious areas of work include advice on matters such as the sale and purchase of ships, ship financing, registration and related insurance contracts.

Our lawyers specializing in maritime law are up to date with different conventions, laws and regulations which apply to different areas of shipping work. Partners keep abreast of developments in the law and are familiar with the numerous statutory provisions and the different conventions relating to the different forms of transport and to different aspects of maritime law, for example, oil pollution, limitation, recovery, etc,

FM is experienced with a wide range of contractual documentation relating to the carriage of goods, the charter of vessels, banking, insurance, the rules of procedure that apply to admiralty claims. We use are skill to apply the principles of contract law, tort and conflict of laws to a multitude of daily problems. FM deals with ship-owners and crews, cargo owners, charterers, insurers, protection and indemnity, clubs and cargo underwriters, and people in related areas, port authorities, technical consultants such as naval architects and surveyors. Awareness of the technical or practical aspects of shipping is tremendous for the experts at this law firm.

Legal advice rendered at FM provides a comprehensive collection of international conventions, statutes and statutory instruments, arbitration rules and the most commonly encountered bills of lading, charterparties, insurance clauses, guarantees and other contracts.
In addition to the aforementioned, the following areas are also covered:

- Arrest, Jurisdiction and Applicable Law
- Arbitration
- Limitation of Liability
- Collision
- Oil Pollution
- Salvage, Towage and General Average
- Standard Forms

SHIPPING WORK PROFILE OF FOX MANDAL

LITIGATION

Sr. No.	Name of the Company	Lead Manager	Indian Counsel for
1.	Admiralty Jurisdiction	Arrest of ships, filing of admiralty suits, taking possession of the ships, deciding the priorities of claim, auction of ships and to liaison with the Sheriff’s Office and Port Authorities.	Acting as counsel for lenders, shipping companies and port authorities.
2.	Azelie Corporation	Arresting vessel m.v. San Giorgio	Acting as counsel for the plaintiff (Azelie Corporation) for arresting the vessel.
3.	Farstad Shipping ASA	BHC OOCJ Comp Petn. No.708/1988 In the matter of the Companies Act, 1956 And In the matter of Nirvan Shipping Limited (In Liquidation).	Acting as counsel for Farstad Shipping ASA
4.	North China Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd	Arbitration matter against Mercator Lines Ltd of Mumbai, India and Mercator International Ltd. of Singapore.	Acted as counsel for North China Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd.
5.	Pitts Tucker	Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Pitts Tucker in relation to the vessel m.v. Ithaki. Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Pitts Tucker in relation to the vessel m.v.Storm Wind. Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Pitts Tucker in relation to the vessel m.v. Amer Ganga. Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Pitts Tucker in relation to the vessel m.v. Amer Yamuna. Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Pitts Tucker in relation to the vessel m.v. Nikolaos.	Acted as counsel for Pitts Tucker in the High Court of Mumbai. Acted as counsel for Pitts Tucker in the High Court of Mumbai. Acted as counsel for Pitts Tucker in the High Court of Mumbai. Acted as counsel for Pitts Tucker in the High Court of Mumbai. Acted as counsel for Pitts Tucker in the High Court of Calcutta.
6.	Hewitt	Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Pitts Hewitt in relation to the vessel m.v. Polymnia. Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Pitts Hewitt in relation to the vessel m.v. Hastings.	Acted as counsel for Hewitt in the High Court of Mumbai. Acted as counsel for Hewitt in the High Court of Mumbai.
7.	Cockett	Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Cockett in relation to the vessel m.v. Vachnadze. Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Cockett in relation to the vessel m.v. Pep-Nodric.	Acted as counsel for Cockett in the High Court of Mumbai. Acted as counsel for Cockett in the High Court of Madras.
8.	Segelken	Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Segelken in relation to the vessel m.v. LBS.	Acted as counsel for Segelken in the High Court of Mumbai.
9.	Colin NG	Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Colin NG in relation to the vessel m.v. Amer Yamuna	Acted as counsel for Colin NG in the High Court of Mumbai.
10.	Tramp Oil	Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Tramp Oil in relation o the vessel m.t. Rebecca. Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Tramp Oil in relation to the vessel m.v. Adjud. Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Tramp Oil in relation to the vessel m.v. Alka.	Acted as counsel for Tramp Oil in the High Court of Gujarat. Acted as counsel for Tramp Oil in the High Court of Madras. Acted as counsel for Tramp Oil in the High Court of Gujarat.
11.	Dolphin	Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Dolphin in relation to the vessel m.v. Reef Star.	Acted as counsel for Dolphin in the High Court of Gujarat.
12.	Gemstar	Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Gemstar in relation to the vessel m.v. De Mayo.	Acted as counsel for Gemstar in the High Court of Mumbai.
13.	Royal Bank of Scotland	Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Royal Bank of Scotland in relation to arrest of vessel.	Acted as counsel for Royal Bank of Scotland in the High Court of Mumbai.
14.	Society General	Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Society General in relation to release of vessel.	Acted as counsel for Society General in the High Court of Mumbai.
15.	Nova Scotia	Appeared in the High Court on behalf of Nova Scotia in relation to arrest of vessel.	Acted as counsel for Nova Scotia in the High Court of Mumbai.

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