Shipping & Maritime

Admiralty law or maritime law is a distinct body of law that governs maritime questions and offenses. It is a body of both domestic law governing maritime activities, and private international law governing the relationships between private entities that operate vessels on the oceans. It deals with matters including marine commerce, marine navigation, marine salvaging, shipping, sailors, and the transportation of passengers and goods by sea.

Admiralty law also covers many commercial activities, although land based or occurring wholly on land, that are maritime in character. Although each legal jurisdiction usually has its own enacted legislation governing maritime matters, admiralty law is characterised by a significant amount of international law developed in recent decades, including numerous multilateral treaties. TMT’s shipping practice includes the entire gamut legal issues including but not limited to dry/wet shipping, ship arrest/release, ship finance, ship buying/selling, international trade, personal injury, crew wages and P&I settlements. TMT’s practice also includes port projects and development, corporate advice, preparation and review of all contractual documentation required for any shipping related projects. We are passionate about investing time and managing relationships with our clients. At TMT Law Practice, our experience has taught us that true long-term relationships work for our clients and us. Good relationships also help us to keep our best people and loyal clients, clients who come to us because we are the right fit. We take the greatest care in everything we do.

TMT Law Practice has experienced subject matter experts and a network Of Counsels master mariners worldwide. Our Lawyers and Of Counsels have a deep understanding of the market dynamics across dry/ wet shipping, admiralty, crisis management and transactional work.

Our network is reflective of a full spectrum of those involved in the global shipping industry, including ship owners/charterers, P&I Clubs, Banks, International Agencies, Shipyards, Marine Insurance Underwriters, Governmental Agencies & Brokers.

AREAS OF SPECIFIC EXPERTISE

– Dry/Wet (Tanker) Shipping (Advisory, Documentation & Litigation)
– Admiralty & Crisis Management (Advisory, Documentation & Litigation)
– Mergers & Acquisitions (Advisory & Documentation)
– Transactions & Regulation (Advisory, Documentation & Litigation)