Shipping
About the Group
Our Shipping Law Group advises an Irish and international client base on all aspects of shipping and related transport law. We advise borrowers, lenders, lessors, shipowners, shipmanagers, charterers and marine insurers in relation to their contentious and commercial shipping requirements.
Led by Helen Noble, a shipping lawyer with many years experience practising in Ireland and the UK, the group draws on a broad range of legal experts who are leaders in their respective fields, such as asset finance, tax, competition and dispute resolution.
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Practice Areas
Ship Finance
The firm’s Asset Finance Group has extensive experience in asset and structured finance. The group has acted for a number of lenders in relation to recent ship finance transactions. The group advises on the acquisition of newbuildings and the sale and purchase of second-hand tonnage. Most recently the group acted for an Irish bank in relation to its financing of five cargo vessels and in the financing and leasing of a number of oil and gas exploration vessels.
Inward Investment
With its in depth knowledge of the industry, members of the group have particular expertise in advising shipping companies looking to structure operations in Ireland on the advantages Ireland has to offer the shipping industry and on the legal and tax aspects in establishing business in Ireland.
Tax
The group advises clients specifically on Ireland’s highly competitive tonnage tax regime and related taxation issues.
Regulatory
The group regularly advises clients on maritime regulatory issues to include the registration of ships in Ireland and other issues arising under the Mercantile Marine Acts and marine related legislation.
Commercial Contracts
The group has extensive experience in the drafting and negotiation of various shipping contracts including; charterparties, bill of lading contract, ship management agreements, crewing agreements, supply vessel agreements and shipbuilding contracts.
Shipping Disputes
The group regularly advises on all aspects of Admiralty Law. The group acts for clients in relation to the arrest of ships in Ireland and has significant experience in advising clients on enforcement of security, repossession and arrest issues.
Members of the group have represented shipping companies and the leading P&I and Defence Clubs in relation to all types of shipping disputes including charterparty, bill of lading, contract of affreightment, shipbuilding disputes, salvage and collision disputes. The group also has significant experience in advising on intermodal transport disputes, in particular CMR disputes, and regularly acts for freight forwarders, road carrier and underwriters and liability insurers.
Environmental and Pollution Issues
We are a member of the Emergency Response Unit for a major oil company.