Marina Law Chambers has comparative advantage in maritime and shipping practice, because it parades lawyers who are not only experts in maritime and shipping practice, but who are also at one time or the other participants in maritime industry. The Principal Partner in the firm is a strong participant in the maritime industry.
At Marina Law Chambers we are well positioned in maritime practice and pride ourselves, in possessing advocative and arbitrative skills in the maritime and transport Business.
We fully appreciate the fact that passage of goods and people either by sea, road, rail and air remains a signify facet of international trade, which is constantly evolving. Thus in a bid to adequately represent the interest of our clients we always ensure to keep abreast of any new policy, both Local and International and how it may affect our client, by actively participating in symposiums, conferences and workshops that are geared towards the appreciation of any new policy. We are an active member of The London Maritime Arbitrators’ Association, The Nigerian Maritime Lawyer Association and The Institute of Chartered Arbitrators, United Kingdom (Nigerian Branch).
Our expertise in this area covers maritime casualties involving collision, fire, explosion, engine breakdown, grounding, sinking, salvage, wreck removal, pollution, general average, and oil pollution, loss of life, personal injury and stevedore claims. We also provide proactive legal service to forestall any arrest of vessels, and quick and efficient legal solutions where the arrest of vessel has already been affected.
We have successfully represented and still represent our clients in matters concerning admiralty, shipping, maritime, aviation, road, rail transports and international trade.
The firm has instituted and defended claims for the loss, damage, shortage or non-
We have advised clients on negotiation and also assisted in the formation of long and short term charter parties of both cargo and passenger vessels, offering advice on legal issues involved in drafting specific contracts or in the choice or construction of particular clauses and charter party forms.
We are experienced in the negotiation and documentation of ship financing transaction involving vessels registered in Nigeria and other registries.
We regularly represent both sellers and buyers of all types of vessels and can advise on corporate partnership or joint venture entities formed to participate in such transactions.
We advise on the use of the Capital Markets and its products for shipping and arranging corporate finance for shipping companies.
