What We Do
Our Admiralty team advises on maritime casualty matters, including crisis planning and response, investigation and legal follow up. We are well-known for our handling of collision, fire and explosion cases as well as all types of salvage, towage and wreck removal contracts. We have wide experience of LOF and SCOPIC; and bespoke marine services contracts. Our expertise extends to media management, training and PR in the aftermath of a casualty.
We have a thriving practice representing clients and their insurers in all manner of claims including charterparty disputes, demurrage and dead freight collections, piracy, confiscation claims, shipbuilding and repair disputes, H&M claims, disputes and recoveries.
We advise on General Average issues and collections, premium collection and reinsurance recoveries.
Our lawyers represent clients in arbitration and have wide experience of litigation around the World.
Our non-contentious practice deals with ship sale & purchase contractual advice as well as the provision of escrow services.
We are also increasingly asked to provide advice on the growing cyber security threat and the steps that should be taken by our clients to ensure they are adequately insured and prepared to deal with the legal and commercial consequences of a cyber attack.
Our yacht team provides a 'cradle to grave' service to owners, brokers, insurers, charterers, managers and builders. In particular we advise on policy claims and coverage, finance, new building contracts, sale and purchase, insurance, casualty management and crewing.
We advise owners, cruise ship operators, brokers and liability insurers on complex personal injury and loss of life claims and have wide experience of crisis advice, medevac and cost/claim negotiation.
C Solutions Energy
C Solutions Energy has extensive experience in the offshore environment, LNG, transportation and storage, trading and sale of oil and gas, renewable energy, exploration and production and carbon trading sectors.
We handle all manner of claims in the energy sector offering a legally-backed problem solving service around the clock, around the world. We have detailed knowledge of the insurance requirements for both the process machinery and the marine aspects of its operation in shipshaped units, i.e. property all risks versus hull and machinery, business interruption versus loss of hire and third party liability versus protection and indemnity.