"Shipowners and Shipbrokers / Russia, the Baltic, CIS"

CONFERENCE "Shipowners and Shipbrokers / Russia, the Baltic, CIS". 7th of September, 2009, Russia, Saint Petersburg.

Partner of International Law Offices, Ukraine, Nikolay Melnikov will speak about «How to get the result you need from your lawyer - practical advice on instructing, directing and managing your lawyer». Nikolay Melnikov, Partner, CNI, LMAA supporting member.

The Fifth Annual International Conference “Practice of Maritime Business: Sharing Experience”

The Fifth Annual International conference “Practice of Maritime business: sharing experience: “Bill of Lading in Progress” took place in Odessa, Ukraine in Grand Pettine Hotel on May 28-29.

It gathered about 80 delegates from 12 countries. The subject of the conference was focused on peculiarities of Ukrainian and international practice of one of the most important documents of maritime business, namely, Bill of Lading. The event was organized by “International Law Offices” (Ukraine) and “Law Firm Remedy” (Russia) with the support VARAMAR (Ukraine) and ROSSGOSTRAKH (Russia).

The conference attracted speakers from seven countries of Europe. Special attention was paid to the talk of the First Deputy Head of Odessa Commercial Sea Port Yury Vaskov who reported on “The Fourth Function of the Bill of Lading”. He emphasized the national requirements towards circulation of the Bill of Lading in relation to the customs clearance of cargoes in Ukraine and explained the reasons why the local practice differs so much from international regulations and practice.

The celebration of LMAA 50th anniversary

The partners of Law firm International Law Offices Arthur Nitsevych and Nikolay Melnykov being the members of LMAA were invited to take part in the LMAA 50 celebration. In 2010 the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) will be celebrating its 50th anniversary, having been founded in 1960 by those members who were then on the Baltic's list of arbitrators. We are proud to inform that our Law Firm is supporting the 50th anniversary celebrations as 'Supporting Sponsor'.

"Global E-Business Law and Taxation"

Internet Business Law Services (IBLS),is an online legal platform for global Internet and E-Commerce laws and has attained the highest respect of the international business and legal community as the leader in Internet and E-Commerce law. IBLS headquarters are in Irvine, California, with offices in the EU.

The first book, entitled "Global E-Business Law and Taxation", is a part of an Internet/E-Commerce Law series. The e-commerce tax topics covered in this book were researched and prepared by expert attorneys from different countries among which is Olena Losevska, a partner of Ukrainian Law Firm “International Law Offices”. Olena Losevska became the contributor to Ukrainian part on e-commerce regulation. Partner Losevska has 15 years of experience working mostly for foreign clients. Her practice focuses on commercial and corporate law issues, project finance, real estate and construction.

Forwarder's liability in Ukraine

On 16 December in the conference hall of the Association of Ports of Ukraine “Ukrport” a round table-workshop took place FORWARDERS LIABILITY FOR SAFETY OF GENERAL AND CONTAINER CARGOES DURING HANDLING IN UKRAINE
The event was organized by the Law Firm INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICES with the support of:

- Association of International Freight Forwarders of Ukraine (АIFFU)
- Association of Freight Forwarding Organizations of Ukraine "Ukrvneshtrans”
- Association of Ports of Ukraine “Ukrport”

There were present directors and representatives of the companies performing forwarding activity in the ports of Ukraine, lawyers, insurers, surveyors and representatives of the Ukrainian ports.

The goal of the round table–workshop was to discuss problematic issues connected with forwarder’s liability, its grounds, types and limits; to define the role and importance of the insurance of the forwarder’s liability, necessity of the surveyor’s participation in transportation; how to determine and limit the forwarder’s liability at the stage of the contract concluding with the client, on necessity of the contract’s due diligence; the role of arbitration clause in the contract, its wording and meaning.

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