Ekaterina Gadetskaya presented a report at the VIII All-Ukrainian Maritime Law School

On Saturday, April 14, Interlegal senior lawyer Ekaterina Gadetskaya presented a report “Settlement of disputes arising from charter-parties” for participants of the All-Ukrainian Maritime Law School, organized by the Students League of the Ukrainian Bar Association. The best students of law universities from Odessa, Nikolayev, Kiev, Kharkov, Lvov and other cities of Ukraine participated in the event.

Interlegal traditionally supports the All-Ukrainian Maritime Law School, held this year in the modified format. First, speakers shared theory with further lawyers, followed by case study from law firm practice. Teams of participants offered their own methods of settling complex cases, such as legal relationship between shipowner, charterer and cargo owner, correlation between the parties to charter-party and commercial contract, defense of seafarers’ rights and many others.

In her report, Ekaterina Gadetskaya shared with the audience types of contracts applicable in sea carriages, principles of applying English law in international trade and the most widespread in Black Sea Region international contract proformas.

The audience solved also a practical task based on case from Interlegal law practice. A vivid interest in maritime law and international trade arose among the participants who imagined themselves as law experts and took initiative in case study.