Interlegal lawyers recovered damages in favor of freight forwarding company

The Client – international freight forwarding company applied to Interlegal upon the issue of cargo loss during transportation by road.

Due to cargo loss (caused by fire on board of the vehicle) the Client had to reimburse cargo cost in favor of the Consignor amounting to ca. 1,000,000 UAH.

Since the cargo was transported at the expense of engaged Carrier, the Client was entitled to demand for damage recovery from the latter.

However, the Carrier delayed procedure of amicable negotiations, allegedly due to various circumstances, showing its unreadiness to reimburse incurred damages voluntarily.

Interlegal lawyers filed a claim to commercial court on charging damages from the Carrier. They drafted a claim based on provisions of national and international transport law, having prevented the Carrier’s avoidance of liability.

Although the Carrier also tried to delay court proceedings, Interlegal team also took all the available measures aimed to combat such actions and facilitated quick case consideration.

In case of facing similar situation, Interlegal team is ready to provide legal assistance, both at the stage of fixing the fact of damages documentarily, and at the stage of amicable dispute settlement, as well as at the stage of court proceedings against the carrier.

Interlegal lawyer Nikita Kocherba and junior lawyer Viacheslav Solodenko, managed by senior associate  Karyna Gorovaya, led the case proceedings.