• Shipping
• Transport & Logistics
• International Trade

For several years we help our Clients to perform commercial contracts by means of Interlegal LegalCare program – a system of legal support of GAFTA/FOSFA contracts on FOB, СIF, СFR terms of supply for a fixed subscriber’s fee

• Shipping

Maritime law service market is a part of the Ukrainian legal service market, so its features are typical also for such specific commodity market as the legal service market in legal relationship used for implementation of the maritime law provisions in Ukraine

• Transport & Logistics

FIATA states that freight forwarding companies get involved in nearly 80 % of international transportations by all types of vehicles. The official concept of “freight forwarding and logistic services” adopted on 29.10.2004 jointly by FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association) and CLECAT (European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistic and Customs Service) includes...

• Ports and Terminals

To choose the correct investor, first stage is determination of the investment scope. For this purpose, an inquiry on description of the company, its business activity, corporate structure and beneficiaries should be filed. It is also recommended to study financial reports for the last three years regarding the company’s liquidity and solvency

• Litigation & arbitration

Resolution of maritime disputes by reference to international commercial arbitration is a typical situation in a modern globalized world. Under the reference in Clause 1 of Article 1 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985), with amendments as adopted in 2006 (United Nations documents А/40/17, Annex I, and А/61/17, Annex I), the term commercial arbitration should be given a wide interpretation and covers maritime arbitration...

• Shipping
• Litigation & arbitration

Resolution of maritime disputes by international commercial arbitration is a typical situation in a modern globalized world. Under the reference in Clause 1 of Article 1 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985), with amendments as adopted in 2006 (United Nations documents А/40/17, Annex I, and А/61/17, Annex I), the term of commercial arbitration should be given a wide interpretation so as to cover maritime arbitration.

• Shipping
• Litigation & arbitration

We set our advice regarding the Cargo shortage fines imposed by the Turkish Custom in respect of short delivery. When cargo is short-delivered, Custom will serve a notice to the local agent of the vessel declaring the commencement of the claim with regard to the shore figure scale and will request a proper explanation as to why there is a difference between a bill of lading figure and an outturn figure.

• Shipping
• International Trade

Participation in international trade carries a number of risks, the main among which is to ensure the proper fulfillment by non-resident counterparties of their commitments.Often, to resolve the dispute and protect their legitimate interests the creditors have to apply to international commercial arbitration or foreign court. However...

• Shipping

History of the modern public international maritime law goes back to the 1st UN Conference on the Law of the Sea held on April 24 – 29, 1958, in Geneva. The new stage in development of international maritime law was the 3rd UN Conference on the Law of the Sea which resulted in adoption of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea dd...

• Shipping
• Transport & Logistics

Freight forwarding is commonly defined as a business activity on rendering freight forwarding services in respect of supply and carriage of export, import, transit and other cargoes. In this article we will deal with regulation of forwarder’s activity in Ukraine...