Our qualifications
Zafo Law has taught at the Spanish Master’s program ‘Transporte y Maritimo’ offered by the Spanish Bar Association in Barcelona (Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona), and we have written articles on Maritime law published in The Maritime Advocate in London and New York.
Our clients
In transport, maritime law and insurance, our types of clients are very different. Examples include foreign lawyers, national and foreign insurance groups, international multimodal transport, P&I Clubs, forwarders, shippers, claim brokers and banking institutions.
Transport
Our advice covers all aspects of transport including:
Aviation
Maritime
Logistical services
Special transports
Railway
Maritime law
In relation to the law of the sea, we have experience in:
Ship arrest
Shipping
Cargo claims
Insurance
Repair contracts
P&I Clubs
Pre-litigation contracts
In connection with this, we advise and handle both legal proceedings and “pre-litigation contracts” such as:
Agency
Distribution
Renting
Leasing
Warehouse
Port-terminals
Auxilary business
Insurance
Litigation about liability in transport
Litigation about liabitlity of the leisure boats
Cargo claims & insurance law
Legal opinions about contracts of vessels
Maritime law
Cargo claims on behalf of shipper or insurance companies and creditor’s priority right concerning maritime services
P&I Club claims
Freight claims
Marine & Aviation accidents
Transport
Litigation for breach of logistics contracts
Cargo claims according to CMR convention or Spanish transport legislation
Legal opinions about Spanish marine and aviation law
Execution of foreign judgements
Precautionary measures about foreign proceedings
Jurisdiction matters an commercial arbitration
Since the foundation of Zafo Law in 2004, the office has gained exceptional experience in advising Scandinavian clients on Spanish legal matters. The most of cases dealt with by Zafo Law contain an international element involving one of the Scandinavian countries.
Vicente Sebastián Ruiz
Managing Partner and Abogado (spanish attorney-at-law)