Transport & Maritime law

Based on a “legal boutique” concept, Zafo Law offers legal advice within transportation, insurance and insurance to a variety of clients in this industry such as lawyers, national and foreign insurance groups, P&I Clubs, forwarders, shippers, claim brokers and banking institutions.

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)

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