Transport Law, Logistics and Shipping

 

Transport Law, Logistics and Shipping

As a leading commercial law firm in Switzerland in the field of transport law, we offer our clients comprehensive legal support in this area. Our dedicated lawyers, who specialise in this area of law, provide companies in the logistics sector with in-depth expertise and prac-tical solutions.

Our commitment to excellent service and customised solutions has made us one of the first ports of call for clients in the field of transport law and logistics. We understand the dyna-mics and complexities of the transport industry and use our expertise and resources to effec-tively represent our clients' interests.

Our transport law services include

Advice and representation in legal disputes

Our experienced lawyers support you in enforcing your rights in disputes in connection with transport contracts, liability issues, the enforcement of claims for damages and other legal matters.

We represent the directly affected carriers, forwarders, logistic service providers or ship-pers, but we also regularly act for transport insurers, transport liability insurers (forwarder's liability or carrier's liability), P&I Clubs as well as for claims handlers, brokers and under-writers. As many recovery and recourse proceedings relate to cross-border matters, we ha-ve a first-class network of correspondent lawyers in all major markets worldwide. We also regularly support our clients in customs disputes.

Contract drafting and review

We assist in drafting and reviewing transport contracts, freight contracts, freight forwarding contracts, logistics contracts, bareboat charters and other charter agreements, as well as contracts and other documents in related areas of law, to ensure that your legal interests are protected and risks are minimised.

Compliance and regulation

We assist in complying with national and international transport regulations, in particular in the areas of road freight transport, rail freight transport, inland waterway law, maritime law and multimodal transport as well as freight forwarding law and customs law. In addition to relevant international treaties such as CMR, CIM, CMNI, Montreal Convention, Warsaw Convention and the Hague-Visby-Rules, we are also glad to assist in regulatory issues such as flag law issues, transport of dangerous goods, export controls, preferential authorisations, network access, etc.

Claims management and insurance issues

In the event of accidents, damage or other incidents in connection with the transport in-dustry, we will assist in regard to insurance law issues and the effective settlement of claims. We regularly represent and advise transport insurers and liability insurers (including P&I Clubs) as well as claims handlers, brokers and underwriters on coverage issues or recourse proceedings, whether in the event of delivery deadline being missed, problems with tempa-rature sensitive transports, damage caused by improper loading or unloading, packaging issues or other typical transport damages and storage damages.

Ship financing and inland navigation law

Our law firm is leading in ship financing issues and advises shipping companies, banks and investors on the flagging and registration of inland waterway and ocean-going vessels (and mortgages thereon) and generally on the establishment and settlement of shipping compa-nies. We have in-depth knowledge of flag law issues and are happy to support you in your dealings with the relevant authorities, such as the cantonal shipping register (inland water-way vessels), the maritime shipping register, the Maritime Navigation Office or Port of Switzerland. We advise our clients on all maritime matters and offer customised consulting services for companies in inland navigation and the maritime sector. We are happy to assist in regard to matters concerning financing, contract drafting and regulatory compliance in connection with inland navigation projects and represent our clients in legal disputes in connection with shipping accidents (ship collisions, collisions, general average, maritime casualties, etc.).

Supply Chain

We offer consulting services to help our clients organise efficient and legally compliant supply chains. Our experts will assist in dealing with complex logistical challenges and op-timising the legal aspects of supply chain management.

Specialists in transport Law, Logistics and Shipping

Stephan Erbe

Christian Hochstrasser

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