Transportation (Road, Rail, Air and Multimodel)
In the course of the development of house-to-house transport especially in the container area we represent our clients in the case of damages and disputes not just at sea but also in all other areas of multi modal transports. Our expertise includes:
- storage, handling and terminal contracts
- agency contracts
- freight law
- national and international road transport law (in particular CMR)
- rail and air freight law
- inland water transport law
We also have a long-standing experience in the area of passenger and travel law. The cruise industry is the largest growing part of the leisure industry. The lawyers in our Hamburg office have a wealth of experience in this area including financing and construction of cruise ships, law relating to package holiday, distributions, crewing and operations. For many years we have been considered by the legal press to be one of the leading law firms in this area. We also advise travel companies on the drafting of standard terms and conditions of travel as well as on the handling of large scale event of damage. Our expertise in this area includes:
- passenger and crew contracts
- voyage contracts
- general terms and conditions of travel operators
- handling of claims relating to the voyage
- advising travel operators on distribution