Maritime, Offshore and Transport Law

Maritime law and marine insurance are historically strong areas for Wikborg Rein. It has established itself as a leading maritime law firm and enjoys good relations with maritime insurers. Counselling and assistance within these fields are also the basis for the firm's offices in Kobe, Singapore, London, and Bergen.

We advise and assist in all fields within the maritime industries assisting Norwegian and foreign shipowners, insurers, brokers, shipyards etc.

The firm has an extensive marine insurance practice. Many of the partners participate in preparing marine insurance conditions, such as the Norwegian Marine Insurance Plan (Version 1996) and P&I conditions. In addition, some of the firm's lawyers are authors or co-authors of specialist literature and standard forms within maritime law.

Our assistance includes:

• Nationality and registration of ships
• Ships control and classification of ships
• Building and repair contracts for ships and rigs
• Sale and purchase of ships
• Ship financing, maritime lien and mortgage
• Organisation of shipping companies (commercial law, tax law etc)
• Casualty work, including shipowner's liability, limitation of liability, oil pollution liability and collision liability, maritime declaration and other public maritime law
• Transport law, including bills of lading and charterparties
• Cargo liability
• Employment contracts
• Arrest, salvage and general average
• Marine insurance conditions, including hull and P&I claims
• Forwarding agents.
  

Wikborg Rein seeks maritime trainees
Every semester Wikbrg Rein reserves 2-3 trainee positions for law students with an interest in maritime law. The main purpose of the trainee positions is to give students an insight into how we work, but it also lets us evaluate potential candidates for future positions with the firm. As a lawyer in our maritime law department, you may have the opportunity to work at one of our overseas offices in London, Singapore, Shanghai or Kobe.