Maritime Law

GH Law is recognized as a leading shipping litigation firm.

The team at GH Law has extensive experience in all aspects of maritime law, including several cases regarding salvage, LOF, SCOPIC, arrest, pollution incidents, wreck removals, collisions, groundings, capsizing, fires, decomposition and piracy claims. The team has been involved in the majority of all major incidents concerning Norwegian interests in recent years, including i.a. the MV "Rocknes", the MV "Bourbon Dolphin", the Coastal Steamer "Nordlys", the MV "Full City", the MV "Server", the trawler "Bukhta Naezdnik", the MV "Cheshire", MV "Gloria Confidence", MV "Galaxy Leader" and the MF "Helgøy".

The team also has extensive experience with all forms of maritime law contractual disputes, and has represented Nordic and International clients in charter party disputes, claims under Bills of Lading, cargo claims, disputes under shipbuilding- and repair contracts as well as disputes under supply agreements.

The partners at GH Law have successfully represented clients several arrest cases to obtain security for a variety of maritime claims including cargo claims, salvage and pollution claims, bunker claims, ownership disputes etc. We have also assisted in several cases regarding forced use and forced sale before Norwegian courts, including the forced sales of an FSPO and a supply vessel.

We are pragmatic and commercial and seek to deliver the efficient and effective service our client's demand.

Our experience includes:

  • Marine insurance (coverage)

  • Direct action claims

  • Cargo and goods in transit (at all stages of the supply chain), project cargo and DSU

  • Hull and machinery and additional insurances, including increased value, mortgagee’s interest, loss of hire, and builder’s risks

  • Marine and excess liabilities (including charterers’ liability, freight services liability, marine trades, ports and terminals, ship repairers’ liability, stevedore liability)

  • Marine personal injury

  • War and terrorism risks (including piracy, seizure/confiscation, blocking and trapping, malicious damage)

  • Marine casualty work including claims arising out of collisions, groundings, salvage and general average

  • Third party claims for property damage, financial loss and personal injury, including claims under bills of lading, charterparties and other contracts of carriage, by sea, road, rail and air

  • Subrogated recourse actions

  • Jurisdictional disputes, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards

  • Shipbuilding contracts, repair and modification contracts

  • Contractual disputes in the maritime and offshore industry, including  shipbuilding, services and supply

  • Claims against Classification Societies