'...very
good strategist'
- The Lloyds List
2007/2008 (Leading Individual)
Shrikant Hathi ranked by The Asia Pacific Legal
500 as a 'Leading individual' in India for
shipping work
2006/2007 (Leading Individual)
Shrikant Hathi ranked by The Asia Pacific Legal
500 as a 'Leading individual' in India for
shipping work
2005/2006 (Leading Individual)
Shrikant Hathi ranked by The Asia Pacific Legal
500 as a 'Leading individual' in India for
shipping work
2004/2005 (Leading Individual)
Shrikant Hathi ranked by The Asia Pacific Legal
500 as a 'Leading individual' in India for
shipping work
LEX
Nexus is a specialised shipping law firm
recommended by several independent credential
bodies for shipping work and are known worldwide for
its expertise in ship arrest or release,
litigation, arbitration and other transactional
work and have one of the strongest shipping practices in India.
The firm is highly recommended in this area. LEX Nexus is an established Indian law firm being one of the two lead law firm of the country practicing maritime and admiralty matters and is the only law firm specialising in shipping work, a law firm which is also recommended by Legal500, Lloyds (Informa) Group, Worldlawyers.NET, Chamber Practice and other bodies for maritime and admiralty matters in India.
Our Admiralty, Maritime & Shipping litigation
practice includes:
Arrests or Release of Vessel in Mumbai and other
ports in India
Agency/freight forwarding matters
Arbitration
Bunker disputes
Cargo claims
CIF and FOB contracts
Claim and cause of action in respect of any
mortgage
Claim by a master in respect of disbursements
Claim by a master or crew for wages, etc.
Claim by the owner or consignee or assignee of any
bill of lading of any goods for damage
Claim for damage done by any ship
Claim for damage received by any ship or sea-going
vessel
Claim for necessaries supplied to any ship
Claim for the building, equipping or repairing of
any ship
Claim for the possession or ownership of a ship
Claim in respect of any registered mortgage
Claim in the nature of salvage services
Claim in the nature of towage
Claims Relating to Cargo and contracts of
Affreightment
Commodity disputes
Construction of ships, rigs and port facilities
Demise, time, and space charter agreements
Financing, mortgaging, and registration of ships
Freezing injunctions/ ship arrest or release
General average
Hire and off-hire claims
Incorporation and management of offshore companies
International and domestic joint ventures
Lay time and demurrage disputes
Liner operations
Marine insurance
Maritime litigation
Ownership disputes.
P&I settlement
Purchase and sale of vessels and other maritime
assets
Maritime lien and ship mortgage disputes
Sale and purchase of second-hand tonnage
Supplies, repairs etc...Unpaid dues.
Unsafe port or berth claims
Vessel repair litigation
The
firm accepts work from overseas and
domestic corporates, government bodies etc
including acceptance of work from overseas law
firm. LEX Nexus has practiced maritime law since the establishment of the firm in 1998 and its partners much prior to 1992; today we have a worldwide reputation as specialists in this area. Our partners regularly appear as recommended shipping specialists.
We act for clients in every area of the shipping business. These include numerous ship owners and charterers, hull and cargo insurers, P & I and Defense Clubs, salvage and tug companies, shipbuilders, ship breakers, banks, ship repair yard, marine engineering companies, ship and chartering brokers, oil companies, port authorities, and Government agencies.
We advise financial institutions, commercial
enterprises, state and regulatory bodies on
complex and critical legal issues. Our aim is to
provide consistently high quality advice that
combines technical expertise, and an
understanding of the commercial environment in
which our clients operate.
We combine long experience in this area of law
and have extensive contacts in the shipping
industries , which enables us to call on suitable
technical experts with a network of international
maritime law firms.
Members of the firm are frequently called upon to
deal with matters requiring urgent responses, such
as, a freezing order, the exercise of a lien or
the arrest of a ship; they are accustomed to
attendance at short notice.
Maritime disputes are dealt with by solicitors who
advise on all aspects of shipping litigation and
arbitration which includes a specialist Admiralty
team.
We have extensive shipping litigation experience
of all aspects of 'dry' shipping, including such
matters as bills of lading and charterparties, P &
I and Defence Club cover, and international sale
of goods.
In an out-of-hours emergency, we can be contacted
either by calling the Mumbai office telephone
number which has the facility of "follow me"
(tripping facility) 24 Hrs Emergency Response
Team.
