In the area of Maritime & Aviation Law our service encompasses counselling litigation and government relations support to companies ad the other entities involved in ocean, air, road and pipeline transportation. Clients include common and contract carries of all modes (freight and passenger), terminal and port operators, freight forwarders and brokers, sellers, buyers, lessors and lessees of vessels, aircraft and other transportation equipment as well as shippers and receivers of cargo.

Maritime Law

Maritime Aviation Law

Maritime Aviation Law

Our maritime practice includes representation of owners, charterers agents and freight forwarders on divers corporate, transactional, liability and regulatory issues. Al Sharif Advocates provides extensive legal services such as the preparation of documents and opinions and the negotiation and enforcement of various maritime related contracts including charter part contracts mortgage agreements and financing.

Our maritime practice encompasses:

  • Contacts of affreightment

  • Collision & salvage

  • Maritime Fraud

  • Ship building contracts

  • Charter party agreements and disputes

  • Cargo Claims

  • Aviation

  • Passenger and crew claims, personal injury and industrial disease
  • Marine insurance and re-insurance
  • Bunkers
  • P&I and defense work
  • Ship arrest
  • Ship sale and purchase
  • Unsafe Port and Berth Disputes
  • Vessel Sharing, Slot Charter and Pooling Agreements

Maritime & Aviation Law

Aviation Law

Al Sharif Advocates provides expert advice on a wide range of aviation issues. The firm excels at providing legal counsel pertaining to airline landing and operating rights, alleged violations of aviation regulations, acquisition of aircraft the lessors and lessees of aircraft, both on a financial -lease as well as an operational lease basis.

Our representation in this regard extends to:

  • Aircraft leasing

  • Joint ventures in airline industry

  • Aircraft financing

  • Air transportation agreements

  • Liabilities in aviation

  • Settlement of aviation disputes

  • Air craft registration and reprocessing