Announcement - New member of The Lawyer Network in Ukraine

Jurinter law firm is one of the first law firms in Ukraine to begin rendering maritime law services after proclamation of independent Ukraine. For the long period of its activity the firm has proved to become a reliable partner and advocate of its clients’ interests both within the national jurisdiction and abroad. Jurinter law firm dealt with numerous major legal cases and claims of Azov Shipping Company, that used to be one of the biggest shipping companies in Ukraine, such as assisting the latter to withdraw their vessels globally from a number of foreign charterers to whom the vessels were bareboat chartered. The firm has been legal adviser of Azov shipyard on the matters concerning their foreign economic activity. Jurinter law firm was the first among Ukrainian law firms jointly with English law firm Lawrence Graham to apply successfully both in English and Ukrainian jurisdictions the provisions of newly adopted Commercial Maritime Code of Ukraine and international conventions relating to limitation of liability and in particular that of the owner of m/v “Alkor” (the vessel capsized at port Kherson with full cargo on board) and succeeded in minimizing the owners’ losses considerably. The company successfully defended in Ukrainian courts the interests of big Russian shipping company Volgotanker in connection with the huge claim of the local ecological authorities against the company due to the oil spill in Mariupol port and managed to prove with the team of best experts employed that neither of the vessels owned by the said company could be considered liable for the spill. The firm represents both in Ukraine and abroad the interests of many other shipping companies in connection with ship arrests, exercising lien over the cargo, collisions, demurrage, crew claims etc. Equally, the firm renders legal services to the charterers, leading insurance companies (Ingosstrakh, Raets Marine etc) and mutual insurance associations, such as British Marine Mutual, West of England, UK PandI Club etc., insurance brokers, forwarding companies, crewing companies and ship agents. The firm has vast experience in settlement of mass fatal and severe injury cases, both local and cross border ones, in connection with ship collisions, sinking, explosions etc. Besides representing owners, charterers, insurance companies in the courts Jurinter legal firm has been representing them also in Maritime Arbitration Commissions of Ukraine and Russia, English arbitration (LMAA), consults on concluding of charter parties, demurrage claims, cargo claims and provides claims handling services taking all possible steps to avoid costly litigation and/or secure the client’s claims, provide expert advice/affidavits on various issues of Ukrainian law within legal proceedings abroad. Deep understanding by the firm’s lawyers of the industry and clients’ needs combined with experience and in-depth knowledge of maritime law and practice, best foreign languages and correspondence skills ensure efficient and speedy attendance and cost effective solutions tailored for each client’s case. Our firm is equally represented in the following ports of Ukraine: Odessa, Chernomorsk (ex Ilyichevsk), Mariupol, Nikolaev, Kherson.