boschwood

Maritime law & Ports

About us

We are a leading Spanish law specialising in Admiralty, Carriage of goods by sea, Marine Insurance, Litigation, and Insolvency Law. Our firm is managed by Daniel Bosch (LLM Soton) with more than 20 years of experience dealing with maritime legal issues around the world.

Through our involvement in diverse domestic and international business transactions, we have established a reputation in shipping, transport, insurance and in handling complex international litigation (and arbitration) cases before both the Spanish and International Courts.

Our lawyers have experience of working in other jurisdictions (i.e. UK and US) and have extensive knowledge of the shipping and insurance sectors, offering creative, practical and flexible advice, totally adapted to every profesional need.

With offices in Las Palmas, Tenerife and Madrid, we can act for you 24/7 anywhere in Spain In addition, we have an extensive network of correspondent law firms around the world which enables us to assist our clients in any international matters.

We have a reputation for our approachability, high quality and competitive service.

What do we do

Ship financing and taxation

Contracts for shipbuilding
Ship financing structures
Contracts for the sale and purchase of ships
Tonnage Tax

Contracts of use and exploitation

Leasing contracts
Chartering contracts (Time, travel, consecutive voyage, round trips, etc.)
Boarding Knowledge and Sea Way Bills
Multimodal transport

Accidents of navigation

Maritime pollution (by oil, hazardous or noxious substances
Approaches Salvage (LOF and contractual)
Gross breakdown
Personal damage

International sales and sales

Credit letters
International disputes
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Litigation and insurance

Release of ships after seizure
Cargo Claims
Litigation in maritime disputes
Maritime insurance and reinsurance
P&I

Administrative (port) and regulatory

Ports and port infrastructures
Regular lines and competition law
Registration and flagging of ships
Sanctioning Records

Pre-Insolvency situations and insolvency proceedings

From the debtor point of view we propose bespoke solutions to help them withstand the crisis and expedite the decision-making process. Making use of out-of-court procedures and court proceedings (such as pre-insolvency procedures and formal insolvency proceedings), we take charge of implementing restructuring plans and advising on the sell-off of assets or production units, seeking to strike a balance among all the parties concerned (purchaser, seller, workers, insolvency managers, etc.)

On the creditor side, our team of experts designs the most efficient debt collection and recovery strategies. We advise on and take charge of enforcing security interests or financial collateral, including enforcement against shares and other equity interests. We negotiate with insolvency managers to maximize debt recovery, advising on the acquisition of assets from businesses in insolvency or pre-insolvency situations.

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