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Wednesday 7 June (0730 - 1530)
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Wednesday 7 June (0900 - 0915)
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Erik Linnarsson, Advokatfirman Lindahl, Stockholm; Co-Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee Godofredo Mendes Vianna, Kincaid Mendes Vianna Advogados, Rio de Janeiro; Senior Vice-Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee Ricardo Rozas, JJR Abogados y Corresponsales, Santiago
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Wednesday 7 June (0915 - 0940)
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Fleet Admiral Paulo Cezar de Quadros Kuster, Navigation Director, Brazilian Navy, Rio de Janeiro
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Wednesday 7 June (0940 - 1230)
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This session will provide an update of the current trends and challenges faced by the shipping, offshore and port sectors in a wide range of jurisdictions. A multijurisdictional panel of leading shipping lawyers and industry specialists will present recent developments in their respective legal systems and court/arbitral precedents in maritime related disputes. These will include charter and transport contracts, marine casualties and other marine, port and offshore issues. This session’s speakers will largely be drawn from younger or newer members of the IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee, taking advantage of the opportunity to introduce them in this more intimate setting. Session Co-Chairs Johannes Grove Nielsen, Bech-Bruun, Copenhagen; Vice-Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee Ricardo Rozas, JJR Abogados y Corresponsales, Santiago Speakers Felipe Carrillo, Claims Manager, Ultranav, Santiago Vincent DeOrchis, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, New York Henrik Hagberg, Thommessen, Oslo Leendert van Hee, Van Traa Advocaten, Rotterdam Rickard Langenskiöld, Castren & Snellman Attorneys, Helsinki Hugo Maestri, Head of Legal, Claims & Insurance Brazil, Hamburg Sud, São Paulo
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Session/Workshop Chair(s)
Wednesday 7 June (1045 - 1115)
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Wednesday 7 June (1230 - 1345)
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Wednesday 7 June (1345 - 1500)
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Cross-border and international litigation is always a ‘minefield’ of issues, and forum shopping is a necessary exercise when dealing with the enforcement of maritime credits and liens. Although most maritime nations have ratified unification treaties such as The New York Convention and The Arrest Convention, there are still considerable gaps in domestic laws and procedures that often surprise even experienced litigants when trying to enforce their credits and rights in foreign courts, or even when attempting to enforce foreign arbitral awards and court decisions/orders. This session will feature a panel of experienced litigators, arbitrators and judges providing straightforward answers to questions from the moderator and audience on the key issues related to this subject, from the drafting and execution of a contract to the registration of liens/enforcement procedures, including Exequatur requirements and challenges. Session Chair Ulla von Weissenberg, Borenius Attorneys, Helsinki; Publication and Newsletter Editor, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee Speakers Haco van der Houven van Oordt, AKD Transport & Energy, Rotterdam Ingolf Kaiser, Stephenson Harwood, London Lucas Leite Marques, Kincaid Mendes Vianna Advogados, Rio de Janeiro Alexander Mednikov, Jurinflot International Law Office, Moscow
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Session/Workshop Chair(s)
Wednesday 7 June (1500 - 1530)
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Wednesday 7 June (1530 - 1730)
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The current difficult times faced by the shipping and offshore sector make it more important than ever to choose the proper insurance cover to minimise uninsured/underinsured exposure, while always considering the cost-effectiveness of the cover selected. This panel will address topical aspects of marine insurance, including P&I, Hull & Machinery, Loss of Hire, FD&D, Cargo, Offshore and Port/Terminal cover, with focus on the more intricate and complex questions owners face when buying insurance to cover their vessels, rigs and port operations worldwide. The so-called ‘included and excluded cover’ within the different types of insurance and also what the insured ‘must do and must not do’ to keep their cover in place, such as the duty to inform relevant facts which could affect the risk factors, the duty to mitigate the losses, among other technical requirements to be observed. The session will also consider the best practices in claims handling and the insurer’s and insured’s expectations of each other. Session Chair Erik Linnarsson, Advokatfirman Lindahl, Stockholm; Co-Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee Speakers Jes Anker Mikkelsen, Bech-Bruun, Copenhagen Lars Gerspacher, gbf Attorneys-at-law, Zurich Flavia Melo, Vieira Rezende Advogados, Rio de Janeiro Anna Mestre, Mestre Abogados, Barcelona Eddy Morland, Underwriting Director, Standard Club, London
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
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Wednesday 7 June (1930 - 2200)
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Thursday 8 June (0830 - 1545)
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Thursday 8 June (0915 - 1030)
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In this session, lawyers with active arbitration practices and arbitrators will examine how key issues in maritime arbitration are handled in three major arbitration jurisdictions: Singapore, the United States and the United Kingdom. It will also examine how similar issues are addressed in Latin America. The issues under consideration will include commencement of the proceedings and selection of arbitrators, security and the availability of interim relief, discovery/disclosure, the types of damages awarded, consolidation of proceedings, and other issues relevant to arbitrations. Session Chair Corina Song, Allen & Gledhill, Singapore; Secretary, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee Speakers Richard Briggs, Member of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre and Hadef & Partners, Dubai Olympio Carvalho, Castro Barros Sobral Gomes Advogados, Rio de Janeiro Vincent Foley, Holland & Knight, New York Sara Masters QC, 20 Essex Street, London
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
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Thursday 8 June (1030 - 1100)
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Thursday 8 June (1100 - 1230)
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The handling of major casualties at sea is a complex exercise – and is even more challenging in the offshore industry because of the number of interests involved and potential for massive losses. A rapid, coordinated and efficient response is paramount. And these steps must be taken in the context of the potential liabilities and exposure of the various interests. This session will examine the challenges and pitfalls faced by the offshore industry when managing large casualties at sea from two perspectives: • The initial investigation and steps that must be taken to conserve the environment, minimise loss and injury, and secure key evidence, including the role of owners, surveyors, lawyers, claims handlers, and local authorities in that process. • The assessment of the liability of the various interests in view of their contractual relationships, which invariably will involve the construction and enforceability of knock for knock and other clauses designed to shift or limit liability. Session Chair Richard V Singleton, Blank Rome, New York; Senior Vice-Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee Speakers Peter Appel, Gorrissen Federspiel, Copenhagen Captain Jones Alexandre Barros Soares, Operational Director, Transpetro International BV, Rio de Janeiro Andreas Brachel, Senior Manager, Gard Energy, Oslo Aurelio Fernandez-Concheso, Clyde & Co, Caracas
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
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Thursday 8 June (1230 - 1400)
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Thursday 8 June (1400 - 1420)
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Nick Sloane, Resolve Marine Group, London
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
Thursday 8 June (1420 - 1700)
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There has been a trend worldwide in high profile investments associated with new port projects. These projects are capital intensive and require a sound analysis of the regulations and the main challenges to obtain governmental licences required to initiate operations. A panel composed by ports sector lawyers and executives will compare the different licensing and authorisation regimes in Latin America, US, Europe, the Far East and Africa and comment on how it is possible to improve the legal environment to optimise ‘green field’ port projects in countries where there is a need to improve port infrastructure. Session Chair Godofredo Mendes Vianna Kincaid Mendes Vianna Advogados, Rio de Janeiro; Senior Vice-Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee Speakers Geoffrey Conlin, Holman Fenwick Willan, São Paulo Mike Igbokwe San FciArb, Mike Igbokwe (SAN) & Co, Lagos; Regional Representative Africa, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee Marcos Ludwig, Veirano Advogados, Rio de Janeiro Lawrence Teh, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson, Singapore; Council Member, IBA Legal Practice Division Flavio Valle, Legal Director, Prumo Logistica, Rio de Janeiro Su Yin Anand, Ince & Co, Hong Kong
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)
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Thursday 8 June (1515 - 1545)
Legal Practice Division
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)