Shipping, Trade and Commodities
We can provide pragmatic advice on topical issues around shipping and trade. With our established expertise in these areas alongside insurance, technology, sanctions and more, we are perfectly placed to help with your business needs.
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Our Shipping, Trade and Commodities practice supports stakeholders across the global maritime ecosystem.
We are experts in resolving maritime disputes, working across all major dispute resolution and arbitration centres, including London and Singapore. Our depth of industry experience informs our advice on cutting-edge issues facing the industry, including the dual transition of decarbonisation and digitalisation and how shipping businesses can best take advantage of the opportunities this brings.
Our growing footprint in shipping and trade builds on our long-established expertise in insurance, technology, commercial litigation, regulatory, and energy and offshore. This allows us to offer a full suite of complementary services and provide industry-tailored advice on sanctions, competition law, M&A, intellectual property, cyber security and data protection.
Our clients include ports and terminals, shipowners and operators, ship managers, NVOCCs and commodity traders, and their insurers. We advise across the full spectrum of maritime contracts, providing business-enabling advice on the negotiation of charterparties, ship sale and purchase agreements, licenses, port and terminal concession agreements, and freight forwarding contracts. Our disputes work focuses on assisting clients to avoid and efficiently resolve contractual and non-contractual disputes arising from:
- Cargo loss or damage
- Breach of charterparty
- Shipbuilding and construction delays
- Collisions, grounding, allisions and other casualties
- Pollution incidents
- Non-payment and debt recovery
In 2023, we formed an association with Incisive Law, an independent Singapore law practice. Incisive Law offers the full spectrum of legal services to local Singapore and multinational businesses across sectors, including shipping, trade and commodities.
Our services
Marine, Energy and Transport
Our marine, energy and transport insurance practice has global expertise to advise you with practical and commercially focused advice.
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Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution team has an established reputation for handling complex, high value commercial disputes and achieving successful and pragmatic solutions for our clients.
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International Arbitration
Our award winning International Arbitration team is highly experienced and can guide you through the arbitration process skilfully and efficiently.
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Corporate
Our corporate team delivers comprehensive legal solutions to a diverse clientele. We specialise in M&A, Equity Capital Markets, and corporate advisory matters, collaborating seamlessly to help clients achieve their business goals.
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Data, Privacy and Cyber
Our Data, Privacy and Cyber team provides advice and support on advisory and contentious matters of all sizes and complexity.
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Who we are
Why choose DAC Beachcroft?
We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.
Our expertise
Aviation
We deliver a uniquely tailored, full service approach to supporting you with all your aviation needs.
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Charities
Our nationwide team of specialist lawyers is dedicated to supporting all types of charities and not for profit organisations on all legal, regulatory and governance matters impacting on them.
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Construction and Engineering
Our expertise in construction and engineering law combined with genuine sector knowledge means our advice is tailored to drive your success.
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ESG
Widespread concern and focused activism about climate change and inequality are having far reaching effects. Businesses and organisations are being called upon to act as stewards for people and the planet, and governments are responding with binding targets and increasing regulation.
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Education
Leading education sector advisers offering proactive support and comprehensive legal services for schools, colleges, universities, and Government bodies.
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Government and Public Sector
Our long-standing government practice works on key projects for central government, local authorities, higher education establishments and the NHS.
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Infrastructure and Projects
Our Infrastructure and Projects practice is involved in major national infrastructure and market-leading projects, bringing an incredible breadth and depth of expertise and industry knowledge to help your scheme succeed.
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Leisure and Hospitality
We’re known for our work driving growth and delivering success across all areas of the leisure and hospitality sector.
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Manufacturing
We have decades of experience, working with some of the best known manufacturing brands in the UK and around the world.
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Retail and Consumer
We provide a complete service to retail brands, manufacturers, developers, owners, local authorities, funds and institutional investors, and managers of retail destinations in the public and private sector.
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Shipping, Trade and Commodities
Our specialist team provides expert advice and support on a range of aspects of shipping and foreign trade.
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Sports Law
As a specialist adviser to many institutions across the sporting spectrum, we provide the full range of legal services required to navigate this increasingly complex arena.
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Transport and logistics
We deliver a complete service across the transport and logistics sector, drawing in expertise on an international level.
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