Shipping and Transport

Transport businesses operate in a complex environment. They often have to deal with specific government and local government requirements, as well as having all of the normal legal needs and pressures that any business experiences. Cross border transactions bring their own complexities, and specific practices.

Whether transporting people or products, transport businesses may require a wide variety of legal inputs and an appropriate network of experts, both within New Zealand and internationally.

In particular we can provide expertise and experience in:

• Shipbuilding contracts
  
• Vessel, aircraft and vehicle acquisition, leasing and financing
  
• International trade law
  
• Charters and carriage of goods
  
• Debtor enforcement and recoveries including vessel arrests and repossession of stock
  
• Resource management issues
  
• Employment law and independent contracting
  
• Insurance, litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution
  
• Licensing and public law

In addition to these specific services Lowndes Jordan draws upon its strengths in commercial, corporate and intellectual property law to provide comprehensive legal services to its transport related clients. At Lowndes Jordan our transport law expertise is supported by our own in-house commercial team and a network of specialist external advisors.

Our Experts In This Area

• Karl Stolberger
• Ben Morrison
• Angela Beros