Did you know... When a vehicle loaded with cargo is transported by sea, rail, inland waterways or air and the cargo is not moved the CMR convention is applied to the entire freight process. Thus, the road carrier is not held accountable in accordance with the CMR convention and the imperative regulations that stipulate accountability of a carrier of a respective means of transportation, in accordance with the freight agreement, are applicable only in those cases when the carrier is able to prove that the loss of, damage to or lateness in delivery of cargo occurred when transporting the cargo by means other than road and the road transportation carrier cannot be held responsible, because the fault is of a carrier using a different means of transportation.

Over 90% of the ES exports and almost 43% of the inside trade take place with the help of sea transport. Regija Borenius has considered such an aspect and, being a member of the Borenius group, is developing this area of legal services together with its specialists. Regija Borenius international contacts assure effective resolution of clients’ problems.

The scope of our services in the field of sea transport:

• legal consultation on shipping issues;
• preparation and analysis of shipping and freight forwarding by sea agreements;
• preparation of documents regarding the arrests of vessels and cargo and their revocation;
• drafting and analysis of reclamations, requirements and complaints,
• consultations on insurance and taxes;
• preparation and analysis of demands and claims;
• representation of clients during the pre-trial process, in court and at arbitration in a variety of disputes arising from transactions in shipping.