Shipping
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 3
About
Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
We are the London office of Schjødt, Scandinavia's first fully integrated Tier 1 law firm with strong UK law capabilities.
Our lawyers advise international owners, yards and financial institutions on ship financing, shipbuilding and admiralty issues.
- Finance: Leading asset finance practice and advising on high-value, complex transactions, often with cross-border dimensions.
- Shipbuilding: Draft and advise on terms and conditions and negotiations of shipbuilding and ship design contracts. Advise on the pre-and post-delivery financing ships. Negotiating and drafting the financing documents and carrying out all necessary legal due diligence. Act in disputes in courts and arbitrations concerning shipbuilding, ship design, ship conversion, FPSOs and offshore platforms.
- Admiralty: Handling emergencies, including maritime collisions, salvage, maritime disasters and all other international incidents. Experienced in advising on such disasters, preservation of evidence, personal injury assistance, salvage and damage limitation.
- Mergers and acquisitions: All aspects of M&A, from the contractual arrangements and regulatory clearances to tax and financing.
- Commercial: Advising on shipbuilding, shipping contracts, charter parties, pool agreements and bills of lading. Experienced in the sale and purchase of every type of commercial ship, and advise on structuring, incorporation, taxation, insurance, flagging and crewing.
Chambers Review
The London branch of Schjødt, Scandinavia's largest shipping firm, provides a one-stop service across wet and dry shipping. It is capable in a variety of shipping work, including groundings and collisions, shipbuilding and construction, and sale and purchase, among others. The firm is adept at advising on both arbitration and litigation in the High Court.
Work Highlights
- Schjødt acted for C Transport Maritime S.A.M.in a USD32 million fraud claim in the English High Court in relation to shipping derivatives contracts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Their advice has been clear and helpful."
"Jeremy Biggs and his associates are extremely able to handle complicated cases and are available even during weekends and the Christmas period."
"They have the full range of expertise, including finance, projects, litigation and admiralty. They always respond immediately."
"Their advice has been clear and helpful."
"Jeremy Biggs and his associates are extremely able to handle complicated cases and are available even during weekends and the Christmas period."
"They have the full range of expertise, including finance, projects, litigation and admiralty. They always respond immediately."
Notable Practitioners
Jeremy Biggs has a wealth of experience in shipping litigation and handles a broad range of matters such as charter party disputes and collision cases. His client roster includes charterers and owners.
"Jeremy Biggs is a fantastic lawyer. He is very responsive, very commercial and efficient. He is a go-to on both shipping and commodities issues. We are very happy with him."
"He has excellent industry knowledge, makes good points and is very strong."
"He is excellent."
Ranked Lawyers at
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
UK-wide
Members
Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
Catherine Earnshaw
Christian Dwyer
David Gardner
Eleanor Dickens
Head of Department
Jonas Adolfsson
Rachel Bernie
Clients
Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
Altera Infrastructure
BW LNG
BW Offshore
C Transport Maritime
Evergreen Marine Corporation
Gard AS
Gaslog
Maersk
Modec
NGM Energy / Moundreas
Ocean Yield
Petroineos
Star Bulk Shipping
Stealth Maritime / Vafias Group
Trafigura Maritime Logistics
d'Amico Shipping Group