Admiralty & Maritime Law Practice
We provide comprehensive legal assistance on maritime legal matters like investigating, negotiating and litigating all types of maritime claims, including vessel collision, oil pollution, salvage, cargo, general average and maritime insurance claims. We advise clients on charter-party related matters and dispute resolution matters related thereto, obtaining or challenging vessel arrests and exercise of maritime liens, exercising liens on cargo to secure freight or demurrage. We also help our clients in drafting, negotiating and reviewing charter-party agreements and shipping agency agreements. We have also been successful in enforcing bank mortgage against the ship in India and recovering dues for a Foreign Bank in India.
The Firm has been awarded, year on year, by India Business Law Journal as the Indian Law Firm of 2019 and 2020 in the area of Maritime ad Shipping.
We are the contributors to the shipping law guide on the topic of ‘Ports and Terminals’ published by ‘Getting the Deal Through’ which is the official research partner of the International Bar Association. Further, our Founder and Managing Partner, Mr. Krrishan Singhania, has completed a specialised course on Shipping Law organised by Llyod’s of London and conducted by maritime professionals and professors from University of Southampton. He brings his international experience to the practice of the Firm.
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Key Deals
Shipping Corporation of India Limited
Empanelled lawyers for 10 years now. We advise them regularly on legal issues arising out of or in connection with their day-to-day operations on various laws including admiralty and maritime law, employment law and company law. We have specifically advised on various issues arising out or in connection with various disputes with regard to Ship Building contracts relating to recovery of dues, payment of Gratuity and Provident Fund under the employment laws and maritime laws, foreign direct investment in shipping sector.
Lloyd Triestino
The Company is a shipping line for the Italian Government. We have acted as the legal counsel of the Company and have continuously advised and represented them in various legal disputes arising from customer claims for delay in delivery or damages to the good and for claims arising out of bill of lading.
Glencore Plc.
Successful in getting our client’s cargo unloaded from the ship where three different High Courts of India had arrested the ship. Advised, assisted and represented them as their legal counsels in various legal disputes.
Successful in enforcing maritime lien of French Bank for recovery of their dues from Bombay High Court against the ship which was arrested and the case was pending in Bombay High Court. We were able to sell the ship by an Order of the High Court and recover substantial dues of the French Bank on priority basis.
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What Our Clients Say
Mr. Allan Aranjo, Vice President, Hindustan Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
“The lawyers at K Singhania & Co. have regularly advised and represented our Company in various legal disputes, relating to recovery of dues from our customers for freight. In most of our cases, they have been successful in helping us recover our dues even before initiating litigation. We appreciate their efficient and effective dispute resolution strategies.We have been given sound legal advice with patience, care and due diligence”
Mr. Nandagiri Raghavendra Rao, Head of Finance & Controlling, Doka India Private Limited
“Our Company has been seeking legal advice from the law firm for about 8 years now. They have been regularly advising us from drafting and reviewing our commercial contracts to representing us in various commercial disputes before the Bombay High Court and National Company Law Tribunals across the country. They have been successful in getting favourable orders for us in our commercial suits and have ensured that our matters are disposed in a timely manner. They have also regularly advised us on our commercial and property matters. ”
Benchmark Litigation Reviews
“Best known for its commercial disputes, shipping and construction practices…The firm’s disputes group has specialisations in international commercial arbitration, domestic arbitration, insolvency and bankruptcy, and civil and commercial litigation. Industry sector strengths include shipping, oil and gas, construction and aviation. Offshore, the firm has an alliance with the Dubai office of Goodwins and Russian law firm, Maxima Legal.
Firm founder and managing partner Krrishan Singhania serves as the key contact for all dispute resolution work.
Mr. Krrishan Singhania provides all-in-one solutions and good communication skills.”
Mr. Pradeep Gupta, Director, Narsingh Dass & Company Pvt. Ltd.
“We had initiated criminal proceedings against the opposite party. The opposite party initiated proceedings under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 before the Bombay High Court to quash our criminal proceedings. The Firm has been successful in defending us in the quashing proceedings and arguing that the contractual default was in fact criminal in nature and was a case of cheating. The Bombay High Court gave us an order in our favour and held that the criminal proceedings have to continue in the lower court in Daman. We appreciate the Firm’s support and expertise in helping us win this case.”
German Garnacho, Country Head India, Alsina Formwork (India) Private Limited
“The Firm has been our legal counsels from 2014 and have assisted us in incorporating our company in India under the Companies Act, 2013. They support us constantly with company secretariat services and by advising us on our legal queries arising out of our day-to-day operations. They also assist us in company law compliances and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) compliances arising out of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and in negotiating, drafting and executing various business agreements. The Firm’s legal support is invaluable and it is as if they are working as a part of our organisation. We highly appreciate their accessibility, prompt delivery and practical legal solutions.”
Deepak Shewani, Director Business Development Middle East & India Rematec AG/SA (IWK Group Company)
“We would like to extend our thanks to the law firm for their exceptional service when it came to protecting our intellectual property. They have assisted us in getting our trademarks registered across six different classes and did so in an efficient manner. They constantly intimate us about any conflicting trademarks and have assisted us in filing and defending oppositions. They have acted not only as our lawyers but as our business advisers. It is a pleasure working with them”.