Salvage, LOF and SCOPIC

LOF remains the contract of choice in salvage situations.  With fewer LOF incidents, fewer operators, claims executives or lawyers with hands-on experience, our expertise has time and again added value to our clients. Our team retains these specialist skills and has handled literally hundreds of LOF cases, for H&M underwriters as well as for salvors.

We are proud to act for many of the major international insurers. We also act for tug operators and a growing number of  regional salvor clients ranging from North and South America, across Europe and Scandinavia to the Far East.  Seeing cases from both sides provides a unique insight that feeds into confident, commercial and cost efficient resolution.

We fully expect to be called 24/7, day or night, to work with our clients (be they insurers or salvors), assisting critical decision making – here in particular, our long experience, legal and commercial expertise can be harnessed.

Not infrequently we are called by local counsel who seek guidance and assistance and we will work as a team towards the best outcomes.

We handle multi-bill of lading / containership salvage cases.

We advise on SCOPIC and common law salvage claims (where no contract may exist) and where it may be agreed on an ad hoc basis to have the matter resolved privately at arbitration in London. In other cases we handle the negotiation of a salvage claim so as to achieve realistic settlements in sensible time-frames, saving the inconvenience and cost of litigation.

Where claims are litigated or proceed to arbitration, we guide clients through the process ensuring costs are sensibly incurred and appropriate security is put in place.