Dec
01
Improving the functioning of the food supply chain
Brussels, 29 November 2011: Business-to-business contractual practices, competitiveness in the agro-food industry and the monitoring of food prices will be the main interest of the 2012 work of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain. One year after its launch meeting the Forum adopted today its mid-term report. The Forum welcomed [...]
Dec
01
When Possession is no longer nine tenths of the law Carriers – and others in the transport business acting as their agents – enjoy a right of lien over cargoes for freight and related charges. Many jurisdictions have a legislated regime for prioritizing conflicting claims for security, however, and you may be surprised to find [...]
25 Mar 2011
Entrega en Londres de los Premios “Client Choice Awards 2011”
El pasado 2 de marzo el grupo International Law Office organizó la cena de gala correspondiente a la entrega anual de premios “Client Choice Awards” en Londres. Felipe Arizon fue galardonado, por los votos de sus clientes, para el area de derecho marítimo y transporte en España. Abajo junto con una foto del evento se [...]
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Working breakfast at the Ritz
Last 30th of November Arizon Abogados SLP organized with great success a series of seminars on business and law at the Ritz Hotel in Madrid. Distinguished speakers from all over Europe came to lecture in Madrid where more than 65 delegates gathered to enjoy the selected lectures and a splendid Ritz breakfast. The event run during five hours and [...]
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14 Mar 2011
SHIP ARRESTS IN SPAIN
THE arrest of a ship in Spain is a good tool to enforce claims against ship owners and other operators. The recent implementation of specialized mercantile Courts in Spain has improved the swiftness of the procedure and reaction of the Court where an arrest application is presented. Likewise, the perception of a ship arrest as [...]
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Arizon Abogados SLP wins maritime cassation appeal against DGMM.
The Spanish Supreme Court have ruled against a large fine imposed to Swedish ship owners ordering its reduction by 45%. The large amounts charged by the Spanish Port State Authorities on account of breaches of maritime safety law by the ships calling at the many Spanish ports have resulted in much controversy and criticism especially [...]
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