WHAT WE DO / ENERGY & OFFSHORE / ARBITRATION & LITIGATION
“Clients praise their ‘speed in handling a case - they never mess around’….the team has also been active in disputes relating to the energy and aviation sectors in recent times.” Chambers & Partners, 2009
Dispute resolution, whether in arbitration, litigation or ADR (including mediation) is everyday work for the energy & offshore lawyers at Ince & Co. Members of the team are regularly recognised by the leading legal directories as leaders in the field of dispute resolution.
We handle a wide range of energy and offshore disputes relating to matters such as:
- breakdown of machinery or equipment
- collisions and sinkings, design, engineering, procurement, installation, construction and operation of offshore installations, vessels and facilities, including platforms, rigs, pipelines, subsea equipment, FPSOs, FSRUs, heavy list vessels, pipelaying barges and tankers
- emergency response
- EU and UK competition law, procurement and third party access
- fire and explosion on board platforms, rigs and vessels
- insurance of commercial and political risks loss of life and personal injury
- oil and gas trading
- transportation of oil and gas (including LNG) under charterparties and bills of lading
- pipeline problems
- pollution from ships and offshore installations and other environmental matters
- wind turbines.
Our experience extends to the consequences of such problems, including contractual issues, claims for negligence or breach of statutory duty, insurance claims and public inquiries.