游艇与超级游艇

Some of our most relevant experiences in supporting clients with construction.

• Advised a private client in the negotiation of a construction contract for a 44-metre Vitters sailing yacht.
• Advised an Australian client on the sale of an award winning 50-metre Benetti newbuild yacht.
• Advised a UK owner on the novation of a Sunseeker construction contract into appropriate ownership structure.
• Advised the buyer in the negotiation of a construction contract, and the subsequent delivery and financing, of an 80-metre Feadship yacht.
• Advised the owner in the negotiation of a conversion agreement to transform a PSV into a 90-metre luxury explorer yacht, including issues arising from the sub-contracting of the conversion work and the inter-relation with the project designers, interior outfitters and other parties involved.

For more information on superyacht construction contact: Ezio Dal Maso and Linda Roxburgh.

Some of our most relevant experiences in supporting clients with disputes.

• Advised an owner  in connection with a dispute with an Italian yard relating to defective workmanship and ongoing performance problems following the construction of a 44-metre newbuild motor superyacht.
• Advised an owner in connection with a refit contract with a European yard following serious hull defects discovered on the maiden voyage of 35-metre newbuild luxury sailing yacht and subsequently securing substantial guaranteed payments by the yard.
• Advised a high-profile owner in relation to defective warranty work carried out by an English repair yard on a luxury yacht, ultimately resolving the issue without reference to arbitration.
• Advised an owner in connection with a claim for damage and delay arising due to issues with defective stabilisers.
  Advised an owner in connection with disputes concerning the poor condition of a hull following a refit at a European yard.

For more information on superyacht dispute resolution contact: Menelaus Kouzoupis, Emma Nowell and Sean Gibbons.

Some of our most relevant experiences in supporting clients with finance and leasing.

• Advised financiers in connection to the largest yacht sale on record .
• Advised The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection on a $1.0 billion Buyers Credit Facility for two ultra luxury yachts.
• Advised a Swiss bank on the financing of a 90-metre Amels superyacht.
• Advised a Swiss bank in the delivery of the world’s first catamaran museum.
• Advised the owner in relation to the financing of its 80-metre yacht, together with the related security.

For more information on superyacht finance and leasing contact: Ian Mace, Ezio Dal Maso and Linda Roxburgh.

Some of our most relevant experiences in supporting clients with operations and chartering.

• Advised various owners regarding appropriate employment contracts for crew.
• Advised an insurance provider in relation to liabilities arising under international regulations relating to crew employment.
• Advised a UK owner of a 39-metre sailing yacht on an exclusive sales agency agreement.
• Advised the owner of a 105-metre yacht in relation to the central agency agreement for the sale of the yacht.
•  Advised the owner in relation to an order for equipment for a yacht placed with a yard that was threatening bankruptcy.

For more information on operations and chartering contact: Menelaus Kouzoupis,  Ezio Dal Maso and Linda Roxburgh.

Some of our most relevant experiences in supporting clients with repairs and refit.

• Advised an owner in connection with various claims against a Spanish repair yard relating to incomplete repair works and damage to a superyacht during lifting operations.
• Advised an owner in connection with a refit contract with a European yard following serious hull defects discovered on the maiden voyage of 35-metre newbuild luxury sailing yacht and subsequently securing substantial guaranteed payments by the yard.
• Advised an owner in connection with disputes concerning the poor condition of a hull following a refit at a European yard.
• Advised the owner of a yacht on a major refit contract with a French yard.
• Advised the owner in relation to a substantial rebuild and refit contract for a 100-metre yacht with a European yard.

For more information on repairs and refit contact: Sean Gibbons and Emma Nowell.

Some of our most relevant experiences in supporting clients with insurance.

• Advised one  of the most high-profile yachts in the world, insured for hundreds of millions of dollars in respect of alleged damages.
• Advised insurers in respect of coverage defences under H&M policy following grounding of vessel and claim for repair costs/alleged loss of charters.

For more information on insurance contact: Richard Hugg.

Some of our most relevant experiences in supporting clients with sale and purchase.

• Advised a long-standing client on the purchase of a multi-award winning custom-made 50 metre yacht, SIBELLE.
• Advised a client on the sale of a 105-metre yacht.
• Advised a client on the purchase of a 90-metre sailing yacht.
• Advised a client on the purchase of a 92-metre yacht from the estate of the previous owner.
• Advised a client on the purchase out of arrest of a 100-metre yacht.

For more information on sale and purchase contact: Ezio Dal Maso, Sean Gibbons, Menelaus Kouzoupis and Linda Roxburgh.