NORWAY Law and Practice Contributed by: Kristian Lindhartsen, Lilly Kathrin Relling and Tobias Kilde, Kvale Advokatfirma DA
Kvale Advokatfirma DA is a leading commercial law firm that has provided assistance to Norwegian and international businesses since 1988. It is particular - ly renowned for assisting some of Norway’s largest companies with their most important and complicat - ed cases. Kvale’s lawyers have extensive experience in negotiations, dispute cases before the ordinary courts and arbitration. With a broad understanding of the shipping industry, the firm assists in all specialist
areas of maritime law, ranging from purely private law disciplines such as charterparties and other types of maritime contract law, maritime casualties and mari - time insurance to public law issues such as pollution liability and sanctions law. The team litigates cases before the ordinary courts and in arbitration. Kvale’s extensive international network of contacts also en - ables it to assist clients with litigation assignments outside Norway.
Authors
Kristian Lindhartsen is a partner at Kvale Advokatfirma and has an extensive background in maritime law, with an emphasis on marine insurance disputes, including cover disputes and direct action matters.
Tobias Kilde is associated with Kvale’s maritime and offshore department and primarily works on legal matters related to shipping, offshore, and insurance, assisting both national and international clients.
He also advises ship-owners and charterers on operational issues, such as those related to charterparties and other contracts of carriage, commercial agreements, collisions and other marine casualties. Kristian is experienced as a litigator in both ordinary courts and arbitration proceedings, including arrests and other asset securing, as well as international jurisdiction issues. He also works on vessel-related transactions, particularly sale/ leaseback transactions of ships.
He has extensive experience in dispute resolution, including in litigation before the Norwegian courts, as well as enforcement proceedings, interim measures, and arrests. He handles cross-border disputes and regularly assists with the enforcement of international claims in both Norway and abroad. Tobias also advises on contract negotiations and provides compliance and anti-corruption counsel. He has a master’s degree in law from the University of Bergen.
Lilly Kathrin Relling is a partner in Kvale’s oil, gas and shipping department. She assists clients, both Norwegian and international, in commercial law matters and has substantial experience advising
participants within the shipping and offshore industry. She has broad knowledge advising on carrying out contracts, including charterparties, fabrication contracts and other commercial agreements. Lilly also has experience before the ordinary courts and in arbitration, including with arrests and securing other assets. She is a member and national representative of the global lawyers and in-house counsel network AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers).
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