INTRODUCTION
Contributed by: Yoav Harris, John Harris (1940-2023) and Domiana Abboud, Harris & Co. Shipping & Maritime Law
Harris & Co. Shipping & Maritime Law was es- tablished in 1977 by the late advocate John Harris (1940–2023) and handles a lot of legal work in various areas of the law. Its main focus is on maritime and ad - miralty law, including ship arrests, charterparty dis - putes, cargo claims, the sale and purchase of ships, the financing of ship purchases, arbitration and com - mercial litigation. The firm represents ship-owners, charterers, agents, freight forwarders, P&I clubs, oil refineries and other commercial entities in shipping
and maritime law matters. Harris & Co receives in - structions from the foremost shipping and maritime law departments of international law firms and keeps abreast of English and other jurisdictions’ maritime law judgments and publications. Also, the firm is reg - ularly instructed by legal firms abroad requiring legal assistance in maritime matters relating to Israel. The firm regularly receives “top tier” ratings from Cham - bers & Partners, among other legal directories.
Contributing Editors
Yoav Harris graduated in 1999 summa cum laude from the law faculty of Haifa University. Yoav specialises in maritime law and commercial litigation. He is known for his deep and wide legal knowledge,
John Harris (1940-2023) was a founding partner of Harris & Co.
Domiana Abboud is an associate attorney at Harris & Co. She graduated from the University of Haifa Faculty of Law in 2019. Prior to joining Harris & Co., Domiana gained valuable experience as a law clerk to
the sharpness of his written and verbal pleadings, the quality of his cross-examinations and his skill in obtaining successful, satisfactory outcomes for his clients. Yoav contributes articles to the Israeli monthly magazine The Cargo and is co-author, with John Harris, of the Israeli chapters of the annual Ship Arrest in Practice guide of Shiparrested.com. He is also the editor of the Chambers Shipping Global Practice Guide and the Israeli chapters of the international shipping guides of other legal directories.
a judge at the Haifa District Court and as an associate attorney at one of Israel’s leading law firms. Since 2021, she has been part of Harris & Co, where she specialises in maritime law and commercial litigation. Domiana is currently an LLM candidate in International Corporate and Commercial Law at King’s College London.
Harris & Co Maritime Law Office 16 Pal-Yam St, 5th Fl Haifa 330952 Israel
Tel: +972 54 420 2951 Fax: +927 04 874 4040 Email: yoavh@maritime-law.co.il Web: www.lawships.com
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