UAE Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Sujan Malhotra and Vaidehi Kolhe Ship Law Sea FZ LLE
Ship Law Sea FZ LLE is a boutique maritime and international trade law practice based in the United Arab Emirates advising ship-owners, charterers, managers, brokers, operators and trading companies on both contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm’s approach is rooted in real-world maritime operations, giving it a practical understanding of the commercial pressures facing clients across the ship - ping industry. Its disputes practice includes maritime claims, arbitration, global ship arrests, vessel releas - es and cross-border enforcement strategies. The firm
regularly co-ordinates multi-jurisdictional matters, delivering clear and commercially focused solutions. In addition, Ship Law Sea maintains a strong corpo - rate and transactional practice, advising on vessel sale and purchase transactions, corporate structur - ing, contract drafting and risk management for ship - ping and trading clients. Over the past five years, the firm has developed a growing international footprint, supporting clients across key maritime jurisdictions with technical precision, responsiveness and com - mercially relevant advice.
Authors
Sujan Malhotra is managing partner at Ship Law Sea FZ LLE, with over 17 years’ experience in maritime and international trade law. He holds an LLM in International Maritime Law from Swansea University and is
Vaidehi Kolhe is a part of the shipping and trade disputes team at Ship Law Sea. She holds a Master’s in International Commercial and Maritime Law from Swansea University, UK. She has substantial
dual-qualified as an English solicitor and Indian advocate. He combines legal expertise with commercial insight gained through in-house roles with leading offshore and fleet shipping companies, and positions at international law firms. His practice covers dispute resolution, arbitration, contracts and cross-border shipping matters. He has represented Monaco and, since 2019, UAE ship-owners at the BIMCO Documentary Committee, and is an elected member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
experience advising ship-owners, P&I clubs and international clients on a wide range of contentious matters, including vessel arrests, charterparty disputes, cargo claims and marine insurance issues.
Ship Law Sea FZ LLE 10th floor, Reach Business Centre Concord Towers Al Sufouh 2 Dubai Media City Dubai 566468
United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 (04) 285 9194 +971 50 189 6359
Email: Legal@shiplawsea.com Web: www.shiplawsea.com
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