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In addition to maritime business, our services cover all other modes of transport (road, rail, air, inland waterways), plus warehousing and logistics. We advise freight forwarders, logistics companies and their customers, as well as insurers and financiers, in relation to their day-to-day business and on drafting and negotiating complex logistics contracts.

We handle numerous outsourcing projects and together with colleagues specialising in the relevant areas of law provide advice on all legal issues involved, e.g. employment law, tax, customs matters, international trade and real estate law.

We support our clients in relation to the following and other areas:

  • Transport and logistics contracts
  • Logistics outsourcing
  • Tax and customs
  • International trade law (including embargos)
  • Day-to-day business (e.g. liens, conditions for the delivery of goods, letters of indemnity)

We provide support on all legal issues

In the event of a dispute, we handle cases before state courts and in domestic and international arbitration proceedings. We have a wealth of experience in dealing with cases involving multiple international jurisdictions, where we advise and represent our clients in close cooperation with specialists from our well-established international network.

The transport and logistics-related disputes on which we advise relate to matters such as:

  • Cargo claims
  • Cancellation claims
  • Temporary injunction proceedings, enforcement and arrest
  • Tax and customs litigation

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13/12/2024
Transfer of slots to easyJet, IAG and AFKLM at Milan Linate Airport as...
On 30 November 2023, Lufthansa AG (“Lufthansa”) and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (“MEF”) notified the European Commission (“Com­mis­sion”) of a proposed acquisition of joint control...
21/11/2024
New EU Refuelling Guidelines
IntroductionOn 9 October 2024, the European Commission published its guidelines on the interpretation of the refuelling obligations for aircraft operators (“Refuelling Guidelines”).EU Regulation 2023/2405...
22/01/2024
State aid: The European Commission approves an Italian aid scheme for the...
On 15 January 2024, the European Commission approved a EUR 120 mil­lion Italian aid scheme for all airlines establishing new connections between one of the three airports in Calabria, namely Tito Minniti...
24/11/2023
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism transition in effect since 1 October...
On 1 October 2023, a two-year transitional period began for implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/956, which introduces the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). CBAM levies punitive CO2 charges...
18/10/2023
State aid: The Court of Justice of the EU annuls the judgment of the General...
The European Commission's decision of 31 July 2017  On 7 April 2017, Germany notified the Commission of its plan to grant operating aid to Frankfurt-Hahn airport to cover the deficit of its operator...
10/07/2023
In-depth investigation by the European Commission into Danish and Swedish...
In August 2020, Denmark and Sweden notified the European Commission of their plans to provide support in the form of recapitalisation measures for the airline SAS.As a result of pandemic-related travel...
06/06/2023
The European Commission investigates the project of acquisition of Asiana...
Korean Airlines notified the European Commission of its proposed acquisition of Asiana Airlines on 13 January 2023. On 17 February 2023, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed...
01/06/2023
State aid: following appeals by Ryanair, the General Court of the EU annuls...
On 11 May 2023, the General Court of the EU cancelled two European Commission decisions authorizing State aid in the form of capital injections for the airlines SAS and Deutsche Lufthansa, in particular...
18/05/2023
European Commission's public consultation on the extension of operating...
The European Commission has recently submitted for public consultation its draft communication extending the transitional period for operating aid that can be granted to regional airports under the 2014...
13/04/2023
State aid: Italian EUR 400 million loan for Alitalia qualified by the European...
On 27 March 2023, the European Commission concluded that an Italian loan of EUR 400 million granted in 2019 in favour of Alitalia constituted illegal and incompatible aid that has to be reimbursed. Alitalia...
25/10/2022
Air passengers’ rights: the concept of ‘connecting flight’ clarified by...
In a preliminary ruling of 6 October 2022 relating to a case on passengers’ rights between Flightright and American Airlines, the Court of Justice of the EU defined the concept of ‘connecting flight’...
29/07/2022
Airline slots: The European Commission presents to the Council and the...
On 12 July 2022, the European Commission issued a proposal for a regulation submitted for approval to the Council and the EU Parliament to allow the airline slot regime to respond in a more flexible manner...