A conference presented by the IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee

Maritime and Transport Law Conference: opportunities and risks in shipping in 2019

20–22 May 2019, Grand Hotel, Oslo, Norway

Topics include:

• Arbitration

• Financing maritime ventures

• Maritime insolvency and restructuring – offshore

• International Maritime Organization (IMO) sulphur emissions limits – just around the corner

• The new era of compliance in the shipping industry – anti-corruption and sanctions

• Marine insurance

• Maritime claims against governments

• Vessel scrapping – may she rest in peace (or pieces)

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ProgrammeConference Co-ChairsJohannes Grove Nielsen Bech-Bruun, Copenhagen; Senior Vice Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law CommitteeHenrik Hagberg Thommessen, Oslo; Committee Liaison Officer, IBA Maritime and Transport Law CommitteeRichard V Singleton Blank Rome, New York; Co-Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee

Monday 20 May

Tuesday 21 May

1800 – 2000 Welcome receptionLing Ling by Hakkasan, Stranden 30, 0250 Oslo

Join us for a drink and a chance to meet with colleagues old and new at this waterfront venue that overlooks the Aker Brygge marina.

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0900 – 0905 Opening remarksFrom the conference Co-Chairs

0905 – 0910 AddressJon Grouf Duane Morris, New York; Chair, IBA Legal Practice Division

0910 – 0940 Keynote SpeakerSturla Henriksen Special Advisor on Oceans, UNGC, New York

0940 – 1100

International Maritime Organization (IMO) sulphur emissions limits – just around the corner2020 is almost here and the long-awaited sulphur emissions cap is about to become a reality. However, substantial questions remain as to whether fuel suppliers and vessel owners are ready for the calendar to turn: will there be sufficient quantities of 0.5 per cent fuel to adequately supply the industry? Will it be affordable? Are there any workable/economically feasible alternatives? How will port states enforce the emissions limit and what penalties are likely to be imposed for non-compliance? How will the responsibilities and liabilities for non-compliance be allocated between owners and charterers? This session will explore these questions and more.

Session ChairPatrick Holloway Webber Wentzel, Cape Town; Regional Representative Africa, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee

SpeakersUnni Einemo Director, International Bunker Industry Association, LondonCharles de Corbiere Villeneau Rohart Simon, ParisMads Haavardsholm Thommessen, OsloMathias Steinø Hafnia Law Firm, Copenhagen

1100 – 1130 Coffee/tea break

1130 – 1300

Financing maritime venturesMaritime finance has expanded beyond the traditional bank finance and bonds/capital market models and we now see a myriad of alternative sources of funding, including joint venture structures and/or private equity, lease financing from traditional and non-traditional sources, export credit supported arrangements, and bundling and securitising of loans to maritime enterprises. This session will discuss the methods, sources and difficulties for financing complex maritime ventures and the legal issues they present, with a focus on the special issues relating to financing offshore projects.

Tuesday continued

Conference dinner sponsorsAssociate conference sponsor

Session Co-ChairsGodofredo Mendes Vianna Kincaid Mendes Vianna Advogados, Rio de Janeiro; Co-Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law CommitteeChristine Rødsæther Simonsen Vogt Wiig, Oslo

SpeakersChristian Dechsling NRP Finans Maritime, OsloRichard Furey Holland & Knight, New YorkTerje Iversen Chief Financial Officer, Odfjell Group, BergenNigel Thomas Watson Farley & Williams, LondonJames Treseder-Griffin DVB Bank SE, London

1300 – 1415 Lunch

1415 – 1530

Maritime insolvency and restructuring – offshoreIn recent years, the shipping and offshore industry has experienced numerous high-profile bankruptcies and restructurings, including Seadrill, Swiber Offshore, OSG, Hanjin, Hyundai, Solstad, Farstad, and the EMAS Group. Some have created havoc in the shipping industry, while others have not. What are the lessons learned? What can participants in the maritime industry do to protect themselves? The session will address these and other questions relevant to insolvency and restructuring in shipping.

Session ChairJohannes Grove Nielsen Bech-Bruun, Copenhagen; Senior Vice Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee

SpeakersOlympio Carvalho CBSG Advogados, Rio de JaneiroStåle Gjengseth Wiersholm, OsloJesper Martens HWL Ebsworth, SydneyEmma Riddle CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, London

1530 – 1600 Coffee/tea break

1600 – 1730

Vessel scrapping – may she rest in peace (or pieces)Like everything, a ship’s life eventually ends and with it comes the inevitable efforts to extract her remaining value. The spectre still looms of the master driving the vessel at high tide up onto the beach at Chittagong and abandoning her there for scrappers forced to work in dangerous and environmentally unsafe conditions, and without regard to environmental safeguards. This panel will discuss the alternatives, including the status of The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 2009 and the laws of various jurisdictions relating to the scrapping of vessels.

Session Co-ChairsZarir Bharucha ZBA, MumbaiHenrik Hagberg Thommessen, Oslo; Committee Liaison Officer, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee

SpeakersShashank Agrawal SSA Advocates, Ahmedabad, IndiaNorman Hansen Mayer Selmer, OsloIngvild Jensen NGO Ship-breaking Platform, BrusselsLeendert van Hee Van Traa, Rotterdam

1900 Conference reception and dinnerFestningen Restaurant, Myntgata 9, 0151 Oslo

With stunning views over the Oslo Fjord, Akershus Fortress and City Hall Square, this elegant brasserie will provide the perfect location for our Conference dinner.

Price: £95

One place permitted per registered delegate.

Wednesday 22 May

0900 – 1030

The new era of compliance in the shipping industry – anti-corruption and sanctionsThe shipping industry is in a new age of compliance. Gratuities in the industry have been a way of life, expediting port entry and the provision of necessary services throughout the world. However, when does a ‘gratuity’ cross the line and become a bribe or an illegal conspiracy under the various anti-corruption statutes in force? What are defences to prosecutions under such laws? Various United Nations and United States sanctions present additional challenges to vessel owners and operators requiring careful vetting of potential business to avoid crossing the ‘line’ – a line that is not always clear. The panellists in this session will discuss the anti-corruption and compliance issues facing the shipping industry and provide guidance for avoiding problems.

Session ChairMarco Remiorz Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Hamburg; Newsletter Officer, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee

SpeakersSeyi Adejuyigbe Olatunde Adejuyigbe & Co, LagosDr Sascha Krahe General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Valeo Siemens eAutomotive GmbH, CologneMarco Lenti Studio Legale Mordiglia, MilanArthur Nitsevych Interlegal, Odessa

1030 – 1100 Coffee/tea break

1100 – 1230

Maritime claims against governmentsA navy submarine surfaces from beneath a fishing vessel. A vessel grounds on a reef because a government-placed buoy is off-station. A naval vessel unexpectedly turns hard to port, colliding with a merchant ship. A vessel runs aground while navigating with a government-issued chart that indicated there was more than sufficient water in the vessel’s area of navigation. The government collects fairway dues which are discriminatory. Consider further that each of these incidents resulted in significant losses, property damage, loss of life and/or pollution. What happens next? The panel will address under what circumstances a government can be held liable for maritime torts and other claims, the defences that may be available to the government, including sovereign immunity, and other restrictions, limitations, and challenges to recovery.

Session ChairUlla von Weissenberg Procope & Hornborg, Helsinki; Vice Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee

SpeakersThomas Belknap Blank Rome, New YorkSarah Gahlen Lebuhn Puchta, HamburgGaute Gjelsten Wikborg Rein, OlsoMaija Mattila Finnish Shipowner’s Association, Helsinki

1230 – 1345 Lunch

Luncheon AddressAnn Fenech Vice-President, Comité Maritime International (CMI); Fenech & Fenech Advocates, Valletta, Malta

1345 – 1500

Marine insuranceThis session will focus on key and timely issues in marine insurance, including direct actions against marine insurers, the duty of utmost good faith in marine insurance policies, the British Marine Insurance Act two years in, Brexit’s impact on marine insurers, and insurance for autonomous vessels.

Session Co-ChairsJörgen Almelöv Chambers Almelöv Hjelmqvist, StockholmAnna Mestre Mestre Abogados SLP, Barcelona

SpeakersChristian Björtuft Ellingsen Simonsen Vogt Wiig, OsloPieter den Haan AKD, RotterdamJasamin Fichte Fichte & Co, DubaiRolf Thore Roppestad Chief Executive Officer, GARD, Arendal, Norway

1500 – 1530 Coffee/tea break

1530 – 1715

ArbitrationThe resolution of contractual disputes through arbitration is well established in shipping matters, but the procedures and practices prevailing in the main arbitration venues are not so well known. The session will focus on a comparative discussion of the key issues in arbitration practice and procedure, as addressed in London, New York, the Nordics (Nordic Offshore and Maritime Arbitration Association rules) and Singapore.

The format will be a ‘shark tank’ approach, where advocates for each system will present their case to a panel of ‘sharks’, who will question and probe the presenter.

Session ChairRichard Singleton Blank Rome, New York; Co-Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee

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SharksPeter Appel Gorrisen Federspiel, CopenhagenGeorge Eddings HFW, LondonCorina Song Allen & Gledhill, Singapore; Vice Chair, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee

PresentersJoanna Evje Barrister in-house, Nordisk Defense Club, OsloGeir Gustavsson BAHR, OsloBruce Paulsen Seward & Kissel, New YorkLawrence Teh Dentons Rodyk & Davidson, Singapore

Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Legal Education

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1745 Closing receptionEight Rooftop Bar, Grand Hotel Oslo

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InformationDate20–22 May 2019

VenueGrand Hotel OsloKarl Johans gate 310159 OsloNorwayTel: +47 (2) 321 2000Email: grand@grand.no

LanguageAll working sessions and Conference materials will be in English.

How to registerRegister online by 15 May 2019 at www.ibanet.org/conferences/conf955.aspx and make payment by credit card to avail of the ten per cent online registration discount or complete the attached registration form and return it to the Conference Department at the IBA together with your bank transfer/cheque payment. You should receive an email confirmation of your registration within five days; if you do not, please contact confs@int-bar.org.

FeesOnline registrations received:

on or before until 5 April 15 May

IBA member £695 £785

Non-member* £830 £920

Young lawyers (under 30 years) £520 £920

Academics/judges (full-time) £520 £920

Public lawyers £520 £920

Corporate counsel** £625 £920

Conference reception and dinner £95 After 15 May registrations must be received in hard copy at the IBA office.

Hard copy registration forms and fees received:

on or before after 5 April 5 April

IBA member £770 £870

Non-member* £920 £1020

Young lawyers (under 30 years) £580 £1020

Academics/judges (full-time) £580 £1020

Public Lawyers £580 £1020

Corporate counsel** £695 £1020

Conference reception and dinner £95

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Full payment must be received in order to obtain your Conference documentation.

Fees include:• Attendance at all working sessions.• Conference materials, including any available speakers’ papers

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Please note that registrations are not transferable.

List of participantsIn order for your name to appear in the list of participants, which will be distributed at the Conference, your registration form must be received by 15 May at the latest.

Mobile delegate search applicationAll registered delegates will receive a printed list of participants at the Conference; however, delegates are now also able to use the mobile delegate search. This application has been developed to aid networking by giving delegates instant access to an up-to-date list of their fellow attendees, and comes with the added benefit of a built-in messaging service. All registered delegates with an internet or Wi-Fi-enabled device will have access, using their IBA username and password. Simply visit: m.ibanet.org/conf955 Registration confirmation All documentation regarding your attendance at the Conference can now be obtained from the IBA website. Upon receipt of your payment for the Conference, a confirmation email will be sent containing instructions on how to download the documents. Registration confirmation will not be distributed by post.

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Hotel accommodationA limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Grand Hotel Oslo for the nights of 20–22 May inclusive:

The following rates are per room, per night and inclusive of buffet breakfast and taxes.

Standard double room for single occupancy: NOK 2,620

Standard double room for double occupancy: NOK 2,820

Please us the following hotel website link www.grand.no and include the Promo Code BBAR190519 to make your reservation at the group rate. The hotel requires a credit card number to secure your reservation.

Cancellation and no-show policyPlease note that cancellations may be made up until 1800 on the day of arrival. Any cancellations received after this time and no-shows will be charged, in full, to the individual guest’s credit card given at the time of booking.

Please note that any reservation made after 20 April will be subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed at the special IBA rate.

As a limited number of rooms have been blocked at the hotel, availability cannot be guaranteed once the room block is full.

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Disabled accessThe Grand Hotel is wheelchair accessible. Please notify us if you require special assistance.

Social programme

Wednesday 22 May

1745 Closing receptionEight Rooftop Bar, Grand Hotel Oslo

All registered delegates are welcome to attend.

Monday 20 May

1800 Welcome receptionLing Ling, Stranden 30, 0250 Oslo

All registered delegates are welcome to attend.

Tuesday 21 May

1900 Conference reception and dinnerFestningen Restaurant, Myntgata 9, 0151 Oslo

Price: £95 per registered delegate

Social event places cannot be guaranteed unless payment has been received before 17 May, subject to availability. One place per registered delegate permitted.

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Through its various committees, fora and task forces, the IBA facilitates the exchange of information and views among its members as to laws, practices and professional responsibilities relating to the practice of law around the globe.

IBA Maritime and Transport Law CommitteeThe Maritime and Transport Law Committee is one of the oldest and most established committees of the IBA. Formerly known as Committee A, it has more than 650 members worldwide.

The Committee has a tradition of being the platform where leading maritime law professionals meet, create connections and discuss the most current legal issues in the field of maritime and transport law.

The Committee arranges a number of sessions on developments in maritime and transport law at the annual conferences of the IBA. Frequent mid-year seminars are held in the world’s maritime centres, and the Committee is also active in cooperating with other organisations in the maritime law area, such as Comite Maritime International, International Maritime Organization and maritime law societies in jurisdictions around the world.

The Committee works for and supports the unification of maritime and transport law on a worldwide basis.

The Committee enables members to: increase knowledge of maritime and transport issues throughout the world; improve client advice; meet fellow practitioners face-to-face; and become known to other competent specialists. The Committee works with the Aviation Law Committee to form the Maritime and Aviation Law Section.

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