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Holman Fenwick Willan LLP

ROOM 901, CHINA INSURANCE BUILDING, 166 EAST LU JIA ZUI ROAD, PUDONG, SHANGHAI 200120, CHINA

Tel:: Work +86 21 5888 7711
Fax:: Fax +86 21 5888 7011

Web:: www.hfw.com

Sydney, Singapore, Shanghai, Rouen, Piraeus, Perth and 7 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in China

Dispute resolution

Within Foreign firms, tier 5

Holman Fenwick Willan LLP’s Shanghai office handles matters including international commercial maritime law and other shipping disputes. The practice covers litigation, arbitration and mediation across a number of jurisdictions.

Shipping

Within Foreign firms, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP is a first tier firm,

Holman Fenwick Willan LLP specialises in all aspects of wet, dry and corporate shipping law. Master Mariner Julian Davies handles a wide range of cases encompassing admiralty, shipbuilding/repair, charterparty, cargo and energy matters. Jenny Chester specialises in salvage, collision and pollution, and Nick Poynder primarily assists in shipping disputes, acting for both Chinese and overseas clients.

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Business interruption insurance is often a key component of a company’s business continuity plan. The insurance is designed to compensate an insured for the financial effect of the interruption or interference to that business as a result of physical damage to an insured property or other key external events, such as damage at a supplier’s or customer’s premises. The intention is to restore the business to the same financial position as if the loss had not occurred, subject always to the terms and conditions of the policy.  

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