BRUS CHAMBERS, Advocates & Solicitors

Shipping and Infrastructure

Ms. Vidya Bose is a proficient and committed legal practitioner, who has, over the past four years, become an indispensable part of our firm’s dispute resolution and transactional law practice. Her areas of concentration encompass maritime law and infrastructure-related legal services, wherein she advises and represents domestic and international clients across a diverse range of contentious and advisory matters. Her in-depth understanding of the legal, regulatory, and contractual frameworks governing the shipping and infrastructure sectors makes her an asset to clients engaged in high-value, complex operations.

Within the domain of maritime law, Ms. Bose possesses substantial experience and legal acumen in handling multifaceted matters arising under admiralty jurisdiction and commercial maritime operations. Her practice includes advising on and litigating matters involving:

• Ship Arrests: She provides strategic counsel and undertakes urgent litigation to secure maritime claims through ship arrest proceedings under the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017. Her familiarity with jurisdictional nuances and procedural rigour before High Courts across India, including the Bombay, Madras, and Gujarat High Courts, ensures swift and effective relief for clients.
• Cargo Claims and Charter Party Disputes: She advises clients in disputes arising out of loss or damage to cargo, bill of lading liabilities, freight recovery, and charter party performance issues, including laytime and demurrage calculations. Her experience covers both time and voyage charter arrangements and their associated contractual pitfalls.
• Marine Insurance and Seafarers’ Rights: Ms. Bose frequently addresses matters involving marine hull and cargo insurance claims, including coverage interpretation and subrogation disputes. Additionally, she has represented clients in cases involving wage claims and repatriation issues concerning seafarers, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations under Indian and international maritime labour laws.
• Shipbuilding and Maritime Commercial Contracts: Her expertise further extends to the drafting and review of contracts relating to shipbuilding, ship repair, sale and purchase of vessels, and regulatory clearances, where she provides comprehensive legal assistance on risk allocation, warranties, indemnities, and delivery obligations.

Her ability to combine a meticulous understanding of technical maritime issues with pragmatic dispute resolution strategies enables her to effectively represent stakeholders including shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs, cargo interests, insurers, and logistics companies. Ms. Bose regularly appears in maritime arbitration proceedings and litigation, bringing to each matter a client-focused approach and a command of commercial and procedural law.

Ms. Bose is equally adept in the domain of infrastructure law, where she provides legal advisory and dispute resolution services to clients involved in large-scale, capital-intensive infrastructure projects. Her practice in this space includes advising on and drafting complex project documents, including EPC contracts, concession agreements, operation and maintenance contracts, and sub-contracting arrangements.

She advises stakeholders on legal issues arising in sectors such as:

• Port Development and Dredging Projects: Representing developers and contractors in disputes over execution delays, cost overruns, performance guarantees, and force majeure events, while ensuring statutory compliance and regulatory clearances are adhered to.
• Construction and Urban Infrastructure: Providing risk analysis and dispute management for government and private infrastructure initiatives, including public-private partnerships (PPPs), and advising on project finance, environmental compliance, and regulatory structuring.
• Energy Projects: Offering legal guidance to clients involved in renewable and non-renewable energy projects, including contract management, land acquisition compliance, and addressing regulatory challenges in energy generation and distribution.

In arbitration proceedings arising from project execution disputes, including delay claims, breach of performance obligations, and variations in scope of work, Ms. Bose is well-versed in procedural and substantive law. She has experience handling institutional arbitrations governed by SIAC, ICC, and domestic arbitration rules, and has been instrumental in formulating case strategies aimed at expeditious and favorable resolution of high-stakes disputes.

Ms. Bose is recognized by clients and colleagues alike for her rigorous attention to detail, practical and strategic thinking, and her commitment to delivering legally sound and commercially viable outcomes. Her ability to interpret and advise on voluminous and complex contractual frameworks ensures that clients are positioned to minimize legal risk and operational disruptions.

Her expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts—combined with her litigation and arbitration experience—equips her to serve as both a transactional advisor and dispute resolution specialist. This duality enhances her value in cross-disciplinary matters, especially where shipping and infrastructure domains intersect.

She has successfully advised on and managed pre-litigation risk assessments, interim relief applications, enforcement of arbitral awards, and settlement negotiations, achieving favorable outcomes through both adversarial and amicable means.

Ms. Vidya Bose’s growing prominence in the areas of shipping and infrastructure law is a reflection of her solid legal foundation, technical knowledge, and unwavering client focus. Her ability to seamlessly manage legal complexities in both sectors ensures that clients receive holistic, efficient, and results-oriented legal representation.

She continues to build her profile as a trusted legal advisor to maritime stakeholders and infrastructure developers alike, and her role at the firm significantly contributes to our ability to deliver high-quality legal services across these specialized sectors.

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