On June 02 2006 the Partners “International Law Offices (Ukraine) and Law firm “Remedy” (Russia) have cooperated their efforts and discussed questions of maritime business and law at the annual international conference “Practice of maritime business: sharing experience”. The Conference was held in the conference hall of the Londonskaya Hotel in Odessa. The event has gathered more then 110 participators.
Our conference takes place every year at the beginning of June in Odessa under the chairmanship of Nikolay Melnykov, Partner of “International Law Offices”, and usually gathers more than 100 delegates from shipping, insurance companies and banks, ports and other transport companies.
Program and Speeches of the Conference
Practice of Maritime Business: sharing experience
09.00 - 10.00 Registration of the Participants, morning coffee
10.00 – 10.15 Opening of the Conference
10.15 – 12.00 Section 1
"International Ships Register of Russia: organizational and tax aspects”
Mr. Atrhur Eberg, Partner
Law firm “Eberg, Stepanov & Partners”, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
“Structures for the Ownership and Management of Ships in Malta and Tax Implications thereof”
Dr. Kevin Dingli, Managing Partner
Law Firm «Dingli & Dingli», Malta
“Overview of the News in the Latvian maritime legislation”
Mr. Edward Kuznetsov, Head of the Law dept., Attorney-at-Law of the Latvian branch of Primorsky Bar Associates of St-Petersburg
«Baltic Kontor» - Lloyd' s agency in Latvia
“International Tax Planning via Cyprus – A Shipping Centre”
Mr. Peter G. Economides, FCCA, Chairman
«Totalserve Management Ltd», Cyprus
CB “Misto – Bank” Ltd – presentation
Mrs. Natalia Malamud, Private-Banker
12.00 – 12.30 Coffee – break
12.30 – 14.30 Section 2
“Banking Security Tools”
Mrs. Natalia Lapenkova, Head of the Documentary & Guarantee Dept.
CB “Misto – Bank” Ltd
“Standard Provisions in Ship Finance Documents”
Mr. Tony Swinnerton, Partner
«Swinnerton Moore», London, UK
“The Characteristics of the Vessel’s Purchase and Build Crediting in Russia”
Mr. Andrew Shashorin, Head of the Moscow office
Law firm “REMEDY”, St-Petersburg, Russia
“Ship Finance from the Shipowners’ point of view. Ship Management.
Ship Registration”
Mr. George Zambartas, Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Politics
«Economides, Dionysiou & Co», Cyprus
“Payments through Escrow Account”
Mr. Ivan Movlyak, Senior Lawyer
“International Law Offices” Ltd, Odessa, Ukraine
“Planet Odessa” Ltd - Presentation
Mr. Igor Nour, Producer
14.30 – 16.00 Lunch
16.00 – 18.00 Section 3
"Cargo liability for oil spills in Italian territorial waters and in Europe"
Mr. Alberto Batini, Partner
«BB & Partners», Italy
“Grounds for rejection of indemnity by the Insurer (Russian law and Arbitration practice)”
Mrs. Ekaterina Bykovskaya, lawyer
Law firm “REMEDY”, St-Petersburg, Russia
"The risks involved in the employment of the letter of indemnity within the context of shipping”
Mr. Felipe Arizon, Mr. Albert Badia, Partners
«Abogados Asociados para el Comercio, la Navegacion y la Industria, S.L.», Spain
“Private Investing in the Ukrainian Ports”
Mr. Arthur Nitsevych, Partner, Attorney-at-Law
“International Law Offices” Ltd, Odessa, Ukraine
“The Tendencies of Development of the Port of Ust-Dunaisk as the sole firth port in Ukraine”
Mr. Edward Buryak, Head of the Port
“Sea Commercial Port of Ust-Dunaisk”, Ukraine
18.00 – 18.15 Finalization
19.00 – 22.30 Evening Party (restaurant «VALDAI»)
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