ADMIRALTY SOLICITORS GROUP

The Admiralty Solicitors Group (ASG) was formed in 1972 to promote and preserve standards in the practice of maritime law in England. ASG member firms all have established reputations in maritime law and are committed to the continued development of England, and particularly London, as a maritime legal centre. Although the group was established principally with Admiralty Law matters in mind ( ‘wet' cases: collisions and salvage etc) its interests now embrace ‘dry' matters: carriage of goods, sale and purchase, insurance and all other aspects of shipping law in which member firms play a prominent part... The Commercial Court is the specialist division of the High Court (Queen's Bench Division) that deals with commercial claims, that is any claim arising out of the transaction of trade and commerce. Many judges of the Commercial Court in London have practiced shipping and insurance law before their appointment as judges and have a thorough, practical, understanding of the industries...