Transport and Logistics 4.0: E-Transport Documents and Smart Contracts

On the 26th October, ROGERS & CO. ABOGADOS together with the law firm specialized in blockchain, MIND THE LAW, offer a breakfast seminar on the subject “Transport and Logistics 4.0: E-Transport Documents and Smart Contracts”. 

Our partner Luis Alberto García Villar will present “E-Transport Documents” what they are and the legal implications that arise in their usage.

Details on the venue and registration available here.

Getting the Deal Through – Shipping 2018

We have again drafted the Chapter on Spanish Shipping Law for the 2018 edition of Getting the Deal Through. 

The Chapter is distributed with the kind permission of the Law Business Research Ltd. The Chapter was first published in Getting the Deal Through – Shipping 2018 (published in September 2017; contributing editor: Mr. Kevin Cooper, Ince & CO LLP). Getting the Deal Through is a database of law and regulation in 90 practice areas and more than 150 jurisdictions containing concise explanations to the most important legal and regulatory matters that arise in business deals and disputes worldwide.   

For further information please click here.  

It’s the end of the world as we know it…for foreign marine insurers in Spain

We consider the implications of the recent ECJ ruling in the matter of Assens Havn v. Navigators Management (UK) Limited (13th July 2017) and the significance of this ruling regarding the right of third parties against foreign marine insurers from a Spanish law perspective.

A copy of the article can be requested at rogers@rogersco.es

Travelling Exhibitions: Liability for loss and damages to works of art on loan

Presentation given by our partner Luis Alberto Garcia Villar at the seminar on “Fine arts insurance and travelling exhibitions” organized by the Spanish Association of Young Insurance Professionals (AJPS).

Luis spoke on the liability of the principal parties in the loaning of works of art such as the requesting museum and their subcontractors (packagers, mounting crew, carriers and security services providers). 

Language: Spanish

You can request a copy of the presentation at rogers@rogersco.es

Seminar on Liabilities and Insurances in the Travel, Leisure and Recreational Sports sectors

Following the success last year of the first seminar on Liabilities and Insurances in the Travel Sector, ROGERS & CO. ABOGADOS, again in collaboration with the Spanish Branch of the International Association of Insurance Law (SEAIDA), are proud to announce a second seminar to explore the issues of “Liabilities and Insurances in the Travel, Leisure and Recreational Sports Sectors”.

The seminar will be conducted by our partner David Diez Ramos and held in Madrid on the 27th April 2017 and will include review and discussion of the following issues:

– Mandatory insurances for hoteliers

– Terrorism and socio-political risks in the travel industry

– Gastric illness claims against hoteliers

– Comparative websites and collaborative platforms in the travel sector

– Recreational yachting and insurance

– Insurance for hunting

The seminar is only in the Spanish language and the full program can be downloaded here. To attend the seminar please consult SEAIDA’s webpage.