Since 2021 NAVICUS.LAW became one of the leading law firm in maritime law in Russia contributing to shipping arbitration and promotion LMAA activity in Russia.

Through LMAA Supporting Membership NAVICUS.LAW partner Konstantin Putrya, PhD, now is willing to accept appointments as arbitrator.

Russian and foreign shipping and maritime industry members looking for Konstantin’s appointment as arbitrator are welcome to contact him directly to get more information.

More maritime disputes are referred to arbitration in London than to any other place where arbitration services are offered. In 2020 LMAA members received about 3,010 new arbitration appointments and more than 523 awards were published by them. One of the main objects of the LMAA is “to advance and encourage the professional knowledge of London maritime arbitrators and, by recommendation and advice, to assist the expeditious procedure and disposal of disputes”   

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We are happy to be acknowledged by the the most reputable Russian legal ranking Право.ру.

This year navicus.law was represented by Konstantin Krasnokutskiy and Aleksandra Aleksenko at the awarding ceremony.

Excellent and comprehensive research of the legal market accomplished by Pravo300.

We are happy to serve our clients to the highest standards. It is a great pleasure that our efforts have been recognised.

On October 30, 2020, navicus.law partner Konstantin Putrya delivered an open lecture on maritime law to the students of the Southern Federal University as part of the annual Scientific Week.

Within the framework of the lecture, students were introduced to a brief history and general concept of maritime commercial law, the most important institutions, and also briefly presented the participants in the trade relations of shipping from the perspective of the maritime industry.

The purpose of the open lecture was to attract students' interest in the study of the maritime law as a university discipline, as well as to conduct scientific research in the field of maritime law.

navicus.law partner Konstantin Putrya launches the elective course “Introduction to the shipping law”. The course will be delivered at the department of the Civil Law and Civil Process (School of Law), Higher School of Economics – Saint Petersburg.

During the 2020/2021 academic year Konstantin will share with young lawyers his theoretical skills and practical experience based on international and domestic case law.

This course encapsulates a number of shipping law concepts from arrest of ships to maritime liens, and generally seeks to give students basic knowledge of international and national shipping law institutions. The course aims to deliver a comprehensive and friendly commercial overview of how the shipping industry is regulated.

Russian Maritime Law Association (or simply RUMLA) promoting and studying maritime law in Russia and worldwide announced new exclusive edition of the Merchant Shipping Code of the Russian Federation last amended on the 1^st of September, 2020.

This publication was sponsored by the navicus.law which are proud to be a member and partner of Russian maritime law association.

The new edition is going to be sent over the RUMLA’ members and practicing maritime lawyers, academics, representatives of shipping companies, brokers, marine officers and students.

Please, contact rumla@rumla.org If you want to get this edition of the Russian Merchant Shipping Code and join the association to receive exclusive digests of the recent news and case law in maritime industry with in-depth analysis and commentaries from marine professionals.

For more information, join http://rumla.org/.

Konstantin advises domestic and international clients with a particular focus on the maritime sector, specifically wet and dry shipping since the start of his career.

His clients are leading P&I Clubs, hull underwriters, banks, ship owners, managers and charterers, shipyards, carriers and freight forwarders, trading companies, contractors, logistics companies and brokers.

Significant experience and deep academic knowledge in shipping and commercial law in non-contentious cases is a great advantage of Konstantin’s expertise in high value, multi-party and multi-jurisdictional litigation which is his predominant area of practice.

Konstantin systematically appears in commercial courts and arbitration. He is involved in wide variety of domestic and international complex cross-border disputes involving charterparties, off-hire, demurrage, bills of lading (cargo contamination, loss of cargo and other cargo claims), ship sale MOAs and shipbuilding contracts, mortgages and maritime liens, ship and cargo arrests, repudiation and termination of commercial contracts, as well as collisions, groundings, and oil spills.

He has also had experience in international trade (sale and carriage of goods), marine insurance (CTL), ship finance and recognition and enforcement of judgements and awards.

Konstantin’s knowledge of shipping, trade and commodity contracts means that he can deal with most problems in a fast, efficient, and comprehensive manner. His ability to find creative and innovative solutions is highly appreciated by clients.

As a well-known figure with academic reputation, Konstantin writes for leading law journals in the field of his comparative PhD thesis (received from the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation), as well as in a variety of shipping business journals.

Being a grant-holder of the Government of the French Republic and the French Embassy in Russia for comparative legal research, Konstantin is also a member of several national and international professional associations, like the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and RUMLA (Russian Maritime Law Association).

Prior to joining navicus.law in 2017, Konstantin worked for another leading national shipping law firm.

Konstantin fluently speaks Russian, French and English.

We wish him even more success at his new position!

Konstantin holds the PhD diploma in law of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation.

We are glad to announce that Konstantin has recently graduated from the COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE FRANÇAIS and now holds the master 1 diploma in French law. Konstantin have studied for 2 years in the special program of continuing education. The program is contributed to by leading French universities (Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris II – Panthéon Assas, Paris IV – Paris Sorbonne, Paris V – René Descartes, Paris VIII – Vincennes Saint-Denis, EHESS, Aix-Marseille III, l’ENS Cachan, l’ENS de Paris) and included professors corresponding to Konstantin’s academic research and interests.

Konstantin’s research project (mémoire en droit) «Le principe numerus clausus des droits réels» in French concerned the topic of the freedom to create property rights in land and buildings not provided by the law. The research project intended to coincide with the launched reform of real rights in the Russian Federation and the similar reforms in France under discussion since 2007.

The fundamental knowledge of different legal aspects of the jurisprudence helps Konstantin to meet the most various demands of clients from all over the world.

Also, as mentioned in our previous news, in May 2020 our associate Philip Vagin graduated from Tulane Law School (New Orleans) with a Master’s Degree in Admiralty Law with distinction.

We are proud that NAVICUS.LAW’s team is getting better not only in the field of shipping expertise but also in the wider academic legal sphere.