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Legal 500 2010
The shipping and transport industry has always been one of the driving forces behind the development of English commercial law, and 7KBW has been one of the leading influences in that development for many decades. Our present and former members have been involved in some of the most influential cases in this area in the last 50 years, and are still helping to shape the law in this ever-developing area. Only last year, two of our members secured a landmark victory in the House of Lords in the much-discussed case, The "Achilleas", which tested the boundaries between long-established legal principle and modern industry practices.
Our members include a number of the recognized market leaders in both wet and dry shipping, and almost all of our members have extensive experience in a wide range of shipping matters. We also have specialists in a number of other areas of the shipping and transport industry, including road, rail and air transport, freight forwarding, issues relating to port and depot operation, and all aspects of insurance and reinsurance relating to the marine, aviation, rail and road transport markets.