ABOUT US

Hormuz is the first Middle Eastern law firm specializing in shipping and maritime cases. We are an A1 Iranian law firm headquartered in Tehran, Iran. We have several affiliated law firms and offices in the major shipping ports of the South and the North of Iran. Our domestic affiliates in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman are located in Bandar Abbas, Kish Island, Bandar Bushehr, Mahshahr, Khorramshahr, Bandar Jask, and Chabahar Free Zone. And those in the Caspian Sea region are located in Bandar Anzali, and Bandar Amirabad. In addition to them, we work with several international and regional law firms, mostly in the U.K., Singapore, the U.A.E., Oman, Iraq, Qatar, Russia, and the other Caspian Sea bordering countries.    

Hormuz lawyers are a team of the best in their fields of expertise. They are graduates from the most prestigious law schools in Iran and abroad. Our lawyers are licensed members of the Iranian Bar Association. Relying on years of legal career background, they are typically quite well-known practitioners and law school lecturers. Personnel at the office of Tehran are mostly Farsi native speakers while speaking and writing English fluently. Our colleagues at the affiliated offices are familiar with the local languages as well.  

Hormuz Shipping Lawyers offers a full range of legal and administrative services to all sectors of the shipping and maritime industry, including shipping companies, insurance companies, shippers, charterers, shipowners, freight forwarders, ship crew, shipyards, brokers, and governmental entities. We cover a spectrum of vessels, such as bulk carriers, oil and LNG tankers, container ships, fishing vessels, passenger vessels, yachts, and offshore installations.

While focused on dry shipping, our services include:

·         Shipping agreements, charter parties, and bills of lading disputes.

·         Marine cargo claims, cargo liens, laytime and demurrage disputes.

·         Commercial fishing industry agreements and regulations.

·         Vessels and offshore installations purchase and lease agreements.

·         Shipbuilding and offshore installations construction agreements.

·         Vessel registration, documentation, and notarization.

·         Admiralty issues, ports, terminals, and customs laws and regulations.

·         Marine insurance, P&I clubs, personal injury.

·         Maritime environmental cases, oil pollution lawsuits.

·         Dispute resolution services, litigation, arbitration, and mediation.