MALCOM LAW is a specialist shipping law firm headed by Spanish-qualified lawyer Javier Arias-Camisón, providing a comprehensive range of legal services in maritime, admiralty and ship finance matters.
We advise and represent shipowners, charterers, operators, financial institutions, insurers, P&I Clubs, shipyards and cargo interests in all types of transactional, regulatory and contentious matters arising in connection with maritime operations conducted in Spain. Our practice covers the entire lifecycle of maritime projects and disputes, from structuring and negotiating complex transactions to handling marine casualties and high-stakes dispute resolution.
We take particular pride in our hands-on and responsive approach. We are deeply involved in every case and transaction entrusted to us, ensuring that our clients’ commercial interests are protected at all times and that legal risks are managed proactively. We provide immediate and practical legal solutions, combining technical excellence with a strong understanding of the commercial realities of the shipping industry, always in a cost-effective manner.
Our experience allows us to respond swiftly and effectively in emergency situations, including vessel arrests, casualties, detentions and urgent security matters. Through our broad and integrated shipping practice, clients benefit from the assurance of having a single point of legal contact for all maritime matters in Spanish ports and waters.
Our core areas of practice include ship finance, chartering and ship sale, ship arrest, cargo claims, litigation and arbitration, newbuilding and ship repair, ship mortgages and securities, port state control, trade and international sale, collision and salvage, marine insurance and P&I, as well as yachting and sailing.