All the firm’s analyses and practical guides on maritime law, arranged by subject: carriage of goods and bills of lading, chartering, ship arrest, general average, marine insurance, yachts, pollution, seafarers and compliance. Each analysis links to the corresponding practice page.
All our maritime law resources
Our practical guides
- Operating a yacht in France
- Yacht tax and customs
- Building your yacht
- Red Sea and Deviation, Force Majeure or Commercial Risk
- Seafarer Recruitment and Placement
- General Average, Contribution, Security and Adjustment
- Maritime Contracts, Charterparty or Carriage
- Autonomous Ships and the IMO MASS Code
- Shipping Decarbonisation and the Carbon Cost
- Marine Pollution Liability
- Port Liability, From Quay to Warehouse
- The Carbon Tax and Carbon Pricing
- International Yacht Sale
Our analyses (103)
- Trade with China: since 1 May 2026, your governing-law clause no longer holds before a Chinese court
- Can a Yacht Be Arrested in France for a Non-Maritime Debt?
- Rental Boat or Jet Ski Accident in France: Who Is Liable?
- Damage During Harbour Towage in France: Who Pays, Tug or Tow?
- Unpaid Bunkers Ordered by the Charterer: Arresting the Ship in France
- Arrested Ship in France: Time Limit for Proceedings on the Merits
- Sealed Container Arriving Short: The “Said to Contain” Clause
- P&I Club Letter of Undertaking: Releasing an Arrested Ship in France
- Undeclared Dangerous Goods: Fire on Board and the Shipper’s Liability
- Wrongful Ship Arrest in France: Recovering Damages for Detention
- False Verified Gross Mass (VGM): The Shipper’s Liability in France
- Delivery Without the Original Bill of Lading: Letter of Indemnity
- Forcing the Sale of an Arrested Ship in France: Judicial Auction
- Yacht Management Agreements in France: Accounts and Changing Manager
- Deck Cargo Loaded Without Consent in France: Loss and Compensation
- Hull Insurance in France: Challenging an Insurer’s Refusal of Cover
- Door-to-Door Multimodal Transport in France: Unlocalised Damage
- Cargo Not Collected at the Port of Discharge: Storage, Sale, Costs
- Yacht Finance Leases in France: What Happens When Rentals Go Unpaid
- Freight Forwarder Holding Your Goods in France: The Forwarder’s Lien
- FOB, CFR, CIF in France: Who Can Sue the Carrier for Cargo Damage?
- Unpaid Freight in France: Can the Carrier Withhold the Cargo?
- Yacht Not Returned by Skipper or Charterer: Recovering It in France
- Cargo Insurance in France: Claiming Under the Policy After Damage
- Container Demurrage and Detention in France: Challenging the Invoice
- Boat Damaged in Winter Storage in France: The Boatyard’s Liability
- Car Shipped by Ro-Ro Damaged on Arrival: Claims Under French Law
- International Removals by Container in France: Damaged or Lost Goods
- Sea Waybill or Bill of Lading: Who Can Sue the Carrier in France?
- Bareboat Charter Redelivery in France: Condition, Repairs and Delay
- One-Year Time Bar Against the Sea Carrier in France: How to Protect It
- Electronic Bills of Lading in France: The Law of 13 June 2024
- Unpaid Hire in France: Can the Owner Withdraw a Time-Chartered Vessel?
- Freight Forwarder, Forwarding Agent or NVOCC in France: Whom to Sue?
- Clean Bill of Lading Against a Letter of Indemnity: The Risks
- Off-Hire in France: When a Time Charterer May Stop Paying Hire
- Letter of Credit: Why the Bank Rejects Your Bill of Lading
- Maritime Pilot at Fault in France: Whom to Sue, and for How Much
- Shipowner Insolvency in France: Filing a Claim and the Vessel’s Fate
- Crew Abandoned in a French Port: Wages, Repatriation and Security
- Abandoned Vessel in a French Port: Port Powers, Forfeiture and Claims
- Bill of Lading in France: What the Holder Can Claim, and Against Whom
- Bill of lading jurisdiction clauses: when the consignee can sue in France
- English maritime judgments: enforcement in France after Brexit
- Enforcing a London maritime arbitration award in France
- Commercial yacht in France: VAT exemption, duty-free fuel and the conditions customs checks
- Yacht without proof of VAT paid: buying, sailing and reselling in France
- Temporary admission of a non-EU yacht: eighteen months, not twenty-four
- Holding a yacht through a company in France: structure, costs and risks
- Shipyard refusing to release a boat in France: the right of retention and how to get the boat back
- Yacht construction contract in France: ownership of the hull, refund guarantee and shipyard insolvency
- Building a yacht in the Netherlands, Germany or Italy: the shipyard’s law compared
- Illegal yacht charter in France: the risks for the owner and the broker
- Yacht crew in France: employment contract, governing law, social security and dismissal of the captain
- Mortgage on a ship under construction in France since the 2026 reform: financing a new yacht
- Marina berths in France: usage guarantees, fees, termination and the competent court
- Assistance and towage at sea in France: challenging a salvage invoice
- New yacht acceptance, sea trials and hidden defects: the one-year time limit after delivery
- Accident on board a yacht in France: liability of the owner towards guests, passengers and crew
- Buying a second-hand ship on the Norwegian Saleform 2012: key clauses and disputes
- Dispute with a foreign shipyard: governing law, competent court and arbitration
- Shipowner’s limitation of liability in France: the London Convention and the limitation fund
- Collision at sea or in port: liability, evidence and time limits in France
- Port State detention of a ship in France: release and appeals
- The French International Register (RIF): conditions and benefits for shipowners
- Can a ship be arrested in France on the strength of a foreign judgment?
- ICC arbitration clause in a maritime contract: what it settles, what it leaves to the court
- Maritime arbitration: CAMP and SCMA against the generalist institutions
- Time limits and recourse in general average: one year against the carrier, five years for contribution
- What is allowed in general average, and what stays with you
- Average bond and average guarantee: releasing cargo held for general average
- Autonomous ships and the IMO MASS Code: maritime liability in 2026
- Yacht construction and sale: the six points that decide ownership, cost and cover
- Yacht co-ownership and fractional use: the agreement that prevents disputes
- Pleasure craft insurance: refusal of cover, two-year limitation, abandonment
- Francisation and registration of a vessel: the difference and the steps
- Pollution from a ship: what the master and the owner risk
- Late delivery of a new yacht: liquidated damages, termination, guarantees
- Container damaged or lost: who is liable, and how long you have
- Your yacht has been arrested in a French port: what to do
- General average: who pays, and how to challenge the adjustment
- Demurrage and detention: calculation, challenge and time limits
- Disputes with a yacht broker: commission, mandate and deposit
- Yacht charter: what the MYBA agreement covers, and what it does not
- Latent defects on a second-hand yacht: remedies and time limits
- Selling a yacht to a foreign buyer: VAT, flag, sanctions and payment
- Ship mortgages: how to check that a vessel is unencumbered
- MYBA contract: what as is, where is really means, and how to protect yourself
- Buying a yacht abroad: the ten checks before you sign
- Arresting a ship in France to secure a maritime claim
- Red Sea and maritime deviation: the six points that decide whether your delay will be legally excusable
- Seafarer recruitment and placement: the six points that decide the shipowner’s liability
- General average adjustment: who draws it up, what it contains, how to challenge it
- General average and liability: who contributes, in what proportion, and who to pursue
- Maritime contracts: the six points that decide which regime applies and what it costs you
- Shipping decarbonisation: the six points that decide who pays the carbon cost
- Marine pollution: the six points that decide who pays, and how much
- Port damage: who is liable, and how long do you have to act?
- Autonomous ships under French law: the six points that decide which regime applies and who answers for it
- Shipping decarbonisation: the six points that decide what the company must surrender and what it risks
- Marine pollution: the six points that decide who is prosecuted and what is at stake
- Port liability: the six points that decide who pays for damage occurring within the port
- International yacht sales: the legal, tax and customs framework
For an overview of the firm’s practice areas, see Maritime law lawyer.
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Matters in this field are handled by Hervé Guyader, avocat at the Paris Bar and Doctor of Law. Page updated on 4 October 2026.