The movement of goods and people via roads is an integral element of any nation’s transportation sector. In addition to competition from other modes of transport and economic pressures, carriers face complicated issues regarding infrastructure, border security and human resources. Issues frequently arise without notice and require legal advisors experienced at providing prompt, coordinated and cost-effective responses. Dentons’ multidisciplinary Transportation team meets that challenge. Our experience in logistics, freight claims, dangerous goods, public policy, labor relations, excise and trade and customs provides you with what you need, when you need it.

Dentons provides strategic, timely advice on the regulation of trucking and bus transportation, and we deal regularly with government departments and agencies. When problems arise, we assist clients in dealing with regulators to resolve issues in a timely manner, in order to keep your vehicles on the road. If matters proceed to the enforcement stage, we provide experienced, effective representation before tribunals, agencies, arbitration panels and courts. 

Our expertise extends to the complex legal issues arising from multimodal, international freight claims, including the efficient resolution of disputes through mediation. We advise on the drafting and interpretation of bills of lading, contracts of carriage and other commercial documents such as: equipment purchases and leasing, master services agreements and owner-operator agreements.

We offer experience in road transportation and in the infrastructure itself. Investing in highway infrastructure, whether in the form of new construction, asset maintenance or network management is crucial to the developing and expanding of any economy. Large-scale maintenance programs ensure we are using the existing assets effectively and efficiently, allowing investments to focus on projects that promote value and bring maximum benefits to the economy and to you.

Insights

Dentons/CHINCA MEA Project Reporter

December 7, 2016

This newsletter is produced in cooperation with CHINCA (China International Contractors Association). In this newsletter you will find a non-exhaustive shortlist, based on information gathered from publically available sources, of upcoming infrastructure projects in the Middle East and Africa together with an article on the legal framework for PPPs in selected African jurisdictions.

Dentons/CHINCA MEA Project Reporter

August 22, 2016

Our aim is to familiarise Chinese contractors and investors with the market, both in terms of upcoming opportunities and the prevailing legal landscape.