Transportation & Mobility

Unless you rely exclusively on “just in time”, you are dependent on the storage (warehousing) of your own or required goods, which, in addition to good organization, particularly concerns the handling of incoming and outgoing goods inspections. We advise you from the legal conception of the necessary processes to the design of the warehousing contract including any value-added services (re-boxing, adding individual components, other additional services) through to communication with insurance companies and freight companies.

The use of air freight is particularly suitable if you want to transport goods over long distances in a short time. Of course, in addition to the high costs, there are also a number of legal particularities to consider, which we can help you with as specialists. We check, draft and negotiate your air freight contracts and those of your business partners, particularly with regard to international air freight regulations (including the Montreal Convention), liability limits and insurance and customs requirements, in order to ensure the smooth transportation of goods.

Regardless of the means of transport you use (or have used) for transportation, there is always the risk of transport damage, whether due to accidents, improper handling or other unexpected disruptions. We support you here with sound legal expertise, regardless of whether you are the carrier or the customer. Even in the preliminary stages, we ensure that liability risks are adequately taken into account through precise contract drafting and review. In the event of damage, we take care of effective settlement with your business partners and insurance companies and enforce your claims or defend against opposing claims.

If you are in the freight forwarding business or regularly use such services, you will be familiar with the fact that handling transportation, including the choice of means of transport, route planning and accompanying logistics services, is no child’s play. We are here to assist you from start to finish by checking, drafting and negotiating the underlying contracts, clarifying liability and responsibility issues and supporting you in complying with transport regulations and provisions (e.g. ADSp, CMR, GüKG) in order to make your business processes effective and legally compliant.

Public procurement law plays a decisive role in making the mobility transition sustainable by using public resources effectively. By awarding contracts to innovative companies in a targeted manner, the public sector can act as a role model and contribute to the mobility transition, which will not succeed without the conversion of public transport infrastructures.