Since its formation over four decades ago, F. O. AKINRELE & CO. has been providing effective legal services to the shipping and admiralty world. It has drawn on extensive experience and practice in rendering these services in the sector. The firm has traditionally represented ship owners and Protection and Indemnity Associations on various specialist issues such as navigation, classification, collisions and damage, salvage, chartering, ship registration and transfer, as well as negotiating between parties on disputed claims, providing legal advise and contentious representation on diverse areas of admiralty/shipping law.

The firm is listed as exclusive legal correspondent to the North of England Protection and Indemnity Association since 1997, the American Club since 2000, see attached excerpts of the Handbooks of both Associations. The firm also acts for the Liverpool and London Protection and Indemnity Association which is wholly owned by the North of England P&I Association and the West of England Protection and Indemnity Association. The firm has also worked with Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig) - Norwegian Owners P&I Club, Groupama Chegary and the London steamship owners mutual insurance association ltd, managed by A Bilbrough & Co.

The firm has collaborated with the following International Law firms:

• Norton Rose
• Holman Fenwick & Willian
• Hill Taylor Dickinson
• Hill Dickinson
• Stephenson Harwood
  

Our maritime department has also developed and maintained a good working relationship with the relevant industry regulatory authorities such as the local Ports; Marine Registry and Maritime authorities as well as the Shippers Council and Maritime Associations. We are thus ideally placed to represent our client's interests on regulatory and or policy matters.