"Ince & Co's team has a pragmatic and commercial approach to the industry, and regularly advises on the interface of liability, insurance and reputation." The Legal 500, 2006

With in-depth market knowledge, we have the flexibility to handle any kind of aviation matter anywhere in the world - from aircraft purchase to major incidents and lesser accidents worldwide. We often deploy legal tools to solve problems that appear to be mainly commercial in nature. And for emergencies, crises or disasters, the Ince worldwide Emergency Response service is only a phone call away.

Our team of specialist commercial lawyers works with clients to find the answers that help drive their business forward. With the combination of  high levels of commercial nous and a capacity for sheer hard work, we can help you achieve your goals – whether acquisition, disposal, joint venture or conclusion of a complex commercial contract. With experience ranging from management buy-outs through the resolution of shareholder disputes to tricky employment issues, you can trust Ince to be your partners in business.

'Clients are full of praise for a team that contains “tactical, detail-orientated lawyers, capable of changing gear as the situation dictates".' 

Chambers & Partners, 2008

Once described in the press as “brutal litigators”, we also have a lighter touch. We are expert in all forms of dispute resolution, ranging from dialogue, through structured negotiations, to formal processes such as mediation. Where litigation is judged to be in a client’s interests, or is unavoidable, we can draw on immense experience in the commercial courts of the countries where we have offices, and a worldwide network of correspondent lawyers.

Clients depict a “dynamic, young, sharp and aggressive” team, adding:  “There aren’t many firms that could provide this type of service and knowledge”.  Chambers & Partners 2006

We’ve been in the oil & gas business for as long as many of our clients. Since the early days of North Sea power, our energy practice has spread all around the world, both onshore and off, and to renewable sources such as wind.

"... Ince & Co ascends to the top tier this year having built up considerable momentum in recent years and attracting some of the highest peer and client praise. Insurers familiar with a range of firms perceive that the firm is every bit as high quality as the Magic Circle in terms of service and able to 'pick up the details of any case just as rapidly'." The Legal 500, 2006.

' "Always available and quick to respond," the lawyers are commended by clients for their flexible approach to major disputes: "they're both detail-oriented and tactical, and can shift between styles when needed." ' 

Chambers & Partners, 2008

Our team serves clients who provide coverage, those who broke it and those who purchase it. Whether the case is contentious or non-contentious and however straightforward or complex the subject-matter insured, we offer all the legal services required in these industries.

Our direct insurance practice covers all manner of insurance claims, including marine and energy insurance, political contingent and credit risk, and coverage disputes.

We focus also on reinsurance and run-off.

Ince has enjoyed years at the top of the Chambers’ rankings in shipping, and this is no exception … “The smoothest operator in the sector”, this team’s success is due to its “supremely clever and strategic attitude” to its work.  Chambers & Partners, 2006

"The team continues to provide a 'first-class service' to owners, charterers and insurers worldwide, and has a particularly strong presence in the markets of Italy and Monaco."

The Legal 500, 2007

From shipyard to scrapyard, from factory to receiver, from finance to flotation, we provide all the legal services required by the shipping and commodity industries. We count among our clients many of the world’s leading shipowners, charterers, shipbuilders, traders, banks and insurers.

Our international emergency hotline is manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

We have vast experience of the practical and legal problems following a major emergency, disaster or crisis. Our teams can respond immediately to a wide range of incidents, from accidents in the aviation, energy, shipping and rail sectors, including pollution and contamination, through natural disasters and outbreaks of disease, to terrorist acts.

Many of these incidents are newsworthy or catch the attention of the public, and many of our clients have significant public profiles. Our expertise extends to issues of reputation as well as purely legal problems. Also, prosecutions can emerge from incidents that involve threats to or loss of life. We handle these - and the associated reputational issues - whenever and wherever they arise.