Billing Rates for Ship Arrest in India for the period until May 31, 2013

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SPECIALISED PRACTICEMUMBAIINDIA

NEW DELHIINDIA

TASSOCIATE OFFICES INDIATPort and Capital City in all States of India

PROFILE & BILLING RATESShipping, Admiralty & Maritime

Until May 31, 20Strictly for Private Circulatio

Completed 20 years in law practice as a specialist in shipping and project and inview of this his billing rates for ship arrest work until May 31, 2013 is fixed atUSD 999 while all disbursements are computed on actual

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Brus Chambers, Advocates &Solicitors has been recommendedas a Top Tier Law Firm in

Shipping practice area byLegal500 for the year 2010, 2011,2012, 2013

Brus Chambers shipping teameats sleeps and breathes shippinglaw, advising international anddomestic clients on entire gamutof shipping law

-Lloyds List

Brus Chambers, Advocates &Solicitors is praised for itsprompt response times,efficiency, industry knowledge,and its innovative ideas used atthe right time and place.

-The Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2013

..has really started to make waves

in recent years.-The Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2004/2005

pragmatic, resourceful andprofessional team.

-The Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2005/2006

solid shipping practice-The Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2006/2007

..is a dominant force within

Indian admiralty, maritime andshipping market


Shrikant Hathi is listed in theelite "Leading lawyers" list asLeading Individual, by Legal

500 since 2004 until 2013, guide tooutstanding lawyers nationwide.

Shrikant Hathi is smart, quick,and delivers outstanding results.

- Legal500, 2013

Shrikant Hathi stand-out forshipping work

- Legal500

Shrikant Hathi best of the bestfor shipping work

- Worldlawyers.NET

Shrikant Hathi- LeadingShipping & Maritime Lawyer inIndia

- Asia Law Profiles

Shrikant Hathi- World's Leading

Lawyer (Shipping & Maritime)- Euromoney Expert Guides

Shrikant Hathi is listed in theelite Leading lawyers list asLeading Individual by Legal500 for the last seven years.

Shrikant Hathi- Leading Energy& Natural Resources Lawyer in

India- Asia Law Profiles


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..has distinguished strengths inshipping claims


..the firm has a dedicatedshipping practice that coversdisputes, transactional mattersand finance


..is widely respected for its wetand dry shipping expertise


extremely good for shippingwork


Brus Chambers is the bestsolicitor firm for shipping workin India

-Trade Winds

Brus Chambers is widely

regarded as one of the bestshipping law firm in India

-Trade Winds

Brus Chambers is highlyrecommended for entire gamutof shipping law, a top-notchshipping law firm in India

-Worldlawyers.NET

Shrikant Hathi knows how todeliver results

- Worldlawyers.NET

Shrikant Hathi- World's LeadingLawyer (Energy & NaturalResources)

- Euromoney Expert Guides

Shrikant Hathi is strong inshipping with clarity of mind and

professional expertise- Lloyds List

Shrikant Hathi gives effectiveassistance to shipping industry

-Trade Winds

Shrikant Hathi leads theshipping team at Brus Chambersthat is dedicated to handlingcontentious and non-contentiousshipping matters

-Lloyds List


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Brus Chambers shipping practice includes the entiregamut of wet and dry shipping, international trade law,admiralty, maritime and marine law, transport law,carriage of goods and law of the sea. The firms practicealso includes shipping transactional work, port projectscorporate advice, preparation and review of all contractualdocumentation required for any shipping related projects.

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Brus Chambers is recommended by Legal500,Lloyds (Informa)Group, TradeWinds,ChamberPractice, Expert Guides and other independentcredential bodies for maritime and admiraltyamongst other matters in India while BrusChambers is ranked as a Top Tier law firm forshippingworkbyLegal500since2010.Shrikant Hathi (Dr) is consistently ranked byLegal500 (2005/06; 2006/07; 2007/08; 2008/09;2009/10;2010/11;2011/12;2012/13)asLeadingIndividualinIndiaforshippingwork.LloydsList,LondonstatedthatShrikantHathiisaverygoodstrategist.

Brus Chambers is an established Indian law firm, beingone of the two leading law firm of the country practicing

shipping matters amongst others, a law firm which ishighly recommended by Legal500, Lloyds (Informa)Group; Trade Winds; Chamber Practice, Euro moneyExpert Guides and other independent credential bodies,for maritime, shipping and admiralty matters in Indiaamongst other areas of work. Brus Chambers, Advocates& Solicitors, the law firm are with seven partners; the firmhas its main office in Mumbai, office at New Delhi andassociate offices at port and capital city in all states ofIndia.

Shrikant Hathi has been consistently ranked by Legal500(2005/06; 2006/07; 2007/08; 2008/09; 2009/10; 2010/11;

2011/12; 2012/13) as Leading Individual in India forshipping work.

The Legal 500, 2004/05; 2005/06; 2006/07; 2007/08;2008/09; 2009/10; 2010/11; 2011/12; 2012/13 hasrecommended Brus Chambers for Shipping Projects &Energy Corporate/ M&A Marine Insurance, DisputeResolution and Banking & Finance and has commented,is a dominant force within the Indian admiralty,maritime and shipping market. The firm is especially notedfor its experience in ship arrests and releases, not tomention P&I settlements, shipping finance, acquisitionsand maritime arbitration. Impressive representativeclients... while Brus Chambers is ranked as a Top Tier

Law firm for shipping work in India since 2010.

Brus Chambers also takes lead in areas such as Disputeresolution, Corporate, Commercial & Contracts; Projects(Oil & Gas, Infrastructure & Construction, Energy &Mining); Banking, Finance & Securities Marine Insurance.Our firm also attends to Aviation, Taxation, IntellectualProperty Rights, Real Estate, Anti-Dumping, andConstitutional laws.

We know that there are very few law firms or lawyers thatspecialises in shipping law in our country offering theservice you require. We are passionate about investing

time and managing relationships with our clients.

Our firm handles all aspects of ship finance, negotiation,bid preparation, sale, purchase and registration, allprojects and infrastructure port projects related toshipping.

Brus Chambers has extensive experience and a globalreputation of handling ship arrest and release and all otheraspects of maritime matters and has dominated the Indianadmiralty and shipping market.


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Although the focal point of our shipping litigation are admiralty ship arrestor release also includes the entire gamut of admiralty, shipping andmaritime edicts advising on all types of disputes representing owners,charterers, suppliers, repairers, cargo owners, insurers, banks, financialinstitutions, mortgagors, p&I clubs and all other sectors advising andassisting on all types of disputes and claims, including casualties,collision, limitation of liability, cargo, charterparty, jurisdiction, conflict oflaws, bill of lading, carriage of goods, contract conditions, fire, liens,

general average, containers, recoveries, subrogation, casualties, freightforwarders liabilities, multimodal and unimodal, insurance andreinsurance, commercial disputes and advise on financing internationaltrade through letter of credit, bills of exchange and other methods,preparing standard conditions of sale and advise on trade incommodities of all kinds, advising on the terms of contracts, handledispute resolution through litigation, arbitration and conciliationproceedings.

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At Brus Chambers, our experience has taught us that true long termpartnering relationships work for our clients and us. Good relationshipsalso help us to keep our best people and loyal clients, clients who cometo us because we are the right fit. We take the greatest care in

everything we do.

Brus Chambers has practiced maritime law since the establishment ofthe firm and its partners much prior to 1992; today we have a worldwidereputation as specialists in this area. Our partners regularly appear asrecommended shipping specialists. Brus Chambers provides acomprehensive service in both contentious and non-contentious aspectsof shipping law, advising on matters ranging from cargo claims to marinecasualties, and from ship finance to ship purchase or sale.

ArbitrationArrestofShip

BidPreparationsBillofLadingBunkerClaimsCargoClaimsCarriageofGoodsCasualtiesCharterPartiesClaimsforNecessarySuppliesClaimsforRepairClaimsforWagesCollisionClaimsCommercialDisputesConflictofLawsContainersContracts

DamagesEstablishingbusinessinIndiaExecutionofForeignAwardExecutionofForeignDecreeFireForeigninvestmentsinIndiaFreightForwardersliabilitiesGeneralAverageIncorporationofCompanyInsuranceandRe-insuranceJurisdictionLegalResearchLimitationofLiabilityLitigationMarineInsurance

MaritimeClaimsMaritimeLiensMortgagesMultimodalNegotiationsOwnershipDisputeP&ISettlementPersonalInjuryPrivatisationPurchaseofShipsRecoveriesRegulatoryIssuesReleaseofShipSaleofShipsSalvageClaims

ShipFinanceShipRegistrationShipRepairShipbuildingShortLandingSubrogationUnimodalUnpaidDues

We act for clients from shipping industry and all sectors in every area ofshipping law. These include ship owners and charterers, hull and cargoinsurers, banks and financial institution, P & I and Defence Clubs,

salvage and tug companies, shipbuilders, ship breakers, ship suppliers,ship chandlers, ship repair yard, marine engineering companies, shipand chartering brokers, oil companies, port authorities, and Governmentagencies also sectors from oil, gas, agriculture, engineering, mining,andmore.

We combine long experience in this area of law and have extensivecontacts in the shipping industries, with a network of internationalmaritime law firms, enabling us to call on suitable technical experts andto advise on choice of an arbitrator. Members of the firm are frequentlycalled upon to deal with matters requiring urgent responses, such as, afreezing order, the exercise of a lien, the arrest or release of a ship andare accustomed to attendance and acting on short notice. Maritimedisputes are dealt with by solicitors who advise on all aspects of shippinglitigation and arbitration, which includes a specialist Admiralty team.

Maritime & Admiralty team is co-headed by our Mumbai partner Dr.Shrikant Hathi and Ms. Binita Hathi, both qualified advocate and solicitor,with LL.M degree, also admitted to the Supreme Court of India, theyhave also authored the book "Maritime Practice in India" and Ship Arrestin India and Admiralty Laws of India. Both the partners practice inMumbai, India. Mr. Shrikant Hathi is also a Solicitor of the Senior Courtsof England and Wales (non-practising).


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Although the focal point of our shipping litigationareshiparrestorreleasealsoincludestheentiregamut ofadmiralty, shippingandmaritimeedictsadvising on all types of disputes representingowners, charterers, suppliers, repairers, cargoowners, insurers, banks, financial institutions,mortgagors,p&Iclubsandallothersectors.

ShippingisheadedbyShrikantHathi.BinitaHathiand other lawyers in the firm with areaspecialisationworkalongside.Brus Chambers shipping team eats sleeps andbreathesshippinglaw,advising internationalanddomesticclientsonentiregamutofshippinglaw

BrusChambers,Advocates&Solicitorsispraisedforitspromptresponsetimes,efficiency,industryknowledge, and its innovative ideasusedat therighttimeandplace.Shrikant Hathi is smart, quick, and deliversoutstandingresults.

Pacific Champ; Pacific Gas; Pacific Pearl; Pafos;Pagadder; Paglia; Paivi; Pallas; Paltenis; Pacific Trader;Paraskevi; Paraskevi II; Pavonis; Persian Pearl;Pochard; Polymnia; Piyi D; Pontonikis; Power; Pacific;Pacific Bravery; Palau; Palladio; Pamisos; Pamoja;Pampero; Panda; Panomar; Papagio; Paraat; Pardi;Priyanka; Queen Dina; Qiang Rong 1; Radiant Rigel;Radiant Star; Radiant Sun; Rahman Noor Rahim; Rael;

Rebecca; Reef Star; Reef Unguja; Ronnesburg; Raasta;Racon; Radiance; Raffael; Ragna; Raguva; Rainbow;Rambler; Rasha Star; Rapida; Rapsodi; Rapallo; Rebel;Rebbons; Relume; Reinbek; Rehoboth; Regalo;Reflection; Reet; Redoubt; Saetta; Saga Sky; Senatore;Sea Emperor; Sea Gull III; Scantro; Splendor; Samara;Sun Jasmine; Swarna; Setubal Castle; Sea Coral; Salis;Sea Mild; Setubal Castle; Sun Glory; Surfing Jad; SaraStar; Saturn II; Sea Crest; Sea Gull 3; Sea Lion; SeaLight II; Serra; Shaheen Al-Ghanim; Silver Constellation;Sinar Bali; Sinega; Sino kin; Sonali; Sofya; Star CruiseLibra; Star Hill; State of Tripura; Storm Wind; Sydney;Sulu;Taha; Talia; Tarsus; Thorwave; Trust Rummer;

Talia; Taraman Bibi; Theofano; Tomiwaka; TomVenture; Tessa; Treton; Umka; Uraniya; Vachnadze;Valerian; Vana; Veracrus; Vishwakarma; Vitya; Vadasz;Valee; Valor; Varagen; Vectura; Vedette; Vega; Venlo;Venus; Worldtanker; Wawasan Celeste; Waddens;Wakaba; Wan Li; Wambiri; Wanderer; Wang Chi; WaterLady; Warrior Spirit; Wedel; Ya Mawlaya; Yick Hua;Zea; Zen; Zoras; Nordpol; Scan Brasil; Silver Gulf;Claus Erich; Leonar; Beta; Aragua; Okim; Sanuki;Bruges; Antrim; Spica; Willochra; Belgica; Talassa;Saudi Hofuf; Thor Dynamic; Kota Harum; Admas;Tekeze; Iron Butterfly; Ocean Gem; Liberty Pride; ItalMattina; Al Noof; Cap Norte; Al Gharrafa; Dubai Energy;

Nosco Glory; Striggla; Lindavia; Racha Bhum; KingAlfread; Cap Verde; Rio Blanco; Elisa Delmas; Palermo;Ina Lotte; Caravel Pride; OS Samsun; Martin; HarmonyStar; Eastern Sun; Silver Peace; Santos; GloryAdvance; Sea Emerald.

MARITIME PRACTICE IN INDIA and SHIPARREST IN INDIA AND ADMIRALTY LAWS OFINDIA - free access to e-bookSixth Edition of "Maritime Practice in India" and SeventhEdition of Ship Arrest in India and Admiralty Laws ofIndia can be accessed free of cost frommaritimepractice.com and from admiraltypractice.comrespectively.

These books contain the entire gamut of admiraltyedicts including ship arrest and substantive maritime lawprevalent in India.

These books are about a subject that has been lurkingin the scourges of darkness of Indian maritime historyfor many decades. It provides an in-depth insight intoIndian Admiralty law, thus placing maritime practice atthe threshold of the legal fraternity.

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BILLIN

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CHARGING METHOD Brus Chambers professional charges are mainlycomputed on hourly basis, blended hourly rates, someare customised on case to case basis or on fixed fee,retainer etc depending on client requirement or on thematter. All disbursements and service tax whereapplicable are computed on actual unless the same is alump sum package offer.

Dr. Shrikant Pareshnath Hathi completed 20 years inlaw practice as a specialist in shipping and project andin view of this his billing rates for ship arrest work for theperiod until May 31, 2013 is fixed at USD 999 while alldisbursements are computed on actual.

LUMPSUM RATESLump sum fees are applicable only for ship arrest, shiprelease (rates quoted below) or for foreign investmentsin India by setting up business in India / establishing acompany in India and trademark filings, details of whichcan be obtained by writing a separate email.

SHIP ARREST (FIXED / LUMPSUM PROFESSIONALFEES)

Professional Fees for ship arrest is at lump sum fixed atUSD 999 as against our standard lump sum fees forUSD 3708 and is applicable for the period until May 31,2013.

This lump sum fees is unto application for arrest ofvessel from Admiralty Court (trial court) includesexecution of arrest of the vessel anywhere in Indianterritorial waters,

The above fees will not include third party expenses likeinstitution fees, court departmental expenses, sheriffdepartmental expenses, counsel, port and customsdepartmental expenses, photocopying, phones, travelexpenses and other related expenses if vessel is not inMumbai, launch hire charges if vessel is not at berth.

Brus Chambers shipping projects includes portdevelopment, dredging, expansion, tenders,infrastructure, construction, ware-housing,Greenfield ports, public private partnershipcontracts,bulkterminalsandotherterminalssuchas coal, oil, liquid, clinker, box, iron ore, cargo,

container,parking,waterwayandother.Shipping projects also includes acquisition, up-gradation, dry-docks, captive port, jetty, repair,containerdepot,deepseaport, shipyards,berths,harbour,fishharbour,portbridge,portroad,landacquisition,portlease,oilrig

Dr.ShrikantPareshnathHathicompleted20years

in law practice as a specialist in shipping andprojectandinviewofthishisbillingratesforshiparrest work for the period untilMay 31, 2013 isfixed at USD 999 while all disbursements arecomputedonactual.


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ADMIRALTY, SHIPPING & MARITIME LAWYERS

SHRIKANT HATHIPartner Mumbai Office

Advocate & Solicitor

BCom., LL.B., LL.M., Solicitor (India & United Kingdom)., PhD.

Advocate Bombay High Court

Advocate Supreme Court of India

Advocate on Record Supreme Court of India

Solicitor England and Wales (Non-Practicing)

Practising law since 1992

Brus Chambers

Advocates & Solicitors

8, Rajabahadur Mansion, 3rd Floor,

Ambalal Doshi Marg, Fort, Mumbai 400001, India

Ph.: +91-22-22659969,

Mobile: +91-9769946865,Email: [email protected]

Practice Area: admiralty ship arrest or release; purchase and sale; maritime claims; cargoclaims; bunker disputes; supplier disputes, ownership disputes; management disputes,agency disputes, collision; casualties, disputes and claims including collision, cargo, charterparty, jurisdiction, conflict of laws, bill of lading, carriage of goods, contract conditions, fire,liens, containers, recoveries, subrogation, casualties, freight forwarders liabilities, multimodaland unimodal, insurance and reinsurance and shipping projects

BINITA S. HATHIPartner Mumbai OfficeAdvocate & Solicitor

BCom., LL.B., LL.M., Solicitor (India)


Advocate Supreme Court of India

Advocate on Record Supreme Court of India

Practicing law since: 1994

Brus Chambers

Advocates & Solicitors


Ambalal Doshi Marg, Fort, Mumbai 400001, IndiaPh.: +91-22-22659969,

Mobile: +91-9769946864,

Fax: +91-11-2372 3909,

Email: [email protected]

Practice Area: international and domestic arbitration; ship finance; ship registration;mortgage; construction of ships, rigs; admiralty ship arrest or release, marine insurance.

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UTTAMKUMAR HATHIPartner Mumbai Office

B.Sc; PGDMMT; LL.B; LL.M


Practicing law since: 1992

Brus ChambersAdvocates & Solicitors


Ambalal Doshi Marg, Fort, Mumbai 400001, India

Ph.: +91-22-22659969,

Mobile: +91-9323811723,

Fax: +91-11-2372 3909,

Email: [email protected]

Practice Area: disputes and claims including collision, cargo, charter party, jurisdiction,conflict of laws, bill of lading, carriage of goods, contract conditions, fire, liens, containers,recoveries, subrogation, casualties, freight forwarders liabilities, multimodal and unimodal,

insurance and reinsurance; establishing business in India; protection & indemnity settlement;ship purchase or sale; ship finance; mortgage; lay time and demurrage disputes and shippingprojects

MUMBA I M AIN OFFICE

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Shipping team at Brus Chambers is strongenough to handle high-end shipping client tosmall shipping client handling entire gamut ofshipping laws

Combination of Brus Chambers shipping and

litigation team is perfect to checkmate theopponent in a dispute but the firm is wellknown for amicable settlement in disputesrather than dragging the matter in dispute.

It is a myth that quality legal service isexpensive, it is also a myth that start upcorporate client cannot afford the service ofBrus Chambers.

Brus Chambers main office is located at Mumbai in Indiaspecialising admiralty, shipping and maritime amongstother areas of practice with associate offices in Port andCapital City in all States of India.

ASSOCIAT E OFFICESBrus Chambers associate offices in Port and Capital Cityin all States of India are the litigation, liasioning andcoordinating arms in India at| Ahmedabad | Allahabad | Bangalore | Bhavnagar || Bhopal | Bhubaneshwar | Calicut | Chandigarh || Chennai| | Cuddalore | Ennore | Gauhati | Goa || Gopalpur | Hyderabad | Imphal | Jodhpur | Kakinada || Kandla | Karwar | Kochi | Kolkata | Magdalla | Mandavi || Mundra | Nagapattinam| Navlakhi | Okha | Paradip || Patna | Pipavav | Porbandar | Raipur | Ranchi | Ratnagiri|| Redi | Salaya | Shimla | Sikka | Srinagar | Tellicherry |

| Trivandrum | Tuticorin | Veraval | Visakhapatnam |

NEW DELHI PRACTICEBrus Chambers has a litigation arm at New Delhi andNational Capital Region in India (NCR) [Gurgaon, Sonipat,Panipat, Faridabad, Rohtak at Haryana, Meerut, Baghpat,Bulandshahr, Gaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida at UttarPradesh and Alwar at Rajasthan].


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DEDICATED PARTNEREach client has a dedicated partner (the lead partner) whowill lead, co-ordinate and will be directly responsible tomeet the client requirements effectively.

PAYMENT MODEAccountable advance, as agreed should be deposited withBrus Chambers prior to commencement of any work,either by Bankers Cheque in favour of "Brus Chambers" orby irrevocable telegraphic transfer to our bankers at"HSBC" or "DBS Bank Ltd" unless advised differently fromthe main office.

EMERGENCY RESPONSEBRUS CHAMBERS offer their clients the mostcomprehensive 24-hour, 365 days a year emergencyresponse service in the world. The team ensures that their

client is best advised on every possible aspect, which mayarise out of any matter. Wherever in the world, ouremergency response team can be contacted on +91-22-22659969, +91-9769946865 or at +91 9769946864. Withthe tripping facility the regular office numbers gets re-directed after office hours i.e: IST 1900 Hrs or when theoffice is closed, which ever is earlier, hence providing 24hour service at international time.

CONTACTI NG FOR

ADMIRALTY , MARITIME &SHIPPING WORK

MUMBAI MAIN OFFICE:8, Rajabahadur Mansion, 3rd Floor,Ambalal Doshi Marg (Hamam Street), Fort,Mumbai 400001, India.Tel: +91 22 22659969 (24 Hrs facility)Fax:+91 22 22691882Emergency: +91 9769946865, +91 9769946864E-Mail: [email protected]

OTHER OFFICENew Delhi, India

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Billing Rates for Ship Arrest in India for the period until May 31, 2013