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Macpherson+Kelley Lawyers
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M+K provides a full range of commercial legal services
Information about our services is arranged under the following nine service categories, which you can access by clicking the headings below. Alternatively, to view a full list of technical and industry expertise M+K provide click here »

Service categories:

business contracts + advice

corporate, mergers + acquisitions

corporate reconstruction + insolvency

employment + industrial relations

family law

intellectual property + trade

litigation/dispute resolution

property + construction

tax + superannuation

transport + commodities

wills + estate planning

Macpherson+Kelley Lawyers
Macpherson+Kelley Lawyers

our services » transport + commodities



transport + commodities


M+K's transport + commodities team act for shipping and transport companies, multi- model operators and forwarders, commodity producers, marketers and traders, storage handlers, manufacturers and exporters, trade financiers and industry associations on a range of strategic legal issues.

Specific areas of expertise
  • advising on all transport documentation, including contracts of carriage

  • liaising with customs agents, freight forwarders and Government agencies

  • negotiating with shipping companies and other transport providers

  • representing transport owners

  • handling cargo and environmental claims

  • dispute resolution, including litigation, arbitration and mediation

  • legislation and Government regulations


M+K contacts

Geoff Farnsworth, Principal

Click here to read an M+K paper about Maritime Arbitration in Australia (pdf, 40kb).