The volume of shipping litigation in Germany has declined and, in response, legal firms have widened their scope of activity.
Lawyers are handling less core shipping business and focusing more on areas such as insurance, trade and IT issues.
Various reasons lie behind the changes. The resolution of cases stemming from the scramble for newbuildings during the shipping boom have played their part, as has the demise of the KG (limited partnership) financing system that inspired many of those orders.
