Our Transportation Group

Whitelaw Twining’s Transportation Group is experienced in all areas of transportation law and policy. We regularly represent clients in all four major modes of transportation:

Marine
Trucking
Aviation
Rail

Our Services

Our Transportation Group acts on matters relating to all aspects of hull, cargo, passenger, equipment and property claims. We regularly act for motor and marine carriers, fixed wing and rotor operators, pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers, inter-modal shippers, motor coach and bus companies, municipalities, railroads, school districts, freight system manufacturers and operators, NVOCC’s, freight forwarders and warehouse operators, either directly or through underwriters. Over the years, we have effectively resolved hundreds of transportation matters involving catastrophic and large loss personal injuries and property damage, and insurance, indemnity and subrogation issues. Due to our particular expertise in insurance-related matters, we have also assisted clients in numerous disputes involving coverage.

Specific services offered by Whitelaw Twining’s Transportation Group include:
Transportation documentation – issues involving bills of lading, transportation contracts, invoices, and owner-operator leases
Defence for all types of transportation-related accidents, including personal injury and wrongful death
Freight loss and damage claims
Insurance coverage analysis, claims processing, negotiations and litigation
Catastrophic aviation accidents
Derailments
Marine and inland marine cargo defence and subrogation
Maritime liens
Aviation and maritime collisions, and related environmental spills, product liability and salvage
Carriage of goods claims
Product liability claims
Multi-modal commercial litigation
Arresting ships
Casualty and personal injury claims
Ship repair and construction disputes

To assist in complex matters involving multi-modal transportation networks and conflict of laws, Whitelaw Twining is a member of both the Canadian Litigation Counsel and The Harmonie Group. These organizations formalize an affiliation with law firms in every province of Canada, every state in the United States of America, as well as London, England, Mexico and Spain. This network of partners with key countries in the transportation business distinguishes our firm, and provides our clients with a unique and comprehensive service essential to the proper and efficient handling of complex transportation claims.

Whitelaw Twining has also established a network of highly regarded expert witnesses and consultants, giving our clients an important advantage in complex cases.

Many of our lawyers are active in professional associations, including the Marine Insurance Association of British Columbia, Chamber of Shipping, British Columbia Trucking Association, Maritime Section of the Canadian Bar Association, Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters, the Aviation Insurance Association, the Canadian Bar Association's National Air and Space Law Section, the International Aviation Women's Association, and Canadian Transport Lawyers Association. The lawyers in our Transportation Group regularly advise clients through training and continuing education seminars presented in formal or informal settings.

Recent Publications

Analyzing Pleasure Craft Collisions - A Lawyer's Perspective, by Kim A. Wigmore and Megan E. Whittle
Stranded at Sea: The Duties of the Rescuer and Rescued, by Franco R. Cabanos and Megan E. Whittle
Sale of Goods in Canadian Maritime Matters, by Franco R. Cabanos
Limitation of Liability for Passengers & Persons, by Michael D. Silva
The Limits of the Weight Limit Defence, by Michael D. Silva
Application of Provincial Workers' Compensation Schemes to Maritime Accidents, by Michael D. Silva and Franco R. Cabanos

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