Christian Bjørtuft Ellingsen

Christian Bjørtuft Ellingsen has over two decades of specialization in maritime and transport law, including marine insurance (H&M, P&I, LOH, Builder's risk etc.), charter party disputes, cargo claims, shipbuilding and repair contracts, marine supply contracts and ship arrests. His expertise notably extends to both contentious and non-contentious aspects of shipbuilding contracts, offshore construction and equipment- and machinery supply contracts, including innovative and autonomous ship projects. Ellingsen regularly argues cases in arbitration and before the Norwegian courts, covering both maritime law, insurance and other tort and contract disputes in the transport and energy sector. · Gjelsten Herlofsen Advokatfirma AS

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Partner at Gjelsten Herlofsen Advokatfirma AS, Christian Bjørtuft Ellingsen has over two decades' experience specialising in maritime and transport law, including marine insurance, charterparty disputes, cargo claims, shipbuilding and repair, marine supply contracts and ship arrests. He regularly represents clients in arbitration and before the Norwegian courts in maritime, insurance, transport and energy-related tort and contract disputes.

Practice areas

MaritimeShipping & TransportMarine InsuranceShipbuilding & Offshore ConstructionArbitrationEnergy

Office

Norway

Gjelsten Herlofsen Advokatfirma AS · Christian Bjørtuft Ellingsen has over two decades of specialization in maritime and transport law, including marine insurance (H&M, P&I, LOH, Builder's risk etc.), charter party disputes, cargo claims, shipbuilding and repair contracts, marine supply contracts and ship arrests. His expertise notably extends to both contentious and non-contentious aspects of shipbuilding contracts, offshore construction and equipment- and machinery supply contracts, including innovative and autonomous ship projects. Ellingsen regularly argues cases in arbitration and before the Norwegian courts, covering both maritime law, insurance and other tort and contract disputes in the transport and energy sector.

Norway

Expertise

H&M (Hull & Machinery) insuranceP&I insuranceLOH (Loss of Hire)Builder's risk insuranceCharterparty disputesCargo claimsShipbuilding and repair contractsMarine supply contractsShip arrestsOffshore construction and equipment/machinery supply contractsAutonomous ship projectsLitigation and arbitration in Norway

Education

Practicing Certificate (2004)
Cand. Jur., University of Oslo (2001)
LLM modules, University of Nottingham (2000)

Admissions

Norwegian Bar Association
Practicing Certificate (2004)

Languages

English