A Leading Law Firm, Committed to Client Service

A leading law firm, committed to client service

TLT is a full service commercial law firm built on ambition, innovation and a dedication to client service delivery with an emphasis on quality and efficiency. TLT is well know for its expertise in the Corporate, Commercial and Intellectual Property sectors. It merged with Constant & Constant, a highly prestigious maritime law firm dating back to 1911, and the firm retains its depth of expertise and superb reputation with Superyacht and Commercial Shipping clients. Superyachts

Our Yacht practice is second to none. We have advised on the construction and acquisition of Yachts with an aggregate value of several billion Euro. We advise Yacht owners and yards and our largest yacht to date stands at 164+ metres (we advised the yard during its construction).

Our expert team based in London advises yacht Examples of our work owners, builders, banks, charterers, brokers, • Advising a Chinese buyer in connection with managers, sellers and buyers worldwide in relation the acquisition of a 60m motor yacht from to yachts from 24m to over 160m, ranging from an illustrious Dutch yard. €10 to €300+ million built by all major yards (including Blohm & Voss, Feadship, Benetti, • Advising a North European shipyard during Heesen, Lürssen, Amels, Proteksan and Perini the construction and on the delivery of one Navi). of the largest (160.4m) yachts in the world. We assist with: • Assisting a Middle Eastern owner with asset protection re-structuring of 100m+ yacht • advising on the sale and purchase of motor ownership and flag re-registration. and sailing yachts; • Advising a non-EU buyer on purchasing 40m • negotiation of construction contracts for Greek-flagged superyacht with UK lender new-builds; finance and Malta registration. • yacht acquisition finance and security. • Advising a Dubai based client on • charter contracts; constructing a 47m Heesen with finance from a French bank with Cayman flag. • refits, repair and conversion contracts. • Advising a Turkish client on the sale of a • Insurance coverage; 70m yacht under charter and substitute • central agency, brokerage, management and yacht charter obligations. design contracts; • Advising a Russian national on the purchase • ownership and tax structuring with tax of an interest in an Antibes Yacht Club 90m specialists and Flag registration; and berth by corporate share purchase. • sale and purchase of berths.

“After many years we continue to be delighted with the service we receive from TLT’s Superyacht team. They don’t lose sight of the fact that acquiring a Superyacht is all about making dreams come true!” A leading, global Superyacht brokerage firm We have 101 partners and nearly 1000 employees and a UK-wide presence with the capability to deliverYour seamless core legal advice team across all three UK legal jurisdictions – England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We provide industry-focused services with leading strengths in the energy & renewables, housing, financial services, technology & media, leisure, retail and public sectors. Our Core legal specialisms includeSuperyachts real estate, commercial, IT, intellectual property, corporate M&A, construction, planning, employment, pensions and incentives, tax, dispute resolution and banking and finance. We are appointed to some of the most prestigious legal panels - including the Crown Commercial Services frameworkJames for major Jaffa and complex projects, the National Legal ServicesAnastasia Framework Papadopoulou for the police, the London Boroughs Legal Alliance, Cornwall Council’s framework for commercial services, EDF T +44 (0)333 006 1476 T +44 (0)333 006 0158 Energy’s panel for construction and property services and the BBC’s panel for property services. [email protected] [email protected] We advise an impressive list of UK and international clients including Barclays Bank, BBC, The Co- operative Group, Dyson, EDF Energy, Merlin Entertainments, Punch Taverns, Sainsbury’s, WHSmith, Unite Group plc, University of Chichester and University of Leicester.

Claire Saunders T +44 (0)333 006 0769 [email protected]

Intellectual Property & Commercial

Nick Fenner Dan Read T +44 (0)333 006 1416 T +44 (0)333 006 1795 [email protected] [email protected]

Tax

Jamie Crawford Nathan Williams T +44 (0)333 006 0764 T +44 (0)333 006 0821 [email protected] [email protected]

TLT LLP and TLT NI LLP (a separate practice in Northern Ireland) operate In Scotland TLT LLP is a multi national practice regulated by the Law Society under the TLT brand and are together known as ‘TLT’. Any reference in this of Scotland. TLT (NI) LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in Northern communication or its attachments to ‘TLT’ is to be construed as a reference to Ireland under ref NC000856 whose registered office is at Montgomery House, the TLT entity based in the jurisdiction where the advice is being given. TLT LLP 29-33 Montgomery Street, Belfast, BT1 4NX. TLT (NI) LLP is regulated by the is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales number OC308658 Law Society of Northern Ireland under ref 9330. whose registered office is at One Redcliff Street, Bristol, BS1 6TP. TLT LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under ID 406297.