Yachting law
Leisure and professional yachting, yachts and superyachts, shipbuilding and repair, registration and flag: the group supports owners and professionals.
For several years, the Asterias Avocats group has developed an expertise in pleasure navigation, whether leisure yachting, professional yachting (yachts and superyachts) or shipbuilding and repair.
The group drafts tailored contracts for the purchase, sale or charter of pleasure craft and assists owners with the administrative and customs formalities relating to the registration or flag of the vessel. Finally, it lends its support in any dispute relating to the vessel, whether contractual, tortious or arising from an event at sea.
The legal framework
Yachting falls under maritime law and the French Transport Code, crossed with consumer law for leisure boating and with tax and customs issues (VAT, flag regime, temporary admission) for professional yachting. Registration and the choice of flag carry significant legal consequences for the status of the vessel, its operation and its taxation.
The situations we handle
- Leisure and professional yachting
- Yachts and superyachts, operation and chartering
- Purchase, sale and charter of pleasure craft
- Registration, flag and customs formalities
- Disputes relating to the vessel: contractual, tortious or events at sea
How we work
The group advises owners and yachting professionals, from contract to litigation. It secures purchase, sale and charter operations, clarifies registration and flag choices, and defends its clients' interests in any dispute relating to the vessel.
Questions of insurance cover and, more broadly, of maritime law often arise in parallel. Tell the group about your project or dispute.
