Shipping & Maritime Lawyer | Insurance Law Specialist | Expert in Dispute Resolution and Global Business Advisory

Kaushik is a dedicated shipping and maritime lawyer with a focus on dry and wet matters, insurance law, commercial law and transport-related matters. Kaushik focuses on offering practical legal solutions that protect clients' interests. His experience includes:  

• Admiralty & Maritime Law: Extensive experience in handling cases across Indian admiralty courts involving maritime claims, liens, and casualty investigations. Kaushik works seamlessly with surveyors, investigators, loss assessors, expert witnesses, naval architects, and government authorities on complex maritime incidents.
• Arbitration & Dispute Resolution: Experience in ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations, addressing COA disputes, off-hire disputes, charterparty disputes, and demurrage and laytime issues. He has also advised on construction disputes, including delay analysis, causation, and damage assessment.
• Corporate Structuring & Advisory: Structuring cross-border operations, provide strategic advice on setting up globally structured business operations to support growth and advising on compliance with global regulatory frameworks. Advised on compliance with flagging requirements, and ownership transfers under the Indian flag.
• H&M Claims & Insurance Matters: Significant experience in managing Hull & Machinery claims, including total loss, constructive total loss, machinery breakdowns, fire claims, general average, salvage operations, general insurance advisory and IRDAI compliance.

Kaushik is recognized for his practical, solution-oriented approach, making him a trusted advisor to P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, commodity traders, and trading houses.

Background:

Prior to founding Sochannam Legal in 2013, Kaushik gained invaluable experience at a leading Mumbai law firm associated with a renowned English law firm specializing in shipping and international trade. He further honed his expertise during his training at a prominent barrister’s chamber focusing on maritime and insurance law.