Commercial Maritime Law

A lawsuit arising from a contract of carriage of goods by sea shall be filed with the competent court in accordance with the Law of Civil Procedure. It may also be filed, based on the claimant’s choice, with the court within whose jurisdiction one of the following places is located: 1. The defendant’s head office, or his regular place of residence in the lack thereof. 2. The place where the contract has been concluded, provided that the defendant has a place of work, a branch, or agency therein, through which the contract is concluded. 3. Port of loading or discharge. 4. Any other place designated for such purpose in the contract.