NJORD Law Firm

Transportation & Maritime, Dispute Resolution

For many years, Ulla Fabricius has advised both national and international transport and insurance companies on all aspects within transport, shipping, and insurance.

As the author of the annotated book on International Carriage by Road (CMR), Ulla Fabricius is a top specialist within carriage by road. She is involved in all aspects of road transport including disputes on driving and rest time, cabotage and posting of drivers.

Ulla Fabricius has great experience in drafting and negotiating complex logistics contracts and transport concepts. In this capacity, Ulla Fabricius participated in the drafting of Incoterms 2010 and UCP 600, and, thus, she has thorough knowledge of risk coverage in international trade.

Furthermore, Ulla Fabricius was responsible for the preparation of Danske Havne Betingelser 2007 (the Danish stevedoring conditions), and therefore she is especially qualified for rendering advice within the stevedoring business.

Ulla Fabricius is listed in Chambers and Legal 500 as leading individual in Shipping and Transport Law in Denmark. Ulla Fabricius is appointed specialist in the ICC International Commission for Transport, Logistics, Trade, and Customs. Thus, Ulla Fabricius was part of the team drafting INCOTerms 2010 and UCP 600. Ulla Fabricius is a certified arbitrator and experienced litigator with the right to appear before the Supreme Court in Denmark.

2013-            NJORD Law Firm, partner 2002-2012: Bang + Regnarsen Advokater, partner 1999-2002: Schaumburg-Müller & Fabricius, partner 1996-1999: Lind & Cadovius Advokataktieselskab, attorney 1993: McMillan & Binch Law Firm, Toronto, Canada, stationing 1992: DFDS A/S, stationing 1992-1996: External lector of transport law at Copenhagen Business School 1989-1996: Dragsted Advokater, assistant attorney and attorney 1988-1989: Department of the Danish Ministry of Energy, legal advisor

Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and English.

Member of Advisory Board for Professor Dr. jur. Vibe Ulfbech in connection with the establishment of Centre for Transport at the University of Copenhagen; Comité Maritime International (CMI); International Law Association (ILA); Forening for Erstatnings- og Forsikringsret (FEF); International Association for Insurance Law (AIDA); Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA)

The International Chambers of Commerce (ICC) has since 2006 appointed Ulla Fabricius as specialist within the area of transport and logistics. Ulla Fabricius is thus a member of the ICC Committee on Customs and Trade Facilitation.

Member of the Advisory Board for Professor Dr. jur. Ulfbech in connection with the establishment of Centre for Transport at the University of Copenhagen Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) Comité Maritime International (CMI) International Law Association (ILA) Forening for Erstatnings- og Forsikringsret (FEF) International Association for Insurance Law (AIDA) Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA)

When Ulla Fabricius was teaching transport law at Copenhagen Business School she received the student’s award “The Golden Pointer” for her special ability to communicate transport law.

PUBLICATIONS

Author of the annotated book on the Act on Agreements in International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), Jurist- of Økonomforbundets Forlag, 2005 and 2017 edition. Co-author of a web-based legal comments on the General Terms and Conditions of Nordisk Speditør Forbund (NSAB 2000), Danske Speditører Article in Marius, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, No. 406 Co-author of an article in the European Transport Law, No. 5/2011 Legal advisor for the FEF portal and correspondent for the European Transport Law commenting on issues and rulings of transport law.