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Biography

Mr. Amitava Majumdar (Raja), Managing Partner founded Bose & Mitra & Co, in the year 2004. Over the span of two decades, the firm has become one of the most recognized, accoladed, and preferred law firms dealing with matters in the field of Shipping and Admiralty law. His expertise encapsulates all facets of shipping and trade which include contentious, non-contentious, regulatory practice, and policy making. He regularly appears and argues before the Supreme Court, various High Courts and arbitral tribunals across India in Commercial and Admiralty matters. He has also proffered expert evidence on Indian law and Indian civil procedure before the English High Court and in proceedings before the Singaporean Courts. He is one of the foremost Indian practitioners and is also the go-to choice for ship sale and purchase transactions. He regularly represents Indian ship-owners and associations in closing deals in Singapore, London, Hong Kong, Greece, Italy, the United States of America, Dubai, Hamburg, Bulgaria, and Japan for various types of vessels. Additionally, he has also extensively advised private institutions including but not limited to Shipowners, Charterers, Operators, Commodity Traders, International Group P&I Clubs, etc., and Government Departments in India related to Shipping, Admiralty, and Trade. Mr. Majumdar is the leading practitioner in matters relating to casualties, collision and salvage in India and has represented Owners, Charterers, Salvage companies and the Government (including advising Major Ports) in various casualty-related incidents. Mr. Majumdar has advised and has been a forerunner in drafting the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 and also advised on the Draft Merchant Shipping Bill. He has also been part of the Indian Delegation for the Legal Committee Meetings at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), London. Through his knowledge, skills, and expertise Mr. Majumdar has garnered a lot of recognition and has been constantly rated as a Band 1 practitioner in the field of Shipping by both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 for over a decade.