This work covers legal and regulatory issues for moving people and goods by road, rail, sea and air in England, including operator licensing, carriage contracts, infrastructure orders and safety compliance. Solicitors prepare and oppose operator and O‑licence applications before Traffic Commissioners, advise on obligations under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Railways Act 1993, draft haulage, charterparty and intermodal contracts, negotiate procurement and concession agreements, and handle maritime disputes under Hague‑Visby or charterparty law. They represent clients in the High Court, Commercial Court, arbitration and in regulatory proceedings before the ORR, CAA or MCA.
What a solicitor handles in these matters
Solicitors navigate operator licence applications, Traffic Commissioner fitness hearings and DVSA compliance checks; advise on ORR rail access and safety regimes and CAA aviation licensing; prepare Transport and Works Act order applications for infrastructure; draft finance, security and indemnity documents for fleets and terminals; and manage cross‑border liability allocation under CMR, Hague‑Visby and related conventions as well as complex commercial litigation or arbitration.