KDB.legal | Koch Boës, Solicitors

Hamburg-based law firm specialising in maritime commercial law and arbitration

KDB.legal is a Hamburg-based law firm with a clear focus on dispute resolution before state courts and arbitral tribunals, as well as on maritime commercial law.

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Contacts

Team

The Founders

The firm is led by Henrike Koch and Dr Axel Boës, who draw on decades of experience in maritime commercial law and the field of dispute resolution. Clients value our direct communication, short lines of communication and consistent implementation.

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The Firm

About Us

Based in Hamburg, KDB.legal specialises in handling complex and frequently international proceedings, as well as the full spectrum of maritime commercial law.

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Sanctions
Amsterdam court orders ING to keep Gazprom account open, citing upcoming “basic business payment account” right
Introduction In a decision dated 19 October 2026, the Rechtbank Amsterdam (District Court of Amsterdam) in case number C/13/794179 / KG ZA 26-837 LV/MV (ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2026:10265) rendered a judgment on a bank’s ability to terminate a corporate banking relationship in summary proceedings, against the backdrop of imminent Dutch AML legislation creating a right to a basic business payment account. The court (sitting […]
Axel Boës
19. October 2026
Arbitration Maritime Industry Recognition of foreign decisions
Anti-Suit Injunctions and Parallel Proceedings: Singapore Court Restrains Litigation in China
In its recent decision in Xu Xiangrong v Fu Xianwei [2026] SGHC(I) 23, the Singapore International Commercial Court examined the circumstances in which parallel foreign proceedings may be restrained through an anti-suit injunction.
Jevgenia Tarassova
19. October 2026