Dr. Jan Backhaus , born 1968, qualified as a German lawyer in 2000. During his school days he spent one year in the USA and studied afterwards jurisprudence in Konstanz, Kiel and Paris. While studying for his doctor’s degree, which he obtained in 1998, he completed a supplementary study in the fields of European law and international business relations at the European College in Hamburg. From 2000 until 2005 Jan Backhaus was a lawyer with a major German law firm. There, besides advising on general economic law matters, he was at first mainly engaged in the conclusion of project and licence agreements in the IT-Business. Later he specialised on international plant construction projects, in particular in the field of renewable energies, and on insurance law. He joined Dabelstein & Passehl in the beginning of 2006 and is partner of the law firm. Focus of Practice:
The special areas of practice of Jan Backhaus are ship building and plant construction as well as insurance law. One of his main areas of activity is giving comprehensive legal advice to companies in the fields of ship building and renewable energies including the accompanying supply industry. In this respect his advisory assistance comprises in particular major plant construction projects, drafting and negotiating of contracts and legal disputes. Regarding insurance law Jan Backhaus advises in particular in the fields of industry insurance, marine hull insurance and employers’ liability insurance contracts as well as on issues concerning the law of insurance brokers.
j.backhaus@da-pa.com
Publications:
Pioniersarbeit auf hoher See
Article Wirtschaftsecho October 2009 - Windenergie Offshore
AGB im Supplybereich: Inhalt einzelner Klauseln und Wirksamkeitskontrolle
Seminar Dabelstein & Passehl Verband Deutscher Schiffsausrüster Hamburg 26.02.2009
Erneuerbare Energien - Grenzüberschreitende Projekte: Dilemma Rechtswahl - UN-Kaufrecht eine Alternative?
Seminar Dabelstein & Passehl Hafen Klub Hamburg, 27.11.2008
Liability Limitation under International Road Carriage Convention
International Law Office, Essay, 30.01.2008
Großprojekte Erneuerbare Energien - Risiken rechtlich gestalten –
"Multi-Party Contracting" - Ausgewählte Einzelfragen der Vertragsgestaltung
Seminar Dabelstein & Passehl Hafen-Klub Hamburg, 26.06.2007
Can Injured Party Take Direct Action Against Insurer in Its Home Country?
International Law Office, Essay, 27.02.2007
Third party claims under German Insurance Law and other recent developments
Speech International Law Seminar London, 02.11.2006
The ISM Code in practise and its effect on insurance cover
Lloyd's List 04.10.2006
Besondere Pflichten des Reeders nach dem ISM-Code
Speech Aktiva - Seminar, Hamburg, 04.07.2006
Hull Insurance in the German market
Speech Lunchtime Seminar dd. 03.04.2006 in Lloyd's Old Library