Lawyer, Partner

Lars Boman has been a legal advisor since 1970, primarily to large Swedish and international publicly listed companies in civil law matters, including maritime, transport, and logistics law (covering all types of road transport, rail, aviation, and shipbuilding), construction law, insurance, reinsurance, and international trade.

He has acted as lead counsel in a large number of cases before Swedish courts, including the Supreme Court, as well as in both Swedish and international arbitration proceedings. His expertise spans areas such as maritime and transport law, construction, Swedish and international trade, insurance, and reinsurance. Notable cases include (maritime law) “NERVION” (Supreme Court), “BRITANNIA” (Labour Court – which later gave rise to the so-called “Lex Britannia” amendments in Swedish labour law), “ESTORIL” (Labour Court); (insurance) the Swedish Nuclear Insurance Pool v. Sydkraft regarding the Barsebäck nuclear power plant (Supreme Court); (shipbuilding) GNMTC v. Götaverken (the so-called “Libyan Tanker Case”) (Court of Appeal); (construction) Skanska v. Greater Stockholm Suburbs (Court of Appeal); the JAS case (aircraft noise) (Environmental Court), several of which have become well-known precedents. He has also represented clients in numerous Swedish and international arbitrations, including Reinsurers v. Svenska Kredit (reinsurance; lead counsel for several major global reinsurers), Reinsurers v. Njord, Reinsurers v. Folksam International (LUAP), and many other disputes related to transport, maritime law, construction, international trade, insurance, and reinsurance. Other cases include the Falsterbo plane crash (Malmö District Court) and “SAVA STAR” (Labour Court and European Court of Justice 2014, final ruling in the Labour Court in November 2015, full victory), as well as numerous construction disputes (see separate section under the heading “Construction”).

Lars Boman is frequently appointed as arbitrator—both as chair and co-arbitrator—in Swedish and international arbitration proceedings across all of the above-mentioned areas, particularly in maritime/transport, construction, and international trade.

Areas of Law

• Transport and Maritime (all types)
• Construction
• Dispute Resolution (arbitration, litigation, mediation, and settlement)
• International Trade
• Insurance and Reinsurance
• Banking and Finance

Publications and Lectures

Lars Boman contributes responses on behalf of the Swedish Maritime Law Association to consultations from the Comité Maritime International (CMI) and the Swedish Government regarding, among other things, the CLC Convention and its implementation, the Arrest Convention, the Oil Pollution Compensation Conventions, the HNS Convention, the Athens Convention, the Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages, the York-Antwerp Rules, proposals regarding places of refuge, and many similar matters. He has also submitted responses to the Government on behalf of the Swedish Insurance Law Association concerning legislative proposals related to hydropower accidents and the EU White Paper on Environmental Liability (with focus on insurance aspects).

He regularly lectures and writes on topics related to maritime law, international trade (including CISG and INCOTERMS), charterers' liability insurance, cargo insurance, reinsurance, international jurisdiction and choice of law, as well as environmental law issues such as damage to biodiversity and related insurance matters (Nordic Law Seminar, Iceland, 2005). He also frequently addresses topics related to labour law, particularly shipboycotts.

Experience

• Morssing & Nycander Law Firm, 1970–2007 (Partner 1975–2007)
• Partner, MAQS Law Firm, 2008–2014
• Founder, Lars Boman Law Firm AB, 2015
• Morssing & Nycander Law Firm, 2016–present (currently active)

Previous Positions

• Law Clerk, Stockholm City Court (including one year in the Maritime Law Division)
• Legal Secretary, Svea Court of Appeal
• Junior Judge (Trainee), Stockholm City Court
• Secretary to arbitration panels in maritime, construction, and international trade disputes

Education

• LL.M., Stockholm University

Languages

• Swedish and English (German and French)

Memberships

• Swedish Bar Association
• International Bar Association
• Swedish Maritime Law Association (Board Member, Vice Chair, Chair 2003–2006)
• Comité Maritime International (CMI) (Titular Member)
• Stockholm Shipping Lodge, Board Member (Chair 1999–2003 and 2023–present)
• Institute of Maritime and Transport Law, Stockholm University (Board Member)
• Swedish Insurance Law Association (Board Member 1997–2001)
• AIDA (International Association for Insurance Law)
• Friends of the Swedish Maritime Museum (Board Member)
• Nordic Offshore & Maritime Arbitration Association (NOMA), Board Member 2025–