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Recent Articles
FMC investigates ONE over Merchant Clause Suit
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an investigation into Japanese consortium Ocean Network Express PTE and its American subsidiary (collectively "ONE") to determine the legality...
Review of the Arbitration Act 1996
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. The UK Arbitration Act is 25 years old The UK Law Commission (the statutory independent body created to keep the law under review and, where necessary recommend reform) is to review it. It seems to me the driver is the rise of...
Chinese Courts Upholding the Validity of Defective Arbitration Clauses
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai On 19 March 2021, in the case of Sichuan Daiyalan Trading v. Hong Kong New Wish Electronics (the “Daiyalan Case”), the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court (the “Court”) issued a Civil Ruling ((2021) J04MCNo.52), holding that...
Interlegal Online Shipping + Trade Day
Arthur A. Nitsevych, Interlegal Ukraine Interlegal invites shipping & trade professionals to join our Online Shipping & Trade Day to discuss how to navigate the implications of COVID-19 upon our industry, how to be ready for Trade and Shipping indystry...
The CMA-CGM LIBRA
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. This matter – all about passage planning and seaworthiness, has finally been decided by the Supreme Court. I couldn’t help feeling, reading the case, that it provides one of those examples where you think to yourself “How on earth...
ZIM KINGSTON – General Average Declared
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada On 1 October 2021, Zim declared a General Average incident in respect of the loss and damage sustained in the recent fire aboard the vessel near Victoria, BC. What is General Average? An incident...
The primacy and autonomy of arbitration
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. Ref: Selevision Saudi Company v Bein Media Group LLC This recent decision of the Commercial Court will be of interest to those who are involved in international arbitration. It is another judgment which evidences the English law...
Ukraine Sanctions Shipping Company
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