by Editor | Oct 29, 2021 | Carriage by Sea
Salvage operations continue after several containers, including possibly toxic material, caught fire aboard the MV Zim Kingston on Saturday October 23rd while anchored about 8km off shore near Victoria, British Colombia. Most of the Crew was evacuated promptly without...
by Editor | Oct 19, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. This case must be of interest to those who conduct business internationally and which may involve a number of time zones around the world. Although it was a case dealing with the vessel owners’ claim for demurrage, it is of wider...
by Editor | Oct 4, 2021 | Commercial Issues
A review of cyber fraud involving payments into fraudulent bank accounts in Mainland China By Flora Tang and Eric Mo, Clyde + Co, Shanghai Background The continuous development of cyber technology has also resulted in cybercrime permeating into various industries and...
by Editor | Sep 23, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, Jurisdiction + Forum
Limitation Conventions and Forum Non Conveniens – Strategically Navigating Different Regimes for Maritime Claims Frazer Hunt, Partner, Maurice Lynch, Special Counsel and Diana Lee, Law Graduate, Mills Oakley, Australia When a shipowner is sued for personal...
by Editor | Sep 14, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, National Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada On August 10th Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the “Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021”, a bipartisan proposal which would, if passed, become the first...
