by Editor | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19
Adry Poelmans, Van Doosselaere Avocaten, Belgium The situation in Belgium is comparable to the measures taken in the rest of the world. On the 19thof March a lockdown in facts came into force. The Belgian government is reluctant on calling the current situation a full...
by Editor | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19
Jean-Michel Moriniere, Al Aidarous Advocates, Abu Dhabi – Dubai I. Overall situation In the Middle East, the most impacted country so far is Iran (Ranking 6th in the world for positive cases and 4th by fatalities). In descending order of impact, but far behind Iran’s...
by Editor | Mar 21, 2020 | COVID-19
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Please be advised that our office will be closed and all staff on reduced hours until further notice. Ontario Courts Partial Shutdown: The Ontario Superior Court and Provincial Courts are shutting...
by Editor | Mar 5, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in this case. This was a case in which vessel owners sought general average contributions and a proportion of cargo interests declined – on the basis that there had been actionable...
by Editor | Feb 28, 2020 | Commercial Issues
FIATA Director-General Dr. Stéphane Graber confirmed by email yesterday that the FIATA headquarters sessions scheduled for 24-28 March 2020 are being cancelled as a result of concerns over the spread of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus. According to the communiqué: This...
