by Editor | Jan 9, 2018 | Case Summaries, Jurisdiction + Forum
Arnold Van Steenderen + Milan Simić, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam A voyage of the “Belo Horizonte” from Argentina to the United Kingdom has lead to interesting decisions regarding jurisdiction over the claim for the surrender of evidence seized on board....
by Editor | Jan 4, 2018 | Jurisdiction + Forum
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai As an international firm, we regularly deal with applications for recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the Chinese Courts. These applications involve a two-stage approach: 1. submitting an application for the...
by Editor | Dec 27, 2017 | Legal Lookout, Multimodal
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA [Ed Note: This article was first published in December 2017’s “Legal Lookout” and is republished here with the author’s permission] Virtually all ocean freight forwarders and surface freight brokers have to...
by Editor | Dec 20, 2017 | Case Summaries, Jurisdiction + Forum
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada This appeal considered the validity of service of a Statement of Claim in accordance with The Hague Convention on defendants located in a state that is not a party to that Convention. The Court...
by Editor | Dec 11, 2017 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
Lina Wiedenbach and Dr. Marco Remiorz, Dabelstein & Passehl, Germany Facts The Claimant as carrier had entered into a contract with a shipper for the transport of five containers from Hamburg, Germany to Limassol, Cyprus. In performing the transport services, the...
