by Editor | May 6, 2015 | Case Summaries, International Conventions
Arnold Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam A Himalaya clause is a contractual provision intended to confer a benefit on an entity that is not a party to that contract.[1] The name of the clause is derived from the English case of Adler v....
by Editor | Apr 27, 2015 | Case Summaries, International Conventions
Gill Nadel, Goldfarb Seligman, Israel The Law Governing the Control of Commodities and Services (Order Regarding the Engagement in Encryption Items) – 1974 (Hereinafter: “Encryption Order”), regulates the engagement in encryption items while...
by Editor | Apr 27, 2015 | Case Summaries
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: Fulton Shipping Inc of Panama v Globalia Business Travel S.A.U. [2014] EWHC 1547 (Comm) Popplewell J This case raised a short but important point as to whether a shipowner claiming damages for charterers’ repudiation of a time...
by Editor | Mar 27, 2015 | Legal Lookout
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, one of the most active and authoritative courts addressing maritime law issues, recently ruled on a consignee’s motion to dismiss claims of a non-vessel operating...
by Editor | Mar 27, 2015 | Commercial Issues
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London International forwarding and logistics, and indeed international trade more generally, nowadays often involves significant overseas investment; especially as new markets develop in emerging countries. Cross-border investments in...
