by Editor | Jan 5, 2026 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC [2025] UKSC 39 The focus of this appeal was on the decision of the House of Lords in the Scottish case of Mackay v Dick (1881) 6 App Cas 251. Sitting as a panel of three, there were two...
by Editor | Dec 16, 2025 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, Commercial Issues
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Skyros Maritime Corporation v Hapag-Lloyd AG (Re ‘SKYROS’ & ‘AGIOS MINAS’) [2025] EWCA Civ 1529 In this case the defendant charterers argued that the particular arrangements which the owner had made for...
by Editor | Nov 18, 2025 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues, Insurance
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. Ref: Amlin Marine Nv v King Trader Limited and others – Court of Appeal “Pay to be paid” clause in policies of marine insurance are ancient and widespread and recently were the subject of scrutiny by the Court of Appeal in a...
by Editor | Oct 27, 2025 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues, Principal + Agent
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: Hopcraft v Close Brothers Ltd; Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd and Wrench v FirstRand Bank Ltd [2025] UKSC 33 The outcome of this recent Supreme Court decision turned on the question whether the law recognised a duty owed by a motor...
by Editor | Oct 20, 2025 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, International Conventions, Transport Documents
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: Tanga Pharmaceuticals Plastics Ltd v Emirates Shipping Line FZE [2025] EWHC 368 (Comm) Bright J. In this case the issues for determination were, a) whether a contractual time bar clause by clause 18 of the bill lading applying to...
by Editor | Feb 28, 2025 | Case Summaries, Customs Issues
The Netherlands – Right of retention on airplane engine by forwarding agent (defendant) due to impending fine based on Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in light of Iran’s military support of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine...
