by Editor | Feb 16, 2026 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, Sanctions
Ref: Tonzip Maritime Ltd v 2Rivers Pte Ltd (The Catalan Sea) [2025] EWHC 2036 (Comm) — What the Judgment on Sanctions Clauses Means for Shipowners Contact: Arthur A. Nitsevych, Interlegal Ukraine What happened In November 2021 the vessel Catalan Sea was on voyage from...
by Editor | Feb 9, 2026 | Case Summaries, National Issues, Principal + Agent
The Spanish Court of Appeal in Alicante makes a useful reminder of the Freight Forwarders Liability as Contractual Carriers under Spanish Law. Felipe Arizon, Arizon Abogados SLP, Spain Abstract In its judgment of 19 December 2024 (SAP Alicante, Section 8, No....
by Editor | Feb 2, 2026 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: MS Amlin Marine NV v King Trader Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1387 This appeal concerned the proper interpretation of a marine insurance policy issued by the claimant insurer, MS Amlin Marine NV to the second Defendant, Bintan Mining...
by Editor | Jan 18, 2026 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: Perfect Marine Ltd v Sodrugestvo Turkey [2025] EWHC 1940 (Comm) This interesting recent case discussed, but without needing to decide, the meaning of the phrase “unless suit is brought” found in the Article III Rule...
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...
