by Editor | Feb 14, 2024 | Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company Ltd [2024] UKSC 6 This extremely important recent decision of the UK Supreme Court case raised, amongst other issues, some fundamental questions in applying the tort of...
by Editor | Jan 30, 2024 | Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. It had been said in the past that it was a party’s constitutional right to be heard at trial to resolve a dispute. No longer. The right to trial was the thrust of one the hitherto leading authorities as to whether ADR or mediation...
by Editor | Oct 24, 2023 | Carriage by Road, International Conventions, Summaries of Cases
Charlotte Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Ref: Judgment of the Gelderland District Court dated 28 June 2023 in the proceedings between HDM N.V., plaintiff in the main action, defendant in the counterclaim proceedings and Addink Distributie...
by Editor | Oct 4, 2023 | Commercial Issues, International Conventions, Principal + Agent, Summaries of Cases
Charlotte Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Ref: Judgment of the Zeeland – West-Brabant District Court dated 14 December 2022 in the proceedings between Achmea Schadeverzekeringen N.V., plaintiff and Bleckmann Nederland B.V., defendant sub 1...
by Editor | Sep 21, 2023 | Carriage by Sea, International Conventions, Summaries of Cases
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. This case is about tonnage limitation under the 1976 Convention of Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims. MSC was the time charterer of the vessel MSC Flamina and was the appellant from an order of the Admiralty Judge that it...
by Editor | Sep 18, 2023 | Customs Issues, STCs, Summaries of Cases
Charlotte Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Ref: Judgment of the Rotterdam District Court dated 28 July 2023 in the proceedings between Bayrol Deutschland GmbH, plaintiff in the main action, defendant in the (conditional) counterclaim...