by Editor | Apr 30, 2026 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada In cargo claims we rarely have to stop to consider the meaning of the word “goods”. Consider, however, a claim for cargo damage following a casualty in which the only physical damage sustained was...
by Editor | Apr 21, 2026 | Case Summaries, Transport Documents
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: Moeve Trading SAU v Mael Trading FZ LLC [2026] EWHC 17 Peter MacDonald Eggers KC. Introduction In April 2024, the Claimant as seller and the Defendant as buyer entered into a contract for the sale of 9,000-9,500 metric tons of...
by Editor | Apr 7, 2026 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Batavia Eximp v Pedregal Maritime (The Taikoo Brilliance) [2025] EWHC 1878 Robin Knowles J. Two important issues on the Hague Visby Rules were engaged by this suit. The first question was whether Singaporean arrest proceedings by...
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...
