by Editor | Mar 29, 2022 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
Maurice Lynch and Lorna Anderson, Mills Oakley, Australia The Supreme Court of the UK has handed down a landmark judgment, providing important guidance on the scope of carriers/owners seaworthiness and due diligence obligations under the Hague/Hague-Visby Rules (Hague...
by Editor | Mar 17, 2022 | Carriage by Road, Summaries of Cases
Henrik Thal Jantzen, Hafnia Law, Denmark I refer to my article of March 2021 about prospects to avoid CMR limitation by pursuing a claim on the basis of product liability principle. The article was based on a judgment delivered by the Danish Maritime and Commercial...
by Editor | Dec 27, 2021 | Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai On 19 March 2021, in the case of Sichuan Daiyalan Trading v. Hong Kong New Wish Electronics (the “Daiyalan Case”), the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court (the “Court”) issued a Civil Ruling ((2021) J04MCNo.52), holding that...
by Editor | Nov 15, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. This matter – all about passage planning and seaworthiness, has finally been decided by the Supreme Court. I couldn’t help feeling, reading the case, that it provides one of those examples where you think to yourself “How on earth...
by Editor | Nov 8, 2021 | Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. Ref: Selevision Saudi Company v Bein Media Group LLC This recent decision of the Commercial Court will be of interest to those who are involved in international arbitration. It is another judgment which evidences the English law...
by Editor | Sep 23, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Jurisdiction + Forum, Summaries of Cases
Limitation Conventions and Forum Non Conveniens – Strategically Navigating Different Regimes for Maritime Claims Frazer Hunt, Partner, Maurice Lynch, Special Counsel and Diana Lee, Law Graduate, Mills Oakley, Australia When a shipowner is sued for personal...
