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...
by Editor | Sep 6, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. The recently reported case of SK Shipping Europe PLC v VLCC 3 Corporation and another raised a number of legal issues which are of general interest as a matter of English commercial law and arise from time to time but do not often...
by Editor | Aug 29, 2021 | Carriage by Road, Summaries of Cases
Ref: Articles 17, 23 and 25, CMR Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (“CMR”) provides a liability regime for international road carriage claims....
by Editor | Jul 12, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
A brief overview of the recent Belgian case law Adry Poelmans, Van Doosselaere Avocaten, Belgium Over the last few years, freight forwarders have been confronted with extensive (and sometimes outrageous) demurrage charges from sea carriers. Although demurrage serves...
