by Editor | Oct 19, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. This case must be of interest to those who conduct business internationally and which may involve a number of time zones around the world. Although it was a case dealing with the vessel owners’ claim for demurrage, it is of wider...
by Editor | Sep 23, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, Jurisdiction + Forum
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 14, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, National Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada On August 10th Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the “Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021”, a bipartisan proposal which would, if passed, become the first...
by Editor | Sep 6, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, Commercial Issues
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 | Jul 12, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, National Issues
On Friday July 9th the White House announced a series of 72 initiatives spanning virtually every federal jurisdiction and intended to address anti-competitive practices in industries from telecommunications to prescription drugs. Among these initiatives is an order...
by Editor | Jul 12, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, Commercial Issues
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...
