The DC Merwestone made headlines in 2016 for court’s decision that when an insured employs a fraudulent device to advance an otherwise...

As regards duty of the master for the purposes of Hague rules defence available to ship owners for loss/damage caused by errors in...

Q88 (Tanker Questionnaire) is a key document when it comes to tanker chartering. Just how important a part it can play in the event of a...

Tolerances for ‘about’ - underperformance claim - effect of current were some of the many interesting issues that came up in London...

Given that there can be multiple brokers involved in chartering, it can sometimes be difficult to identify for which party is a broker...

Does a geographical deviation preclude the carrier from relying on the one year time bar limit? UK Court answered it in Dera Commercial...

Various kinds of C/P issues are bound to arise from the ongoing conflict in Yemen. Most recently, in London Arbitration 16/18, a dispute...

Collisions and available forums for bringing claims – The Al Khattiya [2018] provides useful guidance. The defendant’s vessel collided...

Does the one yr time bar in Hague rules apply to ‘misdelivery’ claims? What if the claimant commences proceedings in a foreign court in...

What if time charterers make lawful deductions for under- performance but then wrongly put them forward to owners as having being made...

HRA, IBF Extended Risk Area & JWC Listed areas in Indian Ocean were at the center of discussion in London Arbitration 13/18. First issue...

What does this clause imply: “The time during which there is bad weather/heavy swell or adverse current with wind exceeding beaufort...