Dec 31, 20191 minHague VisbyPackage limitation in Hague (Visby) Rules & Himalaya clauseContainers are used to ship goods worth millions. Cargo owners may find it harsh that often they might not be able to recover more than...
Dec 31, 20191 minLimitation of liabilitySuppliers & contractual limitation of liabilityCan suppliers of marine spare parts rely on the contractual limitation of liability? Well, it depends a lot on the law of the place where...
Sep 8, 20191 minLimitation of liabilityUltra wide limitation clauses - absolves repairers of all liabilities?Every commercial contract is bound to have some sort of a limitation cl. incorporated. Some are quite wide as in The Triumphant Lady...
Dec 16, 20181 minMARPOL / pollutionThe Prestige sage - criminalization of seafarers & little regard for int'l compensation regimesThe recent Spanish top court's ruling in one of the many legal proceedings which followed after the sinking of 'Prestige' in 2002 has...
Nov 25, 20181 minLimitation of liabilityForum shopping for limitation following a collision - Sanchi & CF CrystalThere is no natural forum for a collision case and this can lead to multiplicity in proceedings as was seen most recently in The Sanchi....
Sep 23, 20181 minAthens conventionPassenger claims on cruise ships - most appropriate forum for brining disability claim (UK or China)A few months ago, China got its first ever case concerning cruise passenger injury on high seas. In The Saphire Princess a Chinese...
Aug 12, 20181 minAdmiraltyForum for bringing a collision claim - is the place of incident more appropriate?Collisions and available forums for bringing claims – The Al Khattiya [2018] provides useful guidance. The defendant’s vessel collided...