Dec 31, 20201 minInsuranceVessel torched under owners’ instructions - can insurance proceeds be claimed?Fire damaged vessel; a lengthy litigation over CTL issue, and then over wilful misconduct; police investigation against the shipowner; a...
Dec 31, 20201 minUNCLOSArmed guards mistaking fishermen for pirates and killing 2 in the processMany would recall the high profile case of mistaken identity of F/V St. Antony that led to the death of two Indian fishermen in 2012. The...
Dec 31, 20201 minGAPiracy ransom & GA contribution by B/L holdersGeneral average is a well known [ancient] concept and cargo owners are always looking at [novel] ways to avoid paying their contribution....
Dec 31, 20191 minInsuranceGrounded yacht looted - can claim under the insurance policy?The Creola [2019], a case of a grounded yacht focused on some interesting aspects of marine insurance law. After being abandoned, it was...
Apr 28, 20191 minPiracyVessel captured by pirates - is hire suspended? (hint: it depends on the wording of the clause)Once a vessel is hijacked by pirates, there are bound to be many commercial disputes. Hire payment is one of them, as seen recently in...
Dec 23, 20181 minCrew / people relatedPiracy & seafarer employment contractsAmalgam of multiple issues such as piracy, seafarer employment contracts, CBAs, arrest of ship and sister ship – is what makes The...
Jul 1, 20181 minPiracyHRA, crew bonus and choice of routeHRA, IBF Extended Risk Area & JWC Listed areas in Indian Ocean were at the center of discussion in London Arbitration 13/18. First issue...