We are delighted to announce that BDM Law LLP partner David McInnes has been named as the Corporate LiveWire Global Shipping Lawyer of the Year in the Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2020. These awards mean a great deal to our growing team and it is a very nice compliment to receive such endorsements. We would like to thank all the BDM team and all our clients and friends for their continued support and testimonials in achieving such awards.
In a recent arbitration under the LMAA Small Claims Procedure (1) the Tribunal had to determine the validity of a Notice of Readiness (“NOR”) which had been tendered by email. The NOR is one of the most important documents for ship owners because it acts as a trigger to [...]
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Readers of our blog may recall an article we released back in November 2020 in which we highlighted the risks that a ship owner is required to undertake when accepting a letter of indemnity (LOI) in exchange for releasing the cargo without the production of an original bill [...]
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We previously reported on the High Court and Court of Appeal’s decisions in one of the last Somali ransom cases still in the Court system. The Court of Appeal held that a war risks provision in a charterparty did not constitute an agreement that the owners would not claim [...]
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