Our thanks go to North and Sea Mediation for arranging this well attended seminar on how early intervention can lead to quicker and better outcomes in legal disputes. Nick and Gabby attended alongside prominent names from the legal and P&I world. Maintaining good relations with our main competitors is important when it comes to getting the optimal outcome for our clients on disputes. We shall be advising our clients to consider early intervention in suitable cases.
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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