All of us at BDM would like to express our great sadness at the passing of the Queen. The dignity and distinction with which she served and the steadfast leadership she provided over the course of her historic 70-year reign were a source of inspiration and will never be forgotten.
In a recent case of interest 1 the Commercial Court confirmed that the one year time bar for bringing claims against a carrier under Article III rule 6 of the Hague-Visby Rules (the HVRs) can apply to claims for mis-delivery after discharge has taken place. Prior to this ju[...]
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We are delighted to have been involved in the legal work on behalf of NEWSUBSTANCE relating to the decommissioned North Sea gas platform which has been transformed into SEE MONSTER. A world first project, SEE MONSTER is one of the UK’s largest art installations, now open t[...]
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Many of our followers will have noticed that the shipping market has been volatile of late, particularly in certain sectors. Some of those sectors are now cooling off and this has led to recent enquiries from clients who are faced with customers looking for ways to back out [...]
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