The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in C Challenger(1) is a reminder that a misrepresentation at the pre-contract stage is not necessarily enough to enable the other party to terminate and claim damages. Those interested in the facts can click this link to go... Read more >
Guarantees go hand in hand with shipbuilding contracts. In most cases, the yard agrees to build the ship in exchange for regular payments handed over by the buyers/ their financiers. Those payments are secured by way of refund guarantees which give the buyers/their... Read more >
The Court of Appeal has provided much-needed guidance on the meaning of an “operator” within the Limitation Convention. In so doing, it reversed Teare J’s first instance decision which we previously reported on here. The Court of Appeal held that the term “operator”... Read more >
Readers of our blog may recall that in January 2021 we reported on one of the last Somali ransom cases still in the Court system1 . At that time, Teare J overturned an arbitration award in which it was held that a war risk provision in a bill of lading amounted to a... Read more >
Readers of our blog will remember that we reported on the The CMA CGM Libra case as it progressed through the High Court and then the Court of Appeal. In essence, the case concerned the scope of a carrier’s obligation to exercise due diligence to make a vessel... Read more >