November 19, 2021
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December 14, 2020
Brexit and the law – what will change once we are out? Enforcing English judgments or awards in the EU?
Picture this. It’s 31 December 2020 and we are waiting for the chimes of Big Ben. However, we are an hour away from new year. In fact it’s 11pm here, midnight in the EU, and the UK legal system has just changed. At the time of writing we are of course still... Read more >
May 1, 2019
Novel attempt to get around the deck cargo exclusion fails
It is always interesting to see novel arguments put forward to seek to get around exclusion clauses. In this case (1), an eloquent argument was put forward that the clause excluding a carrier’s liability for loss or damage to deck cargo did not apply in circumstances... Read more >
March 21, 2019
Court of Appeal Upholds Decision on Hague Rules Fire Defence
Ship fires are an issue of grave concern for ship owners, operators and those who insure them. We touched on this subject in one of our recent postings where we looked the recent spate of container ship fires. Ship fires are also a concern for cargo interests and... Read more >
February 2, 2018