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Tendering NOR – does “wireless” include email?
November 21, 2022

Tendering NOR – does “wireless” include email?

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... Read more >
Early Neutral Evaluation
March 15, 2022

Early Neutral Evaluation

We were recently involved in our first early neutral evaluation as evaluator for two Japanese interests involved in a charter dispute. Ironically, the dispute involved Japanese law but we were asked to proceed on the basis that English law would apply. Nick Burgess... Read more >
Third by the two so chosen?
November 10, 2021

Third by the two so chosen?

An interesting issue came up recently in connection with a new long-term contract where our related company BDM Commercial was advising one of the parties. Our client wanted to amend the LMAA standard arbitration clause which can be found here. This clause provides... Read more >
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