York Antwerp Rules Archives

December 10, 2019

Should a General Average Guarantee bind the party issuing it irrespective of fault for the event giving rise to it?

That was the question in a recent Commercial Court case (1). Is the defence of actionable fault under Rule D of the York-Antwerp Rules available to an insurer under a general average guarantee in the AAA/ILU standard form? Rule D is designed to keep the issue of... Read more >

May 14, 2019

BDM at the Marine & Cargo Insurance Conference in Antwerp

Bob Deering and Emmy Ameloot were pleased to speak at the Marine & Cargo Insurance Conference in Antwerp. It was also a great opportunity to catch up with clients and friends. Read more >

March 6, 2017

York Antwerp Rules 2016 – the changes

The York Antwerp Rules 2016 (“YAR 2016”) adopted in May 2016 brought an end to twelve years of uncertainty for shipowners and marine insurers following the adoption of the York Antwerp Rules 2004 (“YAR 2004”). The YAR 2004 did not have the support of shipowners and... Read more >

May 18, 2016

New York Antwerp Rules to be incorporated as standard in new BIMCO charters and bills of lading

At their recent gathering in New York the CMI approved the 2016 York Antwerp Rules. Unlike the 2004 Rules which never gained widespread use as they were perceived to be too cargo friendly, the 2016 Rules have the backing of BIMCO. It has been agreed that the new rules... Read more >