Lockdown: Are you prepared if your project has to close because of coronavirus?
London Construction Partner Barry Hembling discusses the impact of the coronavirus on construction projects.
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Check your (legal advice) privilege
The English Court of Appeal has recently revisited the thorny issue of Legal Advice Privilege, providing some much-needed clarification on when it will apply, particularly in the context of communications sent to multiple addressees.
Vessel underperformance disputes – how are currents and swell treated?
The significance of current and swell on performance warranties has been the subject of a number of recent LMAA arbitral awards that has brought to light certain uncertainties in this area.
GA guarantees and GA bonds – spot the difference
The English High Court recently handed down a helpful judgment that confirms the longstanding market view on the use of bonds and guarantees issued following a declaration of General Average (GA).
Charterparty Requirements to Notify Claims – Take care!
This article considers the English High Court’s decision in The Tiger Shanghai, which addressed the issues arising out of obligations in time charterparties to notify claims and provide supporting documents within narrow time frames.
Demurrage Time Bar Clauses
In the Amalie Essberger, the English High Court recently sought to clarify the question of precisely what demurrage time bar clauses require, but in so doing, some lingering uncertainty remains.
The Italian maritime and energy industries and COVID-19
The recent outbreak of COVID-19, better known as the Coronavirus, is having a major impact on the global economy. In order to take adequate measures to fight the aforesaid virus, on 23 February 2020 the Italian Government enacted law decree no. 6.
Plan Your Passage Carefully!
In a significant decision published on 4 March 2020, the English Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the lower court that an inadequate passage plan that had caused a vessel’s grounding rendered the vessel unseaworthy.
Extracting implied obligations of good faith in relational contracts
In this article we discuss a recent case in which the English High Court found that an unqualified right to remove the defendant from its position under a ”relational” contract was not subject to an implied duty of good faith.
An Epidemic of Uncertainty – The Coronavirus and Force Majeure
Do the effects of the coronavirus give rise to legitimate force majeure claims in connection with shipbuilding contracts, particularly those underway in China?
