In a recent judgment of the English Commercial Court, The M/V Smart , which will be welcomed by owners, Mr Justice Butcher held that a shipowner could demand direct payment of freight under a bill of lading even though the bill of lading stated that the freight was payable “as per charterparty” and the vessel’s time charterer was not in default.
Welcome to the fourth edition of Watson Farley & Williams’ maritime disputes newsletter – a publication designed to help you get to grips with the latest developments in English maritime law.
This article discusses a significant recent decision by the English Commercial Court which answers a much-debated question for owners.
Welcome to our third maritime disputes newsletter – a new publication designed to help you get to grips with the latest developments in English maritime law.
In this article we consider the English Court of Appeal’s decision in Lakatamia Shipping Company Limited v Morimoto on applications for freezing orders and demonstrating a risk of dissipation.
Welcome to our maritime disputes newsletter – a new publication designed to help you get to grips with the latest developments in English maritime law.
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.
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.
In this article, we discuss the Commercial Court decision in The Caravos Liberty.
In this article we discuss how the English High Court recently clarified how UK Department of Transport Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) reports may be used in maritime disputes.
Welcome to our maritime disputes newsletter – a new publication designed to help you get to grips with the latest developments in English maritime law.
The English Court of Appeal has held that the BARECON ’89 charterparty obligation to maintain class certificates is not a legal ‘condition’ of the charterparty contract so owner is not entitled to terminate the charterparty if obligation is breached.