Beyond the Bridge Shipowners’ webinar series – episode 12 December 2025
This series of webinars explore key challenges facing shipowners and operators in the near to medium term.
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The Strait of Hormuz: How to deal with contractual issues, rights and obligations16 July 2025
This first article in the series discusses the contractual issues arising in the event that the Strait of Hormuz is closed.
WFW promotes seven lawyers to counsel8 May 2025
Watson Farley & Williams is pleased to announce it has promoted seven lawyers to counsel.
WFW advises Singapore’s IMDA on launch of eBLs TradeTrust Model Terms1 April 2025
The initiative marks a significant step towards the broader digitalisation of trade document to enhance efficiency and boost confidence in international trade.
Hakuna Matata? – Clause Paramount is the MV ALION King24 March 2025
Commercial Court has provided guidance on the interaction between the Hague Rules time bar and contractual time bars.
No second chance to reach the limit6 February 2025
In this article we discuss the Admiralty Court’s recent decision on claiming limitation of liability.
No Cuckoo in the Hague Rules’ Nest18 November 2024
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal in Fimbank Plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd [2024] UKSC 38, holding that both the Hague Rules and the Hague Visby Rules’ one year time bars apply to claims for misdelivery occurring after discharge.
Enforcement of Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses and Anti-Suit Injunctions14 November 2024
In this article, Nikki Chu, Archit Dhir and Fawwaz Ahmed discuss the decision in Augusta Energy SA v Top Oil and Gas Development Co Ltd, where the English Commercial Court granted interim anti-suit relief against Nigerian proceedings that had been commenced in breach of an English court jurisdiction agreement.
Undisclosed principals and liability under letters of indemnity23 September 2024
In this article, Mike Phillips and Archit Dhir discuss the law as to undisclosed principals in the context of liability under letters of indemnity, as raised in the recent decision in Yangtze Navigation (Asia) Co Ltd & anor v TPT Shipping Ltd & ors (The “Xing Zhi Hai”) [2024] EWHC 2371 (Comm).
Compensation, Mitigation and the GAFTA Default Clause15 May 2024
In this article, Archit Dhir and Alex McCue discuss the recent UK Supreme Court decision in Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV on the measure of damages under the GAFTA default clause.
Supreme Court guidance on war risk provisions in charterparties6 February 2024
In this article, Mike Phillips and Archit Dhir discuss the recent Supreme Court decision on recovery of piracy ransom payments and its relevance to current issues in the Red Sea.
Reliable systems under the Electronic Trade Documents Act18 September 2023
With the UK’s Electronic Trade Documents Act coming into force on 20 September 2023, Andrew Hutcheon and Archit Dhir consider the key requirements of a reliable system for trading with electronic documents.
