Blockchain series No. 1: blockchain and shipping14 March 2018
How will blockchain impact the shipping sector?
How will blockchain impact the shipping sector?
Federal Superior Court of Justice in Brasilia overturns lower court’s decision refusing to enforce Liberian mortgage against FPSO operating in Brazilian waters.
BIMCO has recently published its new BARECON 2017 following a review of its predecessor. What are the the key commercial differences between BARECON 2001 and BARECON 2017 and what does this mean for practitioners?
What are the key characteristics and advantages of the three main Marshall Islands and Liberian entities that shipping businesses use in their structures?
A recent Singapore case provides a useful reminder that when distributing the proceeds from a judicial sale, the order of priorities is not set in stone.
This briefing examines the Commercial Court’s interpretation of guarantees and on demand bonds, the lifeblood of international trade.
What are the investment risks those new to equity investment in shipping should be aware of?
In an eagerly awaited decision the Supreme Court has ruled that a shipowner’s benefit from selling its vessel, following a time charterer’s repudiatory breach, was not to be taken into account when assessing the shipowner’s damages.
The Commercial Court has returned to the subject of shipbuilding contract warranty clauses and issued further guidance as to the proper interpretation of exclusions of consequential losses in that context.
On 5 June 2017, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain severed diplomatic ties with Qatar over allegations it is sponsoring terrorism. The ban has many implications, but what are the immediate effects on shipping?
The Supreme Court has upheld a Court of Appeal judgment confirming that there had not been a breach of a safe port warranty.
The High Court recently reviewed a shipbuilding case that is particularly relevant to parties that enter into long-term agreements or options leaving delivery terms to be agreed.