# Shipping Law & Practice: Shaping New Developments into Solution-Focused Advice for your Clients

> Court-Proven, Solution-Focused Answers to the 7 Biggest Legal Matters Facing Experienced Practitioners: Directly from Top-Rated KCs and Solicitors

- Format: In-person
- Date: Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 10:00AM to 4:00PM (registration from 9:30AM)
- Venue: The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, London, SW1X 7DR
- 5 hours CPD
- Rates: Live Attendance £249.00 + VAT per person
- Status: This conference has taken place
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/shipping23

## Programme

- 09:30 Registration and coffee
- 10:00 Chair's introduction: Shipping Law & Practice: Shaping new developments into solution-focused advice for your clients
  - Chaired by David Pitlarge, Hill Dickinson
- 10:10 Force majeure: How has the MUR Shipping v RTI [2022] litigation changed existing thinking on force majeure and reasonable endeavours?
  - Answered by John Russell KC
- 10:45 Liens: What is the root cause of the trouble with liens over freight, and how do you gain clients an edge in disputes?
  - Answered by Chirag Karia KC
- 11:20 Morning coffee
- 11:35 Limitation: What is realistic and achievable when handling limitation claims with Maersk Honam, MSC Flaminia and Ever Given in court?
  - Answered by Sean O'Sullivan KC
- 12:10 Guarantees: Charterparty parent company guarantees – adequate security? For what?
  - Answered by Neil Hart KC
- 12:45 Overrun
- 13:00 Lunch
- 13:45 Jurisdiction: How are jurisdiction issues “bedding down” before the English Courts post Brexit?
  - To what extent is the approach changing and what are the advantages and disadvantages of the new post Brexit era?
  - Answered by Sara Masters KC
- 14:20 LOIs: How do you control - and overcome - the risks associated with letters of indemnity following the spate of recent cases?
  - Answered by Michael Collett KC
- 14:55 Bills of lading: Where are the challenges coming from following the Tai Prize litigation, and with what impact on client advice and shipping law practice?
  - Answered by James Leabeater KC
- 15:30 Over-run
- 16:00 Close of conference

## How to book

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