Shipping Disputes

Guarantees - Jeffrey Gruder QC, Essex Court Chambers. Where is the wriggle room for an implied term that a charterer's parent company guarantee precludes further security, following CVLC Three Carrier Corp and Anor v Arab Maritime Petroleum (2021)?

• Date Uploaded: 6 Dec 2021
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Halliburton - Nick Vineall QC, 4 Pump Court. Despite the controversy and hullaballoo, is the status quo going to survive the Halliburton litigation, over arbitrators' impartiality and involvement in multiple disputes around similar facts?

• Date Uploaded: 29 Jun 2020
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Renos - Chirag Karia QC, Quadrant Chambers. Which expenses are allowable in the CTL calculation?

• Date Uploaded: 29 Jun 2020
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Force majeure - Sean O'Sullivan QC, 4 Pump Court. Applying the decision in Classic Maritime v Limbungan, what - right now - is the limit of force majeure, "but for" causation, recovery of damages and "wait and see"?

• Date Uploaded: 29 Jun 2020
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Burden of proof - Michael Collett QC, 20 Essex Street. With Volcafe invoked in virtually every cargo claim, what counts and what will sway the Court when trying to stop the burden of proof from shifting to the carrier?

• Date Uploaded: 29 Jun 2020
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Anti-suit injunctions - Sara Masters QC, 20 Essex Street. What is realistic and achievable when arguing for an anti-suit injunction where there is no contractual relationship between two parties?. Has the “Chang Hang Guang Rong" moved the law?

• Date Uploaded: 29 Jun 2020
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Seaworthiness - John Russell QC, Quadrant Chambers. How far has the decision in “CMA CGM LIBRA" shifted the boundaries of seaworthiness and due diligence?. Why is it such a concern and why does it matter for clients?

• Date Uploaded: 29 Jun 2020
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Rubicon Vantage - Vasanti Selvaratnam QC, 36 Stone. How has the "Rubicon Vantage" changed existing thinking on when a parent company is liable as a guarantor, for its subsidiary under a charter obligation?. How at risk are clients?

• Date Uploaded: 29 Jun 2020
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Delay claims - Robert Bright QC, 7KBW (Shipping Disputes, London, 02.05.2019) Drawing on the Global Santosh decision, who bears the risk of delay caused by arrest or a loss of markets claim? Is it merely a matter of drafting?

• Date Uploaded: 2 May 2019
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Dishonesty - Sara Masters QC, 20 Essex Street (Shipping Disputes, London, 02.05.2019) With the Brillante Virtuoso litigation bubbling away, when does dishonesty forfeit an otherwise valid marine insurance claim?

• Date Uploaded: 2 May 2019
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