Articles
Author: Jonathan Steer
First published: Maritime Risk International
1st October 2009
The pitfalls and potential areas of dispute associated with Piracy and General Average, in particular the 'actionable fault' defence which might arise from an allegation that a vessel is unseaworthy by virtue of a failure by owners to properly prepare her for a pirate attack.
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Author: Jonathan Bruce
First published: Lloyd's List [31st December 2008]
Jonathan Bruce looks at the recent piracy problems off Somalia, and how ransom liabilities might impact on the various insurance interests, including potential areas of dispute which may require policies being rethought.
First published: Elborne Mitchell Website
2nd October 2007
Roger Miles looks at the history of classification societies and their future in today's compensation culture climate
First published: Shipping & Trade Law
1st February 2007
This is the question confronted first, by an experienced LMAA tribunal and then, on appeal from the arbitration award, by Christopher Clarke J. in a time charterparty dispute involving Transfield Shipping (the charterer) and Mercator Shipping (the shipowner) in Transfield Shipping Inc of Panama v Mercator Shipping Inc of Monrovia [2006] EWHC 3030 (Comm).
First published: Maritime Risk International
1st January 2007
As 2006 draws to a close Jonathan Steer considers a selection of the past year's key judgments and issues affecting the world of shipping and marine insurance.