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The criminal cartel conduct involved a "Respect Agreement" or understanding with five other shipping companies.

The court held that expenses during a period of piracy were recoverable as substituted expenses in General Average.

The success and survival of importing and exporting businesses may depend on marine insurance for any loss or damage.

CGU Insurance Ltd, major engineering, wilson v vision personal training, cases, insurance

The Court was required to determine the scope of a stay arising under the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross Border Insolvency.

The Federal Court refused an arbitration award made in London to be enforced, because it was in a voyage charter party.

In substance the Shipping Bills are the same as those introduced in March 2012 and almost identical to the Draft Bills.

All ship operators must navigate the relationship with the port authorities at the ports at which they call.

Charterers are entitled to withhold part payment due to owners' breach of utmost dispatch warranty.

Although illegal cartel conduct is a very serious matter, the company could potentially have avoided this prosecution.

On 31 March 2015 the much anticipated Final Report of Australia's Competition Policy Review Panel was released.

This case is a good summary of the law on loss by peril of the seas and demonstrates insurance evidentiary difficulties.

Commercial activity is not a stranger to the Arctic.

The declarations should provide some certainty for resources companies as to the availability of access to the services.

On 24 November 2015, the Australian Government released its much anticipated response to the Harper Competition Policy Review, supporting or partly-supporting 44 of 56 recommendations.

The introduction of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), associated regulations and a new industry-specific Award will result in significant changes to the labour arrangements of Australian ships and foreign ships operating within Australian waters. Specifically, Australian workplace relations laws will extend their coverage to include all vessels except for those foreign crewed ships which only intermittently operate in Australia.

The recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal in the matters of Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales; Kelly v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2010] NSWCA 328 considered section 43A of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) (CLA), a key provision for determining the liability of public authorities which have exercised a special statutory power.