Ben Jones and Peter James, Partners at BLM, consider three prosecutions within the last 10 years against railway industry parties where there has been a trespass onto their property and the trespasser has sustained serious or fatal injury ...

The Shipping Group have recently launched a Showcase Page on Linked In for all our shipping updates and news.

Edinburgh Napier University and South of Scotland Enterprise have partnered to launch Bike Innovation Scotland, establishing the Caerlee Mill Bike Campus in Innerleithen. The facility will provide state-of-the-art testing and innovation support for the cycling and mountain biking sector, featuring specialized labs for trail testing and human performance research.

Welcome to this month's edition of our shipping case digest, providing you with concise and useful summaries of recent legal decisions in the shipping market.

Welcome to HFW's 'Shipping Insight: Who Rules the Waves?' report which is the first in a series of four publications focussing on a range of issues critical to the shipping industry in 2017.

Great to see Cornwall, where I grew up, is a step closer to hosting the UK's first space launch, which is scheduled for early November 2022. The project has been eight years in the planning,...

The UK is seeing a significant push on the imposition of Clean Air Zones in its major cities in an effort to tackle emissions levels, NO2 in particular.

The Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 (the "CBER") allows for the joint operation of liner shipping companies with combined market share below 30% through 'consortia' to ensure stable distribution of goods.

The US Coast Guard released the first Maritime Bulk Liquid Transfer Cybersecurity Framework Profile on Thursday, 10 November, 2016.

At first instance, the Employment Tribunal rejected the claims, finding the Claimant to be neither an employee or a worker.

The special transport provisions for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games are to be finalised early this year, including the proposed 'Games Lanes' within the routes, which have been the subject of some controversy, reports Paul Bennett.

After a tumultuous year in the Iranian sanctions landscape, much needed guidance is starting to trickle down through the English courts as to the scope and application of the US secondary sanctions and the EU Blocking Regulation regimes.

Peter Morton (Partner, London) is joined in a discussion of the potential benefits of the mediation of aviation industry disputes and the key features of the Mediation Rules of the Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation (the HCAA)...

On 4 September 2008, Attorney General Kokott of the European Court of Justice issued her much awaited opinion on the “Allianz SpA (formerly Riunione Adriatica Di Sicurta SpA) and Others v West Tankers Inc. “ case.

Mediterranean Salvage chartered its ship to Seamar Trading. During loading at Chekka, the ship was damaged due to hidden underwater projection at the loading berth.

Deloitte Global TMT Predictions 2018 - Fasten Your Seatbelts: In-Flight Connectivity Takes Off (Video)

Freight markets are experiencing a synchronized tightening across ocean, truck, air, and rail as retailers accelerate inventory positioning ahead of peak season. Capacity constraints are amplifying rate increases across all transportation modes, creating a genuine supply-demand squeeze that extends beyond typical seasonal patterns. This comprehensive analysis examines how front-loading behavior and structural capacity limitations are reshaping logistics costs heading into Q3.

The attacks on vessels in the Red Sea has meant major disruption to the shipping sector and supply chains as vessels avoid this critical arterial route for trade.

The Lloyd's Market Association has introduced a new model clause for marine hull underwriters addressing transit fee demands in the Strait of Hormuz, fundamentally shifting how insurers approach coverage when payments are made to facilitate passage through Iranian territorial waters. This development transforms underwriting focus from navigation risk to sanctions control risk, with significant implications for both insurers and vessel operators navigating these geopolitically sensitive waters.

The UK Department of Transport has disclosed details of a recent maritime incident involving a Russian-flagged cargo vessel that sought entry into British territorial waters for emergency repairs. Following a sanctions investigation by the Centre for Transport Sanctions, authorities exercised discretionary powers to issue a movement direction, compelling the vessel to depart UK waters.