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Overview of a recent judgment which demonstrates the general principle that a servitude cannot be repugnant with the burdened proprietor's ownership.

While some shipyards struggled to stay afloat during the initial outbreak of COVID-19, the post-pandemic environment is predicted to usher in an encouraging era for shipyards' orderbooks.

A much-anticipated judgment of the Court of Appeal has been handed down this morning that addresses the important issue of whether a charterer's failure to pay hire amounts to a breach of a condition...

A bridge over the River Tyne has been stuck in an identity crisis. The Swing Bridge has linked Newcastle and Gateshead since 1876, but last swung way back in 2019.

It has now been confirmed by the AAIB that the flight was itself an illegal operation.

Ships and shipping have been subject to regulations which seek to minimise pollution and environmental damage for many years.

On 17 January 2024 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Herculito Maritime Ltd v. Gunvor International BV (the "Polar") [2024] UKSC 2, which considered the ramifications of a piratical seizure in the Gulf of Aden...

There is currently an ongoing battle between various sectors of the shipping industry about the Rotterdam Rules which are due to be signed in September 2009.

The recent case of the Most Reverend Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, serves as a striking reminder of the potential repercussions of traffic offences, particularly speeding.

The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) announced on 26 April 2007 its decision to refer the leasing of rolling stock for franchised passenger rail services to the Competition Commission (CC) for further investigation.

Owners chartered their vessel by way of a charter containing a London Arbitration clause, for a carriage from Turkey to Liberia.

In an effort to improve affordability, and increase uptake, of electric vehicles in the UK, the Department for Transport has, for some time, offered a plug-in subsidy scheme.

In the case of "Polestar Maritime Limited v YHM Shipping Co Limited and another", the Court of Appeal had to consider firstly, how far the obligations of a Seller extended and secondly, the provisions in place for a Seller to correct any deficiencies in those obligations.

After extensive negotiations, London brokers fixed a 10-year charterparty on behalf of their principals, the Charterers.

Employers in Hong Kong should note a recent judgment of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal which has found that an employer can be liable for injury to an employee which has been caused by foreseeable negligence on the part of the employee.

On 26 January 2011, the European Commission blocked the proposed merger between Greek air carriers Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air, ruling that the merger would have led to a "quasi-monopoly" on the domestic air transport market.

With decades of production of oil and gas, and more recent efforts greatly increasing infrastructure for renewable energy sources, Aberdeen is well established as the energy capital ...