ArticleSatellite And Space Projects News - May 2018We are proud to announce that Fieldfisher has won the 2018 Global Award for Excellence in Space Law from Corporate LiveWire.United KingdomTransportFieldfisher
ArticleShifting Cargo - Who Is Responsible?A recent London arbitration decision, LMLN 12/08 has examined the extent to which a charterer (or more specifically a charterer's local agents) can or cannot make a difference to the terms dealing with overall responsibility.United KingdomTransportLA Marine - Lester Aldridge LLP
ArticleShipyard Liable For Failing To Obtain Extension Of Refund Guarantee Within A Reasonable TimeA shipyard’s failure to procure a renewal of a refund guarantee (two days before its expiry), was held to be a breach of an implied term of the shipbuilding contract that the shipyard must procure an extension within a reasonable time. United KingdomTransportInce & Co
ArticleSomalia: Clan Rivalry, Military Conflict, And The Financial And Human Cost Of PiracyThe causes of the troubles of the 8-9 million inhabitants of Somalia are numerous and complex. United KingdomTransportHFW
ArticleSpaceport Licence Thrusts Scotland To The Very Forefront Of The European Space SectorThe Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted SaxaVord spaceport - located on the north coast of the Shetland Islands - a vertical launch spaceport licence...United KingdomTransportMarks & Clerk
ArticleStop! That’s No Way For A Lady To PerformIn LauritzenCool v Lady Navigation Inc - the Commercial Court considered whether an injunction preventing Owners from employing their vessel other than in accordance with a particular charterparty was tantamount to an order for specific performance.United KingdomTransportBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleSupersonic Without The Boom - NASA Unveils Its New PlaneI was interested to hear about NASA's unveiling on Friday of its experimental supersonic aircraft – the X-59. The aircraft has been in development for several years now...United KingdomTransportMarks & Clerk
ArticleThe "A-2015" Highways Agency RoadmapWith the Highways Agency transforming into a government owned yet "independent" company, the road ahead looks clearer.United KingdomTransportClyde & Co
ArticleThe CMA CGM LIBRA – Defective Passage Planning And UnseaworthinessOn 17 May 2011, the CMA CGM LIBRA grounded whilst leaving the port of Xiamen, China. The owners claimed general average contributions from the cargo interests. United KingdomTransportQuadrant Chambers
ArticleThe HFW Client Briefing: Ports & Terminals Group - August, 2009In our article, Bureaucratic maze awaits challenges to UK ports rates, published in Lloyds List on Monday 15 December 2008, we highlighted the difficulties facing port businesses resulting from the badly considered and poorly implemented introduction of uniform business rates to the statutory ports.United KingdomTransportHFW
ArticleThe Impact Of EV On The UK Auto MarketThe automotive industry is undergoing a significant transformation as electric vehicles (EVs) gain popularity worldwide.United KingdomTransportUHY Hacker Young LLP
ArticleThe Power And Impact Of Role ModelsOn a rainy morning in May, a packed room gathered on the top floor of our London office to celebrate women in aviation.United KingdomTransportNorton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
ArticleThe Secrecy of SafetyBringing criminal charges into aviation occurrences resulting from inadvertent operational errors may hinder the development and free exchange of safety information which is essential to improve aviation safety, with a potential adverse effect on it.United KingdomTransportBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleThe way ahead - Transport survey - fourth reportThis survey reveals the industry is still recovering from the financial crisis, with divergent views and experiences.United KingdomTransportNorton Rose Fulbright Australia
ArticleToo Late To ClaimUpholding an arbitration award, the English High Court held that it did not matter which of the two contractual trigger dates came first to start the time limitation period running.United KingdomTransportBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleTop 10 Considerations In Pre-empting Aerospace And Aviation Supply Chain DisputesSupply chains in the Aerospace and Aviation Sectors can be complex, and severe operational and financial consequences can follow in the event of supply chain disruption. United KingdomTransportGowling WLG
ArticleTotal Loss Claim Not Automatic In Piratical SeizureThe Court of Appeal has reiterated that it will always be a question of fact whether an actual total loss can be said to exist in any given case. United KingdomTransportBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleTransport Appraisal And Carbon Costs: Do We Need To Re-Evaluate The Project Pipeline?The transport sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in many countries, and its share in national emissions has increased substantially over time (see Figure 1).United KingdomTransportNERA
ArticleTribunal Considers Issues Of Estoppel Where A Singapore Court Had Already Concluded That The Respondents Were Not In Fact Charterers Of The Subject VesselA discussion which focuses on a number of disputes which arose under a time charter. United KingdomTransportReed Smith (Worldwide)