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The claim is the second action brought by the Claimants against the Defendants arising from a series of time charterparties entered into between 2004 and 2007, when market rates were substantially higher than they are today.

Ian McCulloch, partner at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP, doubts whether the review of the Highways Agency by its non-executive chairman, Alan Cook, to be completed by October 2011, will go far enough to address the key issue of how best to improve and maintain the UK's motorways and trunk roads.

A team of corporate experts has advised Aurrigo International plc ("Aurrigo" or the "Company"), a leading international provider of transport technology solutions, on its successful...

In White Rosebay Shipping SA v Hong Kong Chain Glory Shipping Ltd [2013] EWHC 1335, Owners appealed against an arbitration decision stating that they were unable to claim damages from Charterers in respect of the latter’s renunciation of the charter.

In recent years, the English courts have been more reluctant to issue anti-suit injunctions preventing a party from bringing or pursuing foreign court proceedings.

In this recent decision, the English Court repeated the principles that it will apply when asked to construe commercial contracts.

In August 2012, the Renos suffered an engine room fire in the course of a laden voyage.

Charterers successfully appealed an arbitration award under section 69 Arbitration Act 1996 on the basis that Owners did not submit all supporting documents for a demurrage claim...

Driver CPC training will be a requirement for all large goods vehicle drivers from 10 September 2009. As of this date, drivers will need to have completed the necessary training in order to legally drive large goods vehicles for a living.

On 27 May 2010, the High Court in London agreed to refer to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) a legal challenge on the lawfulness of the extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme ("EU ETS") to aviation.

This was a dispute arising out of a contract of affreightment. The Court awarded the Owners damages for breach of the COA.

An FOB buyer at the top of a chain of sale contracts was unable to pass demurrage liability to its seller because the force majeure clause in the sale contract applied.

Weightmans' Regulatory team are currently instructed on several health and safety investigations involving forklift trucks in warehouse settings. Whilst being essential equipment in warehousing...

The UK government has set an ambitious statutory target to increase rail freight volumes by at least 40% by 2040, with a longer-term goal of 75% growth by 2050. This initiative, backed by the Railways Bill currently before Parliament, aims to shift goods transport from road to rail, potentially saving up to one million tonnes of CO₂ annually while raising the value of rail-transported goods from £33.7 billion to £49.5 billion.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (‘CAAC’) issued a new regulation on ‘Flight Accident Emergency Response and Family Assistance’ (‘Emergency Response Regulations’) in respect of civil aviation accidents, which came into effect on 1 January 2006. The procedures introduced by this legislation follow the implementation of similar programs in other jurisdictions. The regulation seeks to establish a framework for the provision of assistance in the emergency response following an aircraft a

Changes to the Highway Code do not go far enough to change driver behaviour and protect cyclists and pedestrians, leading cycling accident claims lawyer, Stuart Kightley, has told the government.

Here is how to handle the scene of a car accident with the added bonus of increasing the chances of a successful road traffic accident claim.