The last year has been an eventful one, with continued economic and geopolitical uncertainty creating both challenges and opportunities for businesses...

This limitation claim arose from a fire on the X-Press Pearl, which culminated in the sinking of the ship and her cargo on 2 June 2021 off Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The claim was issued urgently, relying on the American Cyanamid test and seeking to preserve the assets and status quo of two English companies, D2 (P1) and D3 (AIP).

This was a rare example of a salvage case before the High Court. It arose from an application for default judgment by the salvors (a local consortium of maritime service providers which salved the Vessel – which had grounded ...

Welcome to the next edition of the insolvency insight bulletin from the insolvency specialists at Quadrant Chambers. All cases link to the relevant judgments.

Welcome to the next edition of the insolvency insight bulletin from the insolvency specialists at Quadrant Chambers. All cases link to the relevant judgments.

The Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021 received Royal Assent on 15 December 2021.

The dispute arose from the grounding of the "BSLE SUNRISE" off Valencia in September 2012.

Will a claimant, wishing to bring proceedings against an indemnity insurer abroad on the basis of the actions of its insured,

Is it possible for a dispute to fall within the scope of two different arbitration clauses in different contracts? Or does a finding that a dispute is subject to one arbitration agreement necessarily...

The new Commercial Court Guide has just been published.

Mrs Justice Moulder has today handed down judgment in the matter of Unicredit Bank A.G. v Euronav N.V. [2022] EWHC 957 (Comm), a claim by a German bank for damages under a Bill of Lading...

In late 2017, Mr Arnold purchased a newly constructed yacht, the M/Y VLARODA, from a shipyard in France. He then contracted with Halcyon Yachts Ltd (who were not involved in the yacht's construction) to sail...

Vitol had voyage chartered the M/T Dijilah from Rhine Shipping in part for the purpose of taking delivery of a cargo of crude oil at Djeno, Congo, pursuant to a sale contract. The price payable under...

It is common in time charters for a Vessel's cargo holds to be required to satisfy an inspection by a surveyor prior to loading.

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

In a judgment handed down this morning, the experienced former Admiralty Judge Sir Nigel Teare dismissed a claim, brought by the Owners of the PANAMAX ALEXANDER against the Owners of the ...

In the UK public policy favours respect for agreements to arbitrate private and commercial disputes. This is reflected not only in the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1996

On 5 May 2020, Quadrant Chambers hosted a joint webinar with Maritime London entitled "How English Shipping Law has Responded to the Covid-19 Crisis".

The Supreme Court has delivered a landmark judgment on SALEFORM 2012 ship sale contracts, addressing whether buyers can recover loss of bargain damages when exercising cancellation rights due to sellers' proven negligence in failing to meet delivery deadlines. This decision resolves uncertainty following a surprising first instance ruling and clarifies the scope of compensation available under standard maritime sale agreements.