The term "strike" contained in an exclusion clause within a berth charterparty extended to include the congestion period which followed the "strike" itself.

In the context of a claim alleging misrepresentations made as to an aircraft business class seat, an English court has upheld the foundation stone of exclusivity under the Montreal Convention 1999.

The new procedure is intended to be widely applicable to a variety of shipping and commodity disputes within the range mentioned and is intended to enable parties to predict, with some certainty from the outset, the likely cost of proceedings.

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.

The court examines the question of tortious liability for the purpose of a policy of liability insurance in "Omega Proteins Ltd v Aspen Insurance UK Ltd (2010)".

It is vital to have in place a suitable electronic document retention and management policy.

The European Court of Justice has issued its decision in the Arthur Andersen/ Accenture VAT case. The decision has dealt a huge blow to insurance companies outsourcing their back office functions.

Modest changes have been made to the slot allocation rules by a new regulation, 793/2004.

The House of Lords in Premium Nafta Products and Ors v Fili Shipping Ltd and Ors (2007) ("Premium Nafta") recently upheld the separability of arbitration clauses from the contracts in which they are contained.

The Sturgeon/Böck ruling by the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has been the subject of continued controversy and uncertainty ever since the judgment was published in November 2009.

In the case of <B>Den Norske Bank ASA (</B>the <B>"Bank") v Acemex Management Company Limited ("Acemex") </B>the Court of Appeal decided that a ship mortgage is not inherently different from a mortgage of land. The Court repeated some of the basic principles set out in the judgment of <B>Silven Properties Limited v Royal Bank of Scotland </B>(the "<B>Silven Judgment</B>") which had been hande

Over the last decade, PRC carriers have consolidated around three main carriers. This trend looks likely to continue. This article tracks the historical backdrop, and sets the stage for a subsequent discussion on anti competition issues.

On 21 March 2011, the FSA published its finalised guidance on assessing suitability of investments (FG11/5).

Triple whammy arising out of charterparty arbitration award. The Hong Kong Court dismisses a court action that seeks to re-litigate matters already decided in an arbitration between related parties.

Forward Freight Agreements which still had contract months to run at the time of Automatic Early Termination under an ISDA Master Agreement were to be included in calculating the Early Termination. Payment

Upholding 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.

The 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.