In this case, in the context of an application for summary judgment, the Commercial Court considered whether or not there was a real issue to be tried as to whether a binding contract had been concluded between the parties, based on a review of their negotiations.

Tesco had purchased property damage and business interruption cover with ACE in the form of a master policy with local policies issued in different jurisdictions around the world.

The recent temporary grounding of the world’s first all-composite construction airplane, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, is relatively unusual in that it has affected the worldwide fleet.

Primera Maritime Ltd and others v. Jiangsu Heavy Industry Co. Ltd [2013] EWHC 3066 (Comm)

This case arose out of the common scenario where a supplier delivers bunkers to a "fleet" of ships it believes are under common control and extends credit terms to its customer.

The Commercial Court has recently considered an appeal from an arbitration award on the issue of whether a reference to "all cargo tanks" in a time charterparty extended to slop tanks.

The Commercial Court has granted permission to serve an arbitration claim form out of the jurisdiction.

The Court of Appeal in this case has decided an appeal in relation to an important question in the context of voyage charterparties, namely whether a strike exception to the running of laytime applies to stop laytime running (i) where the vessel is delayed by the after-effects of a strike which has ended; (ii) where the vessel has arrived after the strike has ended and (iii) where the vessel is delayed in berthing due to congestion that has arisen as a result of the strike.

The quantification of damages for the loss of use of a ship damaged in collision where her owner maintains and substitutes a reserve ship for his damaged ship came up for determination.

A recent decision in the Commercial Court offers helpful guidance to both shipyards and buyers facing and considering possible cancellations of shipbuilding contracts due to delayed delivery.

The Privy Council has recently confirmed that the English Court will require exceptional circumstances before it will grant an injunction to prevent a bank from paying under a letter of credit.

The Supreme Court has unanimously rejected VTB Capital Plc's case that the corporate veil of their contractual counterparty could be pierced so as to render those controlling the counterparty jointly and severally liable under their contract.

In our last Bribery Act update, we outlined how Deferred Prosecution Agreements are expected to work in the UK.

As is" sales of rigs and vessels – sellers (and buyers) beware!

If an assured fails to disclose material facts or makes a material misrepresentation when negotiating an insurance policy, the insurer may avoid that policy "ab initio".

The decision in this case provides helpful guidance on the construction of the "Notices" provision in GAFTA 64 (General Contract for grain in bulk FOB terms).

This case is a rare example of a successful challenge to an arbitration award on the ground of serious irregularity under section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act").

Global warming in recent years has resulted in increased maritime traffic in the Northern Sea Route ("NSR").

The judgment in this case deals with the recoverability of the costs of an arbitration as damages in a series of arbitration references, notwithstanding the absence of an arbitration reference for one of the links in the charterparty chain.

In Sealion Shipping Ltd & Anor v Valiant Insurance Company (Toisa Pisces) the insurers denied liability for the insured’s loss of hire claim on various grounds.