A recent LMAA Small Claims Arbitration reference offers useful guidance on the question of what
“free of salt” means when used in a cargo hold description. The case was brought by a Member
entered in the Association.
The Singapore High Court recently clarified whether a ship may be arrested as security for a claim
subject to a foreign court action. In the EUROHOPE the court characterised such an arrest as an abuse
of process and over-turned the arrest which, in the future, may give rise to a claim for damages for
wrongful arrest: DSA Constultancy (FZC) v The “EUROHOPE” [2017] SGHC 218.
The consequences of invalid service can be serious, particularly in cases where a time bar is missed as a result. So litigating parties would be wise to consider the guiding principles that are usefully set out in a recent case: Glencore Agriculture B.V. and Conqueror Holdings Limited [2017] EWHC 2893 (Comm)
The Supreme Court has clarified the law in relation to unsafe ports and has confirmed the Court of Appeal’s
decision limiting a charterer’s potential liability for breach of safe port warranty.