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This podcast discusses the recent judgment of the English Commercial Court in Pisante v Logothetis in relation to a security for costs application. The judgment provides useful guidance

The Member entered in to shipbuilding contracts with a yard and paid several instalments of the contract price. The yard had established bank refund guarantees in respect of those payments, in the

The English High Court considered whether the NYPE off-hire clause applied when a ship was detained by pirates. The charterer had placed the ship off hire for the duration of the detention, but

The Directors and Managers of the UK Defence Club are deeply saddened by the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Our appreciation for her service over her eight decade reign is impossible to convey. We

.During the charter negotiations, the charterer sought to include a requirement that the owner obtain approval for the ship under the RightShip private vetting scheme but this was declined by the

An owner Member pursued a claim for approximately $1.3 million for the consequence of improper remedial work to a ship’s main engine. ICC arbitration was brought against the engine maintenance

Welcome clarity on an owner’s unfettered entitlement to freight has been received in a judgment handed down recently by the Commercial Court. The decision overturned a finding in London arbitration

Click here to listen to the podcast Although charterparty disputes may be less common in the LNG trade than in other trades, when they do arise, they can be complicated and costly. In this

A cruise ship owner contracted with a shipyard to perform a major conversion project on the ship. However, the early stages of the project ran behind time and in order to minimise disputation to it

Members will be aware that one of the factors taken into consideration in determining the extent of the Association’s support is the “reasonableness of a Member’s conduct.” As part of this review the