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As the shipping industry in Japan has grown internationally the benefits of being a Member of the UK Defence Club have become increasingly apparent to the Japanese market. The value of the…

Background Members will be aware that in 2001 the Managers implemented their VfM programme. The aims of VfM included; ensuring that “best practice” is applied to claims handling services, both by…

The English High Court has now handed down a judgment on the dispute as to whether an owner was obliged to secure RightShip approval throughout the course of a charterparty in the absence of any…

As mentioned in the last issue of Soundings the Managers attended the Posidonia exhibition in Greece in the early part of June. For those who might not be aware the Posidonia exhibition itself…

This case provides a useful opportunity to consider the position under English law when Members contract with state entities. English law provides a presumption that a state is immune from English…

In Waterfront Shipping vs. Trafigura, ([2008]1LLR 286), the court concluded that a claim for demurrage was time barred, because although the claim was submitted within the time limit, the pumping…

The annual UK Defence Club seminar in Piraeus took place at the Galaxy Room at the Athens Hilton Hotel on Wednesday 10th October, 2012. The event was well attended, with more than 130 Members,…

The English High Court has recently ruled that a where a charterparty sets out the ship’s hull& machinery value an owner may be required to repair up to that full amount irrespective ofwhether…

Even before the collapse in market rates it has been a long running debate. How many unpaid instalments of hire amount to a repudiatory breach? 

Is Japan ever going to be an arbitration friendly jurisdiction for foreign parties?