In a long-awaited decision, the English High Court has found that a Shipowner’s decision to refuse their Charterers' orders to load a cargo, on the basis that doing so would expose them to sanctions, was not a decision that a reasonable shipowner could reasonably have come to.

The Electronic Trade Documents Act, which came into force in September 2023, enables a “trade document” in electronic form to be used in the same way as its paper equivalent provided that certain criteria are met.

The right to limit liability for claims is a cornerstone and unique feature of maritime law. Limitation issues are a particularly important consideration in the aftermath of large scale casualties as the ability to limit liability may significantly reduce the financial exposure for a party and its insurers.

In the shipping and offshore industry, guarantees are frequently given as security for a legal promise for performance of a separate or primary contract. However, as guarantees are themselves a form of security, do they also contain an implied term that security cannot be sought for breaches of their provisions? That question was recently answered by the High Court in CVLC Three Carrier Corp v Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company [2021] EWHC 551 (Comm).

The English Court of Appeal has in a recent judgment (Hamida Begum v Maran (UK) Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 326) upheld the High Court’s decision to decline to strike out a claim against a UK ship manager for the death of a shipyard worker in Bangladesh following a demolition sale.

Engelsk rett

Havarihåndtering og kriseberedskap til sjøs

Shipping

Tvisteløsning

Shipping Offshore

Senior Associate

Matthew har erfaring med alle aspekter av tvisteløsning i shipping- og offshoreindustrien, og håndterer både "våte" og "tørre" shippingtvister. Han har opptrådt for klienter i engelsk Admiralty Court og Commercial Court-prosesser, LMAA-voldgifter, meklinger og "Early Neutral Evaluation". Matthew er Solicitor ved Senior Courts of England og Wales.

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Matthew har erfaring med alle aspekter av tvisteløsning i shipping- og offshoreindustrien, og håndterer både «våte» og «tørre» shippingtvister.

Matthew Alker

Claims Executive (Seconded Trainee Solicitor)