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Piraeus office head Jasel Chauhan joins Hill Dickinson’s board
24 October 2022
We're delighted to announce the appointment to our LLP board of international partner Jasel Chauhan....
Performance assessment methods re-evaluated
23 August 2022
In a judgment handed down on 10 August 2022 (Eastern Pacific Chartering Inc -v- Pola Maritime Ltd [2022] EWHC 2095 (Comm), Ms Clare Ambrose (a prominent maritime arbitrator sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court) provided useful guidance on the approach to performance warranties in charterparties. Parties should take note of this judgment to avoid uncertainty in the event of a performance dispute.
Nautical Challenge Ltd -v- Evergreen Marine (UK) Limited [2022] EWHC 206 (Admlty)
23 February 2022
The ongoing dispute between ALEXANDRA 1 and EVER SMART has been heard by the courts for a fifth time. In this hearing, the judge was required to re-determine matters of apportionment.
Update on The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) Arbitration Rules: fourth edition
22 December 2021
The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) recently published the fourth edition of its Arbitration Rules. These will come into effect on 1 January 2022 and apply to any SCMA arbitration commenced after that date.
Euronav NV -v- Repsol Trading SA (m.t. “MARIA”): When time zone matters
05 October 2021
In a judgment handed down on 24 September 2021 (Euronav NV -v- Repsol Trading SA (mt MARIA) [2021] EWHC 2565 (Comm), the High Court provided useful guidance on contractual time-bars involving multiple time zones: in the absence of a contractual provision to the contrary, the date and time when the triggering event took place will be determined on the basis of local time at the place of such event.
Shipping case digest July 2021
04 August 2021
Welcome to this month's edition of our shipping case digest, providing you with concise and useful summaries of recent legal decisions in the shipping market.