Hague / Hague Visby Rules - Can limitation be denied?
The focus of the article is to consider the limitation entitlements available to Carriers...
Mediation for Shipping / Maritime Disputes
We recently attended two events in which there were serious and vigorous discussions on...
Insurance Act 2015 & Enterprise Act 2016 – did it change anything?
In our earlier article on “Pay to be Paid rule – An Anachronism?” we...
Are we ready for the next one?
Presentation given on the Subject "Insolvency in Shipping" at the Maritime Knowledge Shipping Session...
Pay to be Paid rule – An Anachronism?
This article will consider the effect of the “Pay to be Paid” rule found...
Interest & Cash Deposit - York Antwerp Rules
One of the changes in the York Antwerp Rules 2016 vis-à-vis the earlier Rules...
The Hanjin Debacle - 1
Hanjin’s bankruptcy has been in the limelight for quite some time. The management of...
The Hanjin Debacle - 2
This is a continuation of our earlier article “The Hanjin Debacle -1”. By way...
Risk Management - Cargo Surveying
Presentation given at IIMS Dubai on 19 Sep 2016
Arbitration for Liner Shipping
Presentation was given in Seminar on "Interfacing Shipping & Services" organised by Institute of...
Arbitration for Liner Contracts - 2
This is a continuation of our earlier article (Arbitration for Liner Contracts) which argued...
Road Haulage Risks
Service Providers (Contractual Carriers and Freight Forwarders) may provide haulage services (Road/Rail or Water)...
Arbitration for Liner Contracts
Presentation given at ICS Middle East Branch on 18 Sep 2016 Download Now
Mediation for Commercial Shipping Disputes
While businesses work certainly better without disputes, differences do arise leading to disputes. The...
Bills for Ladings for Dummies
Presentation given to the Singapore Branch of Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers on 23 June...
Arbitration for Liner Contracts
Arbitration is invariably the default dispute resolution method for disputes arising under a Charterparty....
Variation of BIMCO Arbitration Clause & its effect
In a recent case (Shangang South – Asia (Hong Kong) Trading Co Ltd v...
Frustration and Force Majeure in Liner Contracts
This article focuses on frustration and force majeure provisions which may be available in...
Arbitrate Successfully
Presentation made at the 2nd Annual Conference on Legal Issues relating to Shipping and...
Electronic Bills of Lading (eB/L) – Part 2
We had earlier published an article on eB/L's in Sep 2014 and this is...
Indonesian Language Law and its effect in Shipping Contracts
In August 2015, the Indonesian Supreme Court upheld the ruling of the West Jakarta...
Unintended Consequences of the Indian MTGA 1993
This paper was presented at the All India Annual Conference on Risk & Marine...
Should Customer’s / Shipment Information be provided to 3rd parties?
Some of our clients were recently approached by independent 3rd parties (who assist their...
Arbitration for Small Claims
When parties are involved in negotiating shipping contracts such as charterparties, they often do...