Mis-delivery of cargo – Time bar
The Hague and Hague Visby Rules invariably apply to Bills of Lading as provided...
Mis-declared cargo
Much has been written on this topic1and we do not wish to discuss the...
Unhealthy / Fraudulent Practices in Shipping – way to combat them
We were delighted to speak on Fraudulent Practices in Shipping at the seminar WINDS OF CHANGE...
Kidnap & Ransom Insurance – General Average
Kidnap & Ransom Insurance (“K&R”) was originally developed to protect individuals when they visited...
Release of Cargo without presentation of Bills of Lading – TLO Cover
The General Insurance Association of Singapore and Singapore Maritime Foundation regularly conduct talks...
York Antwerp Rules 2016 – Potential for further changes?
Due to the different practices in the adjustment General Average, there was clamor for...
Arbitration Clause in Liner Bills of Lading - is it workable?
While we remain convinced of the advantages of the use of Arbitration Clauses in...
Shipment information – should it be provided to 3rd parties?
We have been advised by our clients (Carriers / Operators involved in bulk and...
Underinsurance - Liability Policies
We were recently involved in a Transport Liability claim in which the claim exceeded...
Partial & Total Loss – Uninsured Cargo Interests
Our earlier article, Salvage & General Average – Uninsured Cargo Interests, did not touch...
Salvage & General Average – Uninsured Cargo Interests
The past few weeks have been full of news on the fire in Maersk...
Developments in the Liner Industry
Some of the recent developments in the Liner industry are as follows: Block chain:...
Arbitration Clause - Liner Bills of Lading
We have been propounding arbitration to deal with disputes in the Liner Industry. The...
New Risks (Trade Marks and Cyber)
The Singapore High Court recently ruled against the Owners of various trademarks that a...
Knock for Knock and General Average
Legal Plus and International Malaysian Society of Maritime Law conducted the second Maritime Law...
Seller's Interest Insurance
This is the first guest article written by L M Mohamed Ismail1 and we...
General Average - Back to Basics - 2
The English Supreme Court, on 25th Oct 2017, provided its long awaited decision on...
Bailee’s Liability Insurance Policy
Introduction: We recently had an opportunity to discuss on Bailee liability policy with Mr...
Force Majeure revisited
The Indonesian Coal Mining Association and the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration jointly conducted...
General Average – Back to Basics
Following the judgement in The Longchamp (presently under appeal at the UK Supreme Court),...
Difference in Terms
Talk given at Lloyd’s Asia, Singapore - 12 July 2017 Marine Liability Policies are...
Transport Liability Claims Handling – Front Foot or Back Foot?
What is the best way to deal with a Transport Liability Claim? Should Carriers...
Confidentiality in Arbitration – boon or bane?
One of the advantages of Arbitration is that it is confidential in nature and...
LOI for Dummies
Presentation given to the Singapore Branch of Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers on 24 May...