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...
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....