News & Updates

The world of second-hand ship sale and purchase recently became the proving ground for the principle that a person should not be permitted in law to profit from their own wrongdoing. Stuart Plotnek outlines an important Court of Appeal decision in...

The English High Court recently reaffirmed the validity of the pay to be paid rule in the context of marine insurance, rejecting an attempt to distinguish between mutual P&I and fixed premium policies issued by commercial insurers. Campbell Johnston...

Helen McCormick sustained CJC’s special focus on workboats in May by attending the 27th International Tug and Salvage Convention in Dubai. In common with other vessel types, tugs are experiencing unusual levels of public attention - whether due to...

The Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal and rejected cargo interests’ attempts to avoid contributing to general average following seizure, by pirates, of the MT Polar in the Gulf of Aden. Alex Hudson , Director, and ...

Campbell Johnston Clark’s Singapore office has become one of the go-to shipping law firms in the region 10 years after opening its doors. Founded in early 2014, CJC’s Singapore office has gone from strength to strength and deals with the highest...

In the recent judgment in Southeaster Maritime Ltd v. Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte Ltd (“The Aquafreedom”) [ 2024] EWHC 255 (Comm) , the High Court dismissed the charterers’ assertion that a charterparty had been validly formed . ...

In the case of The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Limited v. Trico Maritime (PVT) Ltd and others (CL-2023-000873), CJC, together with an eminent team of Quadrant barristers, acted for the successful claimant, the Club. Summary...

In the recent case of Ayhan Sezer v Agroinvest, there was no dispute that the Claimant buyer had repudiated the sale contract. However, the English Commercial Court had to consider two questions of law on appeal from a GAFTA arbitration: i) the...

In a recent arbitration award on a preliminary issue, Owners successfully overcame Charterers’ attempts to arbitrate their time-barred claim for damages, arising out of the cancellation of a voyage charter. Alexandra Bailey , Senior Claims Manager,...

Based on many years of experience in shipbuilding, conversion and repair contracts, acting for shipyards and buyers worldwide in both contentious and non-contentious matters, CJC Director Chris Kidd offers guidance on preparing for the issues that will...