News & Updates

Fundraising for Haven House

First conceived in the early 1990s, Haven House has helped over 900 families by looking after children and young people aged from birth to 19 years old who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.CJC continues to be a strong supporter of the...

Digitalization and the Law in Transition

CJC was represented at a forward-thinking seminar held in Dalian on Digitalization of Transport Documents: the Law in Transition that explored the benefits and challenges being brought by a transformation of the way that shipping does its business. CJC...

Alpha Harmony offers cautionary tale

The Commercial Court had to consider whether, under two separate but related charterparties, a valid Notice of Readiness had been given under each charter such that the charterers were not entitled to exercise their options to cancel, writes Caroline...

Sea change at Maritime Cyprus

CJC will be out in force at Maritime Cyprus, which takes place at the Carob Mill Conference Centre, Limassol between October 6-9. This year’s event is themed ‘Sea Change’ to reflect shifts in established shipping business models,...

IMO 2020 Regulation looms large

As is well known, the IMO low sulphur regulations enter into force from 1 January 2010. CJC is frequently consulted to advise shipping companies on contractual terms and other legal issues arising. According to Ian Short: “By now, prudent...

Arctic sheds light on terms and conditions

A Demise Charterers’ obligation to keep the vessel in class is not necessarily a condition of the charterparty. So said the Court of Appeal in the recent judgment, Ark Shipping Co LLC v. Silverburn Shipping (IOM) Ltd, The...

On call Response for IMCC Dublin 2019

CJC Response Consultant and security expert Richard Pryor gave a presentation to The International Marine Claims Conference (IMCC Dublin 2019) on September 25 th , focusing on terrorism investigations on board ships. Richard, who trained and served in the...

SCOPIC charges ruled out

In August 2012, a fire broke out in the engine room of Renos , causing extensive damage. Owners appointed salvors under an LOF 2011 and invoked the Special Compensation Protection and Indemnity Clause (SCOPIC). Duncan Ealand, a Senior Associate in...

Upbeat after Dragon Boat Race

    A team of CJC canoeists was once more out in force at the OSCAR Dragon Boat Race, which this year took place on September 13 th with London Shipping Week in full swing. Alongside 26 other teams, CJC was delighted to participate for the 6 th...

Digital signal from LISW 2019

London International Shipping Week 2019 offered a huge array of options for locals and visitors alike, with around 200 events taking place, but one thing catching the eye was the accelerating application of new technologies across the shipping industry, says...
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