News & Updates

Quarterly Case Update

Produced in tandem with CJCQ, this issue covers the following: Gard Shipping AS v Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd (The Zaliv Baikal) [2017] EWHC 1091 (Comm) - Construction of demurrage clause. Glencore International AG v MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA [2017]...

Harrison v University Hospital

We highlighted in our June 2017 newsletter that the decision of the Court of Appeal in Harrison v University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 792, was one to watch. The decision is finally out and assists in clarifying certain...

CJC Singapore End of Year Seminar

After a successful run, the CJC Singapore Seminar Series 2017 draws to a close with the final seminar of the year taking place on Wednesday, 13 December, followed by informal Christmas and End of Year drinks. Ian Short will be presenting on "Carrier...

The Life of a Deck Cadet

Matthew Kenny, a Merchant Navy cadet sponsored by CJC through the Maritime London Officer Cadet Scholarship [http://www.maritimelondon.com/maritime-london-officer-cadet-scholarship]. Matt has recently completed a 3.5 month period at sea, on board a gas...

CJC Seminar in Shanghai

The team at CJC speak regularly at seminars across Asia and we recently hosted an event in Shanghai which was very well attended by the maritime industry of China. Ian Short and Xi An from our Singapore Office were joined by Professor Filippo Lorenzon from...

Pricing the Promise?

In anticipation of the awaited decision of the Court of Appeal in  Fiona Trust v Privalov  ([2016] EWHC 2163 (Comm)), we take a look at the Court’s approach to awarding damages under the usual cross-undertaking given by an applicant for a...

The end of the protective writ in South Africa?

An update on our article on "Associated ownership and enduring claims - buyer beware". The South African court in Cape Town has recently found that a protective writ does not survive the sale of the vessel even where the new buyer had notice of the...

CJC Singapore Seminar Series Update, Summer 2017

The CJC Singapore Seminar Series 2017 is proving to be a great success. Click below for details of the seminars being run on 27 July (2017 Maritime Case Law Update: Part One), 13 September (Cyber Crime in Shipping: A Case Study), 25 October (Turning bill of...

Quarterly Case Update, June 2017

Our latest quarterly case update containing a digest of and commentary on interesting and important recent decisions. Feel free to direct comments or questions to any of the contributors to this edition of the quarterly update or to your usual CJC contact. ...

Is Mediation Now Compulsory?

In recent years, mediation has been embraced by the English Courts, which view it as a useful tool with which to encourage settlement. The recent Court of Appeal judgment in  Thakkar v Patel  is the latest in a series of decisions reflecting this...
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