Introduction There cannot be many people left in the shipping sector unaware that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has set a...
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Exemption clauses, including those purporting to exclude or limit liability for deliberate and repudiatory breaches, are to be construed...
Possession and tangibility are closely related concepts long established under English law. Yet a change to these concepts is around the...
President Joe Biden has issued Executive Order 14036 “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” (“the EO”) which was signed on 9...
Last month, the European Commission published two new proposals for EU regulations to encourage the use of sustainable fuels in aviation...
BP GTCs 2007: Septo Trading Inc v Tintrade Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 718 Introduction In Septo Trading Inc v Tintrade Limited ([2021]...
Recently, on April 28, 2021 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) distributed a letter to the cruise industry in...
Security Obtaining security for a party’s claim on the one side or security for a party’s costs on the other can be crucial remedies in...
Reed Smith recently acted for a mortgagee client who successfully purchased a vessel at a judicial auction, following default by a...
Introduction Under English law, charterers’ obligation to pay hire as it falls due is absolute but the right to withdraw a vessel in case...
In CVLC Three Carrier Corp and Anor v Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company ([2021] EWHC 551 (Comm)), Reed Smith (Nick Austin,...
Introduction At nautical college mariners are taught about the importance of communication, particularly in emergency situations. Similar...
Beginning in May 2021, California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) enforcement staff will begin additional analysis of fuel samples taken...
On 19 February 2021 the Supreme Court delivered its very first judgment in relation to a collision action. While the Supreme Court was...
Congress recently affirmed that the Jones Act applies to offshore windfarms. It did so via amendment to the Outer Continental Shelf...
Reed Smith (Charles Weller and Nick Wright) recently acted for the successful claimants (“WFS”) in two in rem claims against cruise ships...