Richard Gunn, the leading partner in Reed Smith’s Casualty and Admiralty team, sheds light on the intricacies of salvage operations...

The U.S. Supreme Court held on February 21, 2024 that “choice-of-law provisions in maritime contracts are presumptively enforceable as a...

In light of the unprecedented challenges faced by the shipping industry in recent years, BIMCO has recently released its long-awaited...

Exemption clauses, including those purporting to exclude or limit liability for deliberate and repudiatory breaches, are to be construed...

Knock-for-knock clauses are designed for use in commercial contracts when the parties intend that they shall each be responsible for loss...

The global order book for new vessels has been hit by the economic fall out of the pandemic, associated supply chain issues, over-supply...

Welcome back to our new series of ‘back to basics’ blog in which we will provide posts focused on common legal issues. This blog post...

We have previously dedicated blog posts to so-called “No Oral Modification” or “NOM” clauses. You can find our previous post focusing on...