Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Conflict of laws – Exclusive jurisdiction clause – Alleged implied contract on terms of bill of lading – Whether jurisdiction clause in bill of lading binding on cif buyer – Brussels Regulation Recast, Council Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012, article 25

Conflict of laws – Exclusive jurisdiction clause – Bill of lading conferring exclusive jurisdiction on Tokyo District Court – Whether “strong reasons” shown to enable proceedings to be brought in Hong Kong – Whether third-party notice should be set aside

Carriage of goods by sea – Deck cargo lost overboard – Whether exclusion clause exempted owners for loss and damage caused by negligence or breach of seaworthiness obligation

Restitution – Negotiations for purchase of yacht – Prospective buyer paying deposit to yacht dealer – Buyer not proceeding with purchase – Basis on which deposit paid – Whether buyer entitled to return of deposit

Laytime – Commencement of laytime – Validity of notice of readiness – Weather working days – Whether time to be excluded for threat of bad weather – Whether charterers entitled to rely on force majeure – Whether charterers entitled to deduct period of bad weather

Arbitration – Practice – Peremptory order – Respondent failing to comply with peremptory order for service of defence and counterclaim submissions – Respondent applying for extension of time – Whether extension of time should be granted

Charterparty – BIMCO Supplytime 2017 form – Interpretation of payments clause