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: PAO TATNEFT v UKRAINE; Arbitration – Enforcement of New York Convention award – Defence based on illegality of submission to arbitration – Whether respondent was estopped from relying upon the defence – Whether the respondent had waived the defence – Arbitration Act 1996, sections 73 and 103(2).; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 1

: HERCULITO MARITIME LTD AND OTHERS v GUNVOR INTERNATIONAL BV AND OTHERS (THE “POLAR”); General average – Vessel kidnapped and held to ransom by pirates in Gulf of Aden – Shipowners paying ransom for release of vessel – Shipowners seeking to recover ransom payment from bill of lading holders as general average contribution – Charterparty providing for charterers to pay premiums for war risks and kidnap and ransom insurance – Whether relevant charterparty provisions incorporated into bills of lading – Whether shipowners precluded from recovering contribution from bill of lading holders.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 2

: MASTERMELT LTD v SIEGFRIED EVIONNAZ SA; Jurisdiction – Exclusive jurisdiction clause – Meaning of written agreement – Lugano Convention 2007, articles 23 and 27.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 3

: SENIORITY SHIPPING CORPORATION SA v CITY SEED CRUSHING INDUSTRIES LTD (THE “JOKER”); Practice – Anti-suit injunction – Bills of lading expressly incorporating charterparty law and arbitration clause – Charterparty providing for English law and London arbitration – Applicable law governing issue of incorporation – Bill of lading holders bringing cargo claim in Bangladesh in breach of London arbitration clause – Owners bringing proceedings in England claiming final anti-suit injunction –- Whether injunction should be granted – Rome I Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 593/2008), articles 10(1) and (2).; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 4

: ULUSOY DENIZILIK AS v COFCO GLOBAL HARVEST (ZHANGJIAGANG) TRADING CO LTD (THE “ULUSOY-11”); Practice – Anti-suit injunction – Bills of lading expressly incorporating charterparty Law and Arbitration Clause – Applicable law governing issue of incorporation – Identity of governing charterparty – Whether Law and Arbitration Clause incorporated into bills of lading – Bill of lading holders bringing cargo claim in China – Whether breach of London arbitration clause – Whether owners entitled to anti-suit injunction – Rome I Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 593/2008), article 10(1), (2).; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 5

: GRACE OCEAN PRIVATE LTD v MV “BULK POLAND”; Practice – Anti-suit injunction – Bills of lading expressly incorporating charterparty law and arbitration clause – Charterparty providing for English law and London arbitration – Applicable law governing issue of incorporation – Bill of lading holders bringing cargo claim in China in breach of London arbitration clause – Owners bringing proceedings in England and applying for interim anti-suit injunction –- Whether injunction should be continued – Rome I Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 593/2008), articles 10(1) and (2).; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 6

: GUARDIAN OFFSHORE AU PTY LTD v SAAB SEAEYE LEOPARD 1702 REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE LATELY ON BOARD THE SHIP “OFFSHORE GUARDIAN” AND ANOTHER; Admiralty jurisdiction – Action in rem against remotely operated underwater vessel (ROV) – Whether ROV a “ship” – Whether court had in rem jurisdiction – Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth), section 3.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 7

: SEPTO TRADING INC v TINTRADE LTD (THE “NOUNOU”); Sale of goods (fob) – Cargo of fuel oil – Whether Certificate of Quality binding – Whether cargo complied with contractual specification – Measure of damages.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 8

: A v B; Arbitration – Enforcement of Consent Award – Settlement Agreement providing for Consent Award – Whether Acceleration Event had occurred requiring payment of full sum due under Consent Award – Arbitration Act 1996, section 66.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 10

: TURKS SHIPYARD LTD v THE OWNERS OF THE VESSEL “NOVEMBER” AND OTHERS; Admiralty – Statutory right of action in rem – Contracting party to ship repair contract – Ship repairer’s possessory lien – Senior Courts Act 1981, section 21(4).; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 11

: TRAFIGURA MARITIME LOGISTICS PTE LTD v CLEARLAKE SHIPPING PTE LTD (THE “MIRACLE HOPE”); Practice – Mandatory injunction – Cargo discharged without production of bills of lading – Bank arresting vessel – Disponent owners applying for mandatory injunction compelling defendant to provide security – Whether indemnity applied in circumstances of case – Whether sufficient urgency – Whether mandatory injunction should be granted.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 12

: TRAFIGURA MARITIME LOGISTICS PTE LTD v CLEARLAKE SHIPPING PTE LTD (THE “MIRACLE HOPE”) (NO 3); Practice – Mandatory injunction – Voyage charterers and sub-voyage charterers ordered to provide security to release vessel from arrest by bank – Failure to reach agreement with bank on terms of guarantee - Time charterers seeking variation of injunction orders – Whether orders should be varied – Whether payment into court should be ordered.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 13

: CLEARLAKE CHARTERING USA INC AND ANOTHER v PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA (THE “MIRACLE HOPE”) (NO 2); Practice – Mandatory injunction – Cargo discharged without production of bills of lading – Bank arresting vessel – Disponent owners obtaining mandatory injunction compelling voyage charterers to provide security – Voyage charterers applying for equivalent injunction against sub-voyage charterers – Whether indemnity applied to sub-voyage charterers – Whether mandatory injunction should be granted.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 15

: WOLLONGONG COAL LTD v PCL (SHIPPING) PTE LTD (THE “ILLAWARRA FORTUNE”); Carriage of goods by sea – Bills of lading issued to shipper of coal cargoes – Bills subsequently switched to new shipper and original bills cancelled – Assignee of carrier claiming to recover charterparty freight and other sums from original shipper – Whether original shipper liable – Whether assignee entitled to recover claimed sums.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 16

: MVV ENVIRONMENT DEVONPORT LTD v NTO SHIPPING GMBH & CO KG (THE “NORTRADER”); Arbitration – Jurisdiction – Carrier bringing arbitration proceedings against shipper named in bill of lading on basis of incorporated arbitration clause – Whether named shipper was party to contract of carriage – Whether arbitration tribunal had jurisdiction.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 17

: OCBC WING HANG BANK LTD v KAI SEN SHIPPING CO LTD (THE “YUE YOU 903”); Practice – Stay of proceedings in favour of arbitration – Whether bills of lading incorporated charterparty arbitration agreement – Whether court should grant stay – Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609).; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 18

: ALTERA VOYAGEUR PRODUCTION LTD v PREMIER OIL E&P UK LTD (THE “VOYAGEUR SPIRIT”); Charterparty (Bareboat) – Hire adjustment formula set out in separate “Over-Arching Agreement” – Formula consisting of narrative and two worked examples – Worked examples containing steps not set out in preceding narrative – Whether narrative should be preferred to worked examples – Whether clear mistake in drafting.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 19

: TURKS SHIPYARD LTD v THE OWNERS OF THE VESSEL “NOVEMBER”; Admiralty jurisdiction – Shipyard concluding contract with company for work on vessel – Shipyard bringing proceedings in rem for cost of work – Whether company acted as agent for owners of vessel as undisclosed principals of company – Whether shipyard had valid in rem claim against vessel.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 20

: SEA MASTER SHIPPING INC v ARAB BANK (SWITZERLAND) LTD AND ANOTHER (THE “SEA MASTER”); Carriage of goods by sea – Bill of lading incorporating terms of voyage charterparty – Carrier claiming demurrage following delays at discharge port – Charterer in insolvent liquidation – Carrier bringing demurrage claim against defendant bank and cargo receivers on basis that they became subject to liabilities under contract of carriage – Whether implied term of contract of carriage that defendants would discharge and deliver cargo with reasonable time.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 21

: NEPTUNE HOSPITALITY PTY LTD v OZMEN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD (THE “SEADECK”); Joint venture – Fiduciary duty – Joint venture agreement to operate business offering luxury cruises on Sydney Harbour – Demise charter of vessel for purpose of joint venture – Whether appellant in breach of joint venture agreement – Whether joint venture agreement validly terminated.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 25

: SRS MIDDLE EAST FZE v CHEMIE TECH DMCC; Arbitration – Anti-suit injunction – Proceedings brought in Sharjah for interim measures – Substantive proceedings brought to preserve interim measures – Whether interim measures available independently of substantive proceedings – International Chamber of Commerce Rules, articles 28 and 29.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 26

: JIANGSU GUOXIN CORPORATION LTD v PRECIOUS SHIPPING PUBLIC CO LTD; Contract – Shipbuilding contract – Buyer cancelling contracts on ground of excessive delay by shipbuilder in delivering two of a series of 14 vessels – Seller not operating any contractual machinery for extending delivery dates – Seller contending that delay was caused by buyer’s wrongful rejection of earlier vessels – Whether seller entitled to extend delivery dates – Whether “prevention principle” applied.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 30

: KOREA SHIPBUILDING & OFFSHORE ENGINEERING CO LTD AND ANOTHER v F WHALE CORPORATION AND ANOTHER; Contracts – Ship building – Deferred payments – Guarantees.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 31

: BEGUM (ON BEHALF OF MOLLAH) v MARAN (UK) LTD; Ship breaking – Claim on behalf of deceased worker against ship manager responsible for presence of vessel in scrapping yard – Creation of danger principle.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 32

: CH OFFSHORE LTD v INTERNAVES CONSORCIO NAVIERO SA AND OTHERS; Agency – Intermediate brokers negotiating charterparty terms – Claim for unpaid commission – Scope of duty owed by intermediate brokers – Whether hire inflated by secret commissions – Whether brokers in breach of duty – Whether commission and consultancy agreements enforceable – Whether settlement agreement concluded between shipowners and charterers precluded brokers’ claim.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 33

: NAUTICAL CHALLENGE LTD v EVERGREEN MARINE (UK) LTD (THE “ALEXANDRA 1” AND “EVER SMART”); Collision – Crossing vessels – Liability – Collision between inbound and outbound vessels in pilot boarding area just outside narrow channel to Port of Jebel Ali – Whether crossing rules applied – Whether give-way vessel had to be on steady course for crossing rules to apply – International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972, rules 15, 16 and 17.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 64

: P&O PRINCESS CRUISES INTERNATIONAL LTD v THE DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE VESSEL “COLUMBUS” AND IN THE MATTER OF THE CLAIM FOR PORT DUES BY PORT OF TILBURY LONDON LTD; Admiralty – Port dues – Cruise vessels laid-up at Port of Tilbury following suspension of cruise operations caused by Covid-19 pandemic – Port agreeing preferential lay-up rate – Port subsequently stating that rates were to be as per Port’s published tariff – Whether Port entitled to increase rate to tariff rate – Harbours Act 1964 – Port of London Act 1968 – Port of Tilbury General Trading Regulations 2005.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 65

: TAXIDIOTIKI-TOURISTIKI-NAUTILIAKI LTD (TRADING AS ASPIDA TRAVEL) v THE OWNERS AND/OR DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE VESSEL “COLUMBUS” AND THE OWNERS AND/OR DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE VESSEL “VASCO DA GAMA”; Admiralty – Claims in rem – Eligible claims – Person liable when cause of action arose and when claim brought – Bareboat charterer – Charterparty terminated before claims brought – Senior Courts Act 1981, section 21(4).; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 67

: HELICE LEASING SAS v PT GARUDA INDONESIA (PERSERO) TBK; Arbitration – Stay of judicial proceedings – Service of proceedings – Relationship between jurisdiction and arbitration clause – Existence of dispute – Forum non conveniens – Arbitration Act 1996, section 9 – CPR Parts 6 and 7.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 68

: PREMIER CRUISES LTD v DLA PIPER RUS LTD AND ANOTHER; Arbitration – Stay of proceedings – Retroactive effect of arbitration clause – Inherent jurisdiction of court to stay proceedings – Case management stay – Arbitration Act 1996, section 9.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 69

: LIPTON AND ANOTHER v BA CITY FLYER LTD; Aviation – Compensation for delay – Whether illness of captain constituted “exceptional circumstances” – Regulation 261/2004/EC – Air Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers’ Licencing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019 No 278) – European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.; [2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 70

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